Author: John Johnson

Tampa, Florida Becomes the 3rd Destination launch for Tripster’s Fast-Growing Network in 2017.

Saint Louis, Missouri – November 3, 2017 – Tripster, a provider of tickets and reservations for theme parks, shows, attractions, tours, and hotels, announced the addition of another major travel destination, Tampa today. Tampa joins Reserve Las Vegas and San Francisco as the company’s third national travel market launched in 2017.

In 2016, Tampa Bay welcomed a record-shattering 22.6 million visitors with an average of 9 million overnight guests which accounted for $6 billion of tourism revenue for the city’s economy.  Tampa Bay is categorized as a “national market” by Tripster, and one of the Company’s eight national markets in its network of destinations throughout the United States. Tripster’s destination-specific travel websites and proprietary reservation and ticketing engines provide customers with a complete, singular source for vacation planning, direct bookings and tickets, package creation, and cost savings.

“As the company’s newest market addition, Tampa extends our product and service offerings to our growing consumer base,” John Johnson, CEO and President said. “Our travelers are looking for new and fun destinations to explore, and Tampa features some great experiences, which is what vacation, and Tripster, is all about.”  

Tripster customers now have access to discounted tickets for Tampa’s leading destinations such as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, The Florida Aquarium, and TreeUmph! Adventure Course.  Tripster also facilitates vacation planning by providing customers additional savings when they bundle their tickets and hotels together.  And, visitors can learn more about Tampa’s activities, hotels, and attractions through the company’s Travel Guides packed with tips, tricks, and ideas for saving more money and planning the perfect vacation.

About Tripster
Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 3 million travelers with travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, area attractions, tours, theatrical shows, as well as hotels and lodging in 16 destinations across the country. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan, customize, and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides reservation and packaging fulfillment services for destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers through white label versions of their system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; the Hawaiian Islands; St. Augustine, Tampa and Orlando, FL.

Saint Louis, Missouri – August 30, 2017 – Tripster, providing travelers with affordable tickets to theme parks, shows, activities,  attractions, and hotels for 16 years, announced the launch of Las Vegas today. This announcement marks the company’s second major market launch of 2017, following its launch of San Francisco earlier in the year.

Boasting world-renowned entertainment, gaming, resorts, and dining, Las Vegas was ranked as the 5th most popular United States destination by TripAdvisor and welcomes more than 43 million visitors annually. Reserve Las Vegas is delighted to help visitors plan their Vegas vacations by offering reservations and tickets for popular shows such as Cirque du Soleil and Magic Mike, and attractions including Madame Tussauds and Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. In addition, Tripster customers can book their stay at iconic Las Vegas hotels such as the Bellagio, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, and more. Reserve Las Vegas also supplies Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam outdoor adventure reservations for those looking for an escape from the bustling city.

“As much as every market we serve is unique, Las Vegas, with its variety of show and attraction products, is a perfect fit for our business model and technology,” said John Johnson, President and CEO of Tripster. “We make it easy to combine show and activity tickets with hotels—your whole vacation—all while saving extra from bundling them together.”     

Las Vegas joins 14 other prominent United States travel destinations in Tripster’s growing portfolio. Tripster’s destination-specific websites provide travelers an easy-to-use booking solution for attraction and show tickets, hotels, and vacation packages.. The company’s proprietary reservation and ticketing engines offer customers a single source for vacation planning and custom package creation for additional savings.

The launch of Las Vegas is a testament to Tripster’s growth and dedication to travelers over the past 16 years.

About Tripster
Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 3 million travelers with travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, area attractions, tours, theatrical shows, as well as hotels and lodging in 15+ destinations across the country. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan, customize, and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides reservation and packaging fulfillment services for destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers through white label versions of their system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; the Hawaiian Islands; St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

Tripster Additionally Reported a Record Sales Month in July 2017

St. Louis, Missouri – August 16, 2017– Tripster providing travelers with tickets to theme parks, shows, tours, activities, and attractions bundled with hotels for 14 vacation markets in the U.S., today announced the Company’s second quarter and first half 2017 sales results. The Company also reported sales for the month of July, the peak month of the travel industry’s summer vacation season and a record sales month in Tripster’s 15 years of operations. Summer season travel is a recognized indicator of the strength of the sector and key indicator for Tripster’s sales performance and marketing initiatives.

