Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Rejoins Forces with ARES, Advanced Reservation Systems, Inc.
The Chicago Convention and Visitors Bureau has rejoined forces with ARES to enable consumers to easily book hotel, attraction and travel packaging options from the www.choosechicago.com website.

SAN DIEGO, CA, September 12, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It was announced today that the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB) has selected Advanced Reservation Systems, Inc. (ARES) to provide booking engine capabilities for ChooseChicago.com and for the CCTB call center, 1-877-Chicago.

"The CCTB mission is to position Chicago as the top global destination - no small task in today's economic climate. ARES was selected to partner with us because of their personalized customer service as well as their commitment to meeting our goals," said Cathy Domanico, Director, Tourism for the CCTB.

"We are thrilled to partner with the CCTB again. The entire ARES team stands ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work on the CCTB's goals. Our flexible platform, individualized service and tourism industry relationships will be fully engaged in achieving those goals," said Alan Suchodolski, CEO of ARES.

Founded in 1995, San Diego-based ARES provides reservation and ticketing technology to destination marketing organizations, attractions, events, travel marketers and hotels. Additionally, ARES provides the same organizations with travel product and fulfillment services. These products are sold to the public via the web and through a US-based call center.

For more information about ARES services, visit aresdirect.com or call 877-827-2737.
For more information, about the CCTB, visit ChooseChicago.com.

Contact:
Robert Baracz
robert.baracz@aresdirect.com
858-300-8632

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Robert Baracz
Advanced Reservation Systems, In
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