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Gomez Advisors, an e-commerce research firm that assesses and ranks Web sites for consumers (see www.gomez.com), has released its Internet Travel Agents Scorecard. The study evaluated major on-line agencies on ease of use, customer confidence, on-site resources and relationship services and graded the sites on a scale of on to 10, with top scored providing the best services at the lowest cost.
The on-line agencies that best serve the needs of the leisure traveler, according to Krista Pappas, senior analyst with Gomez Advisors, “have a full suite of travel services and features and functionality that help make their experience broader, more useful and easier to use.” She pointed to developments like expanded call-in centers, video and 360 degree photo tours and real-time agent-client chat functions that improved customer service and consumer confidence and placed Preview, Expedia and Uniglobe.com at the top.
Internet Travel Agent Scorecard For The Leisure Traveler
Rank Agency Score
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10. Preview Travel
Expedia
Uniglobe.com
Travelocity
Trip.com
Internet Travel Network
Lowestfares.com
Travelscapes.com
Yahoo Travel
TravelHero 6.95
6.90
6.34
6.12
5.92
5.54
5.24
5.05
4.98
4.82
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