For the three months ending June 30^th, 2017, Tripster recorded $10.5 million in revenue, a 13.3% increase versus the same period last year. Contributing to the increase in revenue includes maturation of markets launched over the last 12-18 months, increase in organic traffic and “Bundle it!”—a feature that provides price breaks for customers that combine their tickets with hotels in a single purchase.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, Tripster’s first-half revenue increased 6.3%, to $16.6 million, versus the same period in 2016. The Company’s revenue growth was attributed to a 9.25% increase in orders to 66,363, versus 60,746 for the same period in 2016.

For the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016

(in $ dollars)	2Q2017	2Q2016	%	1H2017	1H2016	%
Hotel Bookings	$1,860,372	$2,128,764	-12.6%	$3,303,700	$3,621,793	-8.7%
Events & Shows Ticketing	$2,322,935	$2,097,960	10.7%	$3,705,763	$3,439,849	7.7%
Attractions & Tours Ticketing	$6,230,861	$5,040,443	19.1%	$9,590,379	$8,480,785	11.5%
TOTALS	$10,504,168	$9,267,167	13.3%	$16,599,842	$15,542,427	6.3%

Tripster’s July 2017 Sales Increase a Record 24% Year-Over-Year
The month of July marks the peak of the travel industry’s Summer season that includes June, August. Tripster believes this three-month period provides valuable insight into its ability accelerate growth in new markets, continually gain market share in existing destinations, and measure new initiatives. From July 1^s to July 31^st, Tripster increased sales revenue by 24% and orders by 18% versus the same month period in July, 2016.

For the 31-days ended July 2017 and 2016

(in $ dollars)	July2017	July2016	%	3Q2017 (Guidance)	3Q2016 (Actual)	%
Hotel Bookings	$844,656	$842,847	0%	$1,669,491	$1,636,756	2%
Events & Shows Ticketing	$1,100,685	$1,118,259	-1.5%	$2,538,089	$2,464,165	3%
Attractions & Tours Ticketing	$4,202,646	$3,008,169	39.7%	$7,651,817	$6,072,871	26%
TOTALS	$6,147,987	$4,969,275	23.7%	$11,859,397	$10,173,792	16.5%

About Tripster
Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renown theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; the Hawaiian Islands; Destin, Panama City Beach, St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

St. Louis, Missouri – August 8, 2017 – Tripster, providing travelers tickets to theme parks, shows, tours, and attractions as well as hotels in specific travel destinations, today announced the launch of San Francisco.  The new destination marks the company’s third California market, joining San Diego (2014) and Los Angeles (2016), and the second major destination in the past year.

Known for such landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco hosts nearly 25 million visitors annually and is ranked as a Top 10 U.S. destination by both Skift and TripAdvisor.  With the launch of San Francisco, the company looks to bring its vacation planning technology and selling strategies to these visitors, as well as, its own traveler base of over 3 million consumers.

“San Francisco presents a fantastic new opportunity for Tripster,” stated John Johnson, President and CEO of Tripster.  “Not unlike New York City, San Francisco is a very diverse city where visitors can partake in a wide range of iconic sights and activities, as well as a variety of cultural experiences that we are excited to be a part of selling.”

Different than other online travel websites, Tripster provides a destination specific, dedicated content website where consumers are able to research, plan and book not only activities, tours, and attractions, but also bundle those with lodging.  Through this bundling, consumers not only get the convenience of the one-stop-shop for vacation planning but also the benefit of savings through customizable packages.

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 3 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; the Hawaiian Islands; St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

Partnership Provides 2-Way Connectivity for Tour Operators

St. Louis, Missouri – June 15, 2017 – Tripster, announces its full integration with Rezdy, the world’s leading B2B online distribution and reservation platform provider.  The integration permits Tripster and Rezdy’s “like” operators to dynamically manage their Tripster account through content, rates, and inventory provided through Rezdy.  This connectivity reduces management time for Tripster 0perators while providing customers with more accurate and timely reservation paths.

“We couldn’t be more excited about our new connectivity with Rezdy,” explained John Johnson, President and CEO of Tripster.  “Our tour and activity operators are equally excited they can benefit from our vacation packaging without the added effort of managing yet another extranet.”

