TRX Provides Unparalleled Insight into Ancillary Fees

ATLANTA, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TRX, Inc. (www.trx.com) (Other OTC: TRXI), a world-leading provider of travel technology, process automation, consulting and data services, today announced a solution to the problems travel and expense managers face as ancillary fees charged by travel suppliers continue to grow. 

TRX's TRAVELTRAX® reporting solution delivers improved insight into all travel-related expenses including fees resulting from airline, hotel, and car rental agency service-specific fees incurred post booking. More than 10,000 corporations who rely on TRAVELTRAX to provide travel and expense reporting and analytics services now have instant access to dashboard reporting capabilities that provide travel managers greater insight into ancillary fees incurred by their travelers. 

Ancillary fees have become a significant issue for many travel and expense managers seeking to get a complete view into travel expenditures.  According to the latest U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the airline industry as a whole generated $1.86 billion in other ancillary fee revenue, which includes frequent flyer sales, charges for in-flight entertainment, snacks, beverages, pillows and internet access.  In addition, the industry collected $768.5 million in baggage fees and $553.9 million in reservation change fees.

USA Today recently reported "…ancillary fees are often paid at multiple points of sale. A traveler might purchase an upgrade at the time of booking or online check-in, pay for checked luggage at the airport ticket counter, buy a day pass at the airline lounge, purchase Wi-Fi access, a drink and a meal in-flight and incur an itinerary change fee when business plans are altered en route."

With TRAVELTRAX, no matter when or where the ancillary fees are incurred, travel and expense managers are provided with clear, cost per-trip visibility via interactive dashboards and reports that deliver comprehensive on-demand reporting.

"Identifying and tracking ancillary fees is a costly, unmanageable and growing challenge for today's travel manager," said Kevin Austin, Executive Vice President, TRAVELTRAX. "Our reporting solution leverages TRX's market leading data consolidation capabilities to track excess baggage, on-board internet service, upgrades to first/business class or exit rows, airport club lounge, and other ancillary fees, to provide travel managers with the data they need to effectively manage their travel programs and leverage that insight in vendor negotiations."

"We will continue to create market leading solutions to help clients better manage their overall travel costs," said Shane Hammond, President and CEO, TRX. "Our ancillary fee reporting option is just one example of our commitment to save clients money."

About TRX

TRX is a world-leading travel technology and data services provider, offering more than 20 software-as-a-service utilities for online booking, reservation processing, data intelligence, and process automation. We deliver our technology applications in an on-demand environment to travel agencies, corporations, travel suppliers, government agencies, credit card associations, credit card issuing banks, and third-party administrators. We provide patented savings maximization solutions via our travel analytics consulting practice, extending spend management services to travel buyers all over the world. We complement all of these offerings with a global workforce focused on travel process automation and reengineering. For more information about TRX or to contact a TRX sales office, phone 404.929.6100 or visit the company's Web site at www.trx.com.

SOURCE TRX, Inc.