Panda Travel of Hawaii Agent Direct Sales Surpasses $100 Million Milestone

HONOLULU, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Travel of Hawaii's network of travel agent clients has just surpassed the $100 million landmark in cumulative online sales. Panda Travel of Hawaii, the largest and oldest travel agency in Hawaii, also has the largest network of Hawaii travel agent clients that purchase travel inventory on a wholesale basis.

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"Virtually all of Panda's travel agent clients use its innovative online solution, 'Agent Direct,' which is designed especially for use by travel agencies," said Charmaine Chan, Director of Business Support for Panda Travel. "This product, which is a totally hosted and web-based solution, allows travel agents to access and book travel for customers--looking for Hawaii vacation packages or any other individual Hawaii vacation component--online without any investment or ongoing operational costs."

Jack Tsui, the company's founder, expressed gratitude for the hundreds of travel agencies that have used this product since 2001. "We want to thank our many Hawaii travel agent partners that have successfully used our online solution for many years," said Tsui. "We are pleased that our Agent Direct solution and wide range of wholesale Hawaii travel products has made a contribution to their success. When our travel agent partners are successful, we become successful, and we appreciate very much their ongoing loyalty and business. We look forward to continuing this relationship and surpassing the $200 million milestone in the very near future."

Panda Travel is the leader in Hawaiian travel, leveraging its longstanding relationship with airline, hotel, car rental and activities partners. For more information, visit www.pandaonline.com.

About Panda Travel of Hawaii:  

Panda Travel of Hawaii was founded in 1978 and specializes in serving the needs of the millions who want to travel to Hawaii each year as well as the needs of local residents who travel within the State, to the US mainland and to international points, worldwide. Panda Travel is a longstanding member of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the Better Business Bureau of Hawaii.  For the last five years, Panda Travel has been recognized by Hawaii's leading newspaper as "Hawaii's Best Travel Agency."

SOURCE Panda Travel