The two companies cater to tour and activity markets and share clients in many of Tripster’s North American destinations, including Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New York City, to name a few.  Where Rezdy provides reservation management in a B2B environment, Tripster provides vacationers a B2C booking engine for planning and securing reservations in 16 U.S. markets.

“In our continued effort to remain the largest tour and activity distribution network, it only made sense to partner with Tripster,” stated Simon Lenoir, Co-Founder and CEO of Rezdy.  “Their destination driven consumer sales strategy represents a great opportunity for our North American operators, where they have the presence to distribute even more products.”

Rezdy, launched in 2011, provides online booking and distribution solutions to more than 2,200 suppliers in 88 countries. The company currently generates over $1 Billion in annual bookings to more than 45,000 activities and things to do.  Rezdy’s North American operation is headquartered in Las Vegas and has its corporate offices in Sydney, Australia.

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; the Hawaiian Islands; St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

Featuring Direct-to-Gate Reservation Fulfillment

St. Louis, Missouri – June 6, 2017 –Tripster, a destination-specific, vacation planning and booking service showcasing more than 700 shows, attractions, theme parks, amusements, activities and tours across 15 popular U.S. markets, today deployed final integration with Galaxy Connect™, an innovative technology offered by Gateway Ticketing Systems®. This cloud-based platform streamlines the reservation path for travel suppliers by dynamically managing availability, delivering bookings and ticket redemption.  At the same time, consumers benefit from instant and reliable confirmation, as well as direct-to-gate e-tickets.

“With our continued expansion into new markets, we discovered more and more attractions using Gateway solutions,” stated John Johnson, President of Tripster.  “We have successfully worked with Gateway products for a number of years and we are excited to be a part of their new cloud-based integration solution.”

Headquartered in Pennsylvania, Gateway has developed and provided ticketing solution software in the attractions segment for nearly 30 years.  These solutions include onsite and online ticketing, admission control, retail and food & beverage sales, and customer relationship management, among many other related services.   Last year, Gateway launched its  cloud-based platform, Galaxy Connect, which enables attractions to more effectively contract and distribute its tickets to third-party resellers, such as Tripster.

“It’s great to have a partner like Reserve Direct  as an early adopter of Galaxy Connect since they feature many of our clients in the destinations they serve,” expressed Scott Lobaugh, Gateway’s Director of Business Development.  “The partnership allows our mutual supplier partners to provide direct-to-gate experience to the end customers while alleviating the operational costs of voucher redemption.”

This marks the third major integration project for Tripster in the past 12 months, including its integrations with tour and activity provider, FareHarbor, and hospitality solutions provider, Sabre.  As a one-stop-shop for vacation packaging, Tripster works to bring together multiple platforms into a single booking path for the consumer.  With that, the company anticipates more connectivity development in the near future. 

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; the Hawaiian Islands; St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

St. Louis, Missouri – October 28, 2016 –Tripster is celebrating 15 years of providing travelers with complete vacation planning and booking services. Since the launch of its first destination in Branson, Missouri, the now fifteen year old travel company is settings its sights on even more growth.  After an initial  three years as a single market provider, the company  launched 12 new markets in as many years, growing revenues over $32 million annually.  Now with more than 40 employees, the company is targeting more destinations where customers can benefit from their complete destination planning services.

With an average of almost one hundred thousand vacations processed annually, Tripster has been building a large customer following, enhanced by its recent branding  and marketing campaigns geared to engage those travelers even more.  These customers look to Tripster for its first-hand reviews and insight, now featuring almost 5,000 travel articles that offer tips, news, and shared experiences.  And, with a customer rating of over 98%, these happy travelers are proving to be the key to Tripster’s  success.

“It’s great to be here 15 years later, celebrating the success of Tripster,” said John Johnson, Founder and President of Tripster.  “We took the concierge concept and moved it into the dynamic space of the Internet at a time when nobody was serving that niche online.  And we thrived not only because of our attention to usability and technology, but mainly because we love what we do.  We love to travel and we find great satisfaction  making our customers’ vacation experience better.”

