NewOrleans.com CEO Don Jones speaking at the 2010 GeoDomain Expo in New Orleans

      In what looks like a geodomain marriage made in heaven websites representing two of America's most popular vacation destinations - Las Vegas and New Orleans - are joining forces in a new partnership that will bring big changes to the current site at NewOrleans.com. VEGAS.com, the world’s #1 city travel portal, entered a strategic relationship with NewOrleans.com under which they will re-develop the NewOrleans.com site using the powerful booking and vacation planning technology that has made Vegas.com a powerhouse in the geodomain space.

      That means the full weight of a VEGAS.com team that includes nearly 500 staff members, including bi-lingual 24/7 customer service in English and Spanish, and award-winning marketing and technical teams will be thrown behind the remodeling of NewOrleans.com.

      Don Jones, CEO of NewOrleans.com, said “VEGAS.com is the world leader in technology to support a city travel website. We’re thrilled to bring that expertise to our market. Our goal is twofold: provide the visitors to New Orleans with the best possible planning and booking experience and at the same time support our community’s important hospitality industry."

      Jim Gibson, president of VEGAS.com, added “Our partnership with NewOrleans.com will provide visitors with an improved, interactive look at the city. The stress of planning a vacation will be greatly simplified by this site which will offer an extensive look into where to stay, what not to miss, all while searching based on your specific preferences. We have leveraged our existing technology to ensure that planning a vacation to ‘The Big Easy’ will be easy indeed.”

      NewOrleans.com will host an extensive list of hotels and activities, while maintaining accuracy and impact with its locally created and monitored information. The new design will allow for multiple bookings in a single transaction, promotional rates, and ultimately a full service travel shopping cart. Air and hotel packages will offer service from 1,700 cities worldwide through a global network of 400 airlines. The wide variety of travel options combined with insider knowledge of the city’s festivals, world class restaurants, famous music scene, nightlife and culture will be designed to provide a one-of-a-kind experience for any traveler looking to visit New Orleans.

Source from DN Journal