In its 15 years, the company has contracted with over 2,000  travel products. Partnerships feature some of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, including Walt Disney World®, Herschend Family Entertainment, Ripley® Entertainment, Busch Gardens® and SeaWorld® Entertainment. Because Reserve Direct is focused on complete destination planning, they also provide  many local adventures, tours, and other experience-based attractions. Whether your vacation includes taking the family to LEGOLAND®, a Broadway show in New York City, a zipline through the Smoky Mountains, or whale watching off the coast of Maui, Reserve Direct helps travelers find the experience they desire.

Beyond their consumer-direct model, Tripster continues to enhance and expand its efforts in providing white label reservation services.  Using their proprietary system, and repurposing it for travel suppliers, hotels, theme parks and even Destination Marketing Organizations, the company provides an instrumental piece of vacation planning:fulfillment.  With over 240 white labels positioned  throughout all of their markets—generating nearly 40% of its revenues—travel suppliers are able to seamlessly partner and package with each other to increase their own online conversions.

As they celebrate the milestone, the company is already looking forward to the launch of several new markets to include San Francisco, Las Vegas, Toronto and Washington D.C., to name a few. Further, Tripster plans to become even more a part of the consumer vacation with the development of an app to enhance the user experience, fulfillment, and bring added value to their services.  Likewise, initial development has begun  to integrate more of the travel component to their model with the addition of flights and rental cars to close the loop, from planning, booking, traveling, and experiencing as a whole—all through Tripster.

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging. Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction. In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system. Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; the Hawaiian Islands; Destin, Panama City Beach, St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

System Integration Facilitates Updates of Pricing, Availability
and Scheduling

St. Louis, Missouri – June 15, 2016 – Tripster, providing travelers with tickets to theme parks, shows, tours, activities and attractions as well as hotels and lodging in specific travel destinations, today detailed the benefits of its April 2016 partnership and booking system integration with Denver-based FareHarbor, LLC. The partnership provides a growing list of tour and activity travel suppliers with a dynamic solution to maintain their rates and availability, which seamlessly integrates on Tripster’s travel websites. This direct feed of traveler supplier data enhances the experience for both customers and suppliers as real-time data exchange improves the accuracy of pricing and availability, producing reliable, confirmed bookings.

FareHarbor services small and medium-sized travel suppliers with cloud-based software to schedule events, manage availability and make reservations directly on their clients’ websites. Specifically, FareHarbor clients access a platform to price their activities, schedule times, properly allocate staff and equipment, manage availability of activities and tours and, most importantly, access a plug-in for their customers to book tickets directly on travel supplier websites. Since its launch in 2013, FareHarbor’s software has been used to book tours in the U.S. and internationally. The family-run business employs 90 people in Honolulu, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis and Boston.

“We’re thrilled that our clients have a seamless way to enjoy the add-on booking opportunities provided by Tripster’s varied package options. Working with them offers a heightened connectivity option for FareHarbor clients as thousands of our tour and activity operators will have Tripster bookings flow automatically onto their FareHarbor dashboard. This eliminates manually entering bookings and maintains availability schedules in-house, ” said Lawrence Hester, CEO of FareHarbor, LLC.

Over 2,500 tours, attractions and excursions across North America currently use FareHarbor reservation system. Tripster plans to leverage the value of their customer list to launch new destination travel markets and improve the maintenance of tour and event activities in Tripster’s current 14 destinations. For example, in a market like Hawaii, Tripster and FareHarbor share up to 400 potential supplier accounts. These shared customers will benefit immediately from system management efficiencies and continued and instant delivery of reservations.

“Integrations with companies like FareHarbor are what set us apart from our competition and provides a higher level of service commitment to our travel suppliers,” said John Johnson, President of Tripster. ” Initial setup for FareHarbor clients will require less time and effort, as will ongoing account management . This makes Tripster a more attractive distribution channel and facilitates our services and benefits to existing FareHarbor clients.”

Unlike other online travel agencies that provide mostly air and hotels, Tripster’s niche is the activity element of travel—the reason why most people go on vacation. Customers buy their tickets, then add on their hotels as part of a package.

In addition to FareHarbor, Tripster has also integrated with ticketing systems such as Gateway Ticketing, Accesso, OmniTicket Network, as well as a variety of proprietary supplier systems.

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging.  Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction.  In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system.  Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; the Hawaiian Islands; Destin, Panama City Beach, St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.

– Travel and Tourism Supplier Engagements Triple in the First Month
– Chicago’s 50+ Million Visitors a Year is a Top Three Traveled City in the US

St. Louis, Missouri – May 12, 2016 – Tripster, providing travelers tickets to theme parks, shows and attractions as well as hotels and lodging in specific travel destinations, today announced the launch of Chicago for the 50 million-plus visitors Chicago hosts every year. Chicago is Tripster’s second travel destination launched in the first four months of 2016, and the third ‘National Market’ destination opened by the Company over the last two years.

On February 14, 2016 Tripster enabled Chicago to promote and facilitate travel and tourism to Chicago. Over the course of two months, Tripster has been collaborating with  travel and tourism suppliers to develop extensive content on popular Chicago attractions including Skydeck Chicago, 360 Chicago, sightseeing tours, museums, Broadway shows, and hotels available throughout the ‘Windy City’. Different than other destination-travel websites, the tourism activities and attractions featured on the site can be reviewed, ticketed and booked directly on the Tripster website. Tripster’s roster of participating travel and tourism suppliers have increased three-fold since the end of April and each is actively providing information and content to Tripster to attract visitors and vacationers.

On May 1, 2016 the site was formally launched and promoted. Since its launch, www.tripster.com has successfully converted 5.0% of visitors to the site to Tripster customers who have booked their Chicago itineraries through Tripster. Tripster’s 5.0% conversation rate is more than twice the national average for on line travel sites in the U.S.  (Source: Adobe Analytics).

Chicago completes the Company footprint and nationwide exposure in the three largest cities in the U.S along with New York (2014) and Los Angeles (2015). This exposure equally benefits the hundreds of travel service providers and hotel operators who gain access to Tripster’s 2.5 million destination-traveling customers. Illinois-based Hostmark Hospitality Group, which operates upscale, full-service, boutique, luxury and service hotels is one of Tripster’s customers and a hotel operator featured in Chicago.

“Tripster gives our Chicago hotels a completely new marketing approach by selling Chicago as a destination and complements our promotion of our rooms within packages,” said Renee Wilhite, Senior Regional Director of Sales & Marketing with Hostmark Hospitality. “Tripster’s website is intuitive and constantly enhancing our customers’ travel planning experience which produces a steady flow potential guests. We anticipate attracting more destination travelers to our Chicago properties as a result and look forward to expanding our relationship with Tripster.”

Chicago joins Tripster’s current portfolio of 13 destination-travel cities. Tripster destinations are featured on content-rich websites and enabled by its proprietary reservation and ticketing engines. This combination provides travelers a self-serve environment to research and create their travel experience. Different than content-only travel portals that simply link visitors to local travel and tourism sites, Tripster consolidates bookings and information onto one, easy-to-navigate site that also features traveler testimonials, proprietary review and editorials, local insight, and multimedia.

“Travelers don’t just get an easy-to-use website—they get the first-hand knowledge and insight we share from traveling to these destinations ourselves,” said John Johnson, President of Tripster. “Sharing our experience and local expertise is an important value for travelers who rely on this show-and-tell content.  Destinations also benefit from this additional source of information and the widespread distribution of content on their destination. In terms of actual data, travelers stay longer, do more and spend more at destinations.”

Tripster has targeted several new destinations in the Company’s designated National, Regional and Seasonal markets in 2016. The Company’s platform connects its customers to more than 1,500 travel providers throughout its 13 current 13 destinations. Tripster customers seamlessly purchase a variety of travel supplier products and book their hotels with a secured credit card transaction under a single-user profile.

About Tripster

Since 2001, Tripster has provided more than 2.5 million travelers with destination-specific travel planning and reservation services for ticketed events, world-renowned theme parks, adventure activities, tours, theatrical and music shows, plus hotels and lodging.  Using a proprietary booking engine, Tripster customers can access first-hand content and reviews to plan and book entire vacations within a single transaction.  In addition, the Company also provides destination marketing organizations and travel suppliers reservation and packaging fulfillment services through white label versions of their proprietary system.  Tripster is based in St. Louis MO and currently operates dedicated destination websites in Branson, MO; Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Williamsburg, VA; New York, NY; San Diego and Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; the Hawaiian Islands; Destin, Panama City Beach, St. Augustine and Orlando, FL.