SEATTLE, WA, Feb 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
Yapta, Inc. (www.yapta.com), an online travel shopping service that tracks
airline ticket pricing for leisure and business travelers, today announced it
was named the "2008 Consumer Product or Service of the Year" by the Washington
Technology Industry Association in a ceremony last night.
Yapta was selected as the Consumer Product or Service of the Year for its
innovative airfare tracking and alert service and the extraordinary value it
delivers to online travel shoppers. Travelers utilizing Yapta can track
airfare prices from most major airline websites and be alerted when the price
on a specific flight drops. Since the launch of the service in May 2007,
travelers have used Yapta to bookmark more than $200 million worth of flight
itineraries and have been alerted to approximately $23 million in potential
airfare savings.
"Being recognized as the Consumer Product or Service of the Year among the
other outstanding finalist companies in our category, Redfin and Picnik,
isa tremendous honor," said Tom Romary, CEO of Yapta. "We would like to thank
the Washington Technology Industry Association for another stellar awards event,
and salute all of the other winners and finalists who were part of the
Industry Achievement Awards. We look forward to delivering massive value to
travelers and making further contributions to the technology community in
Washington state."
About Yapta, Inc.
Yapta, Inc. was founded in January 2006 with the mission to help leisure and
business travelers receive the optimal value out of their online travel
planning. Yapta's freeware enables travelers to bookmark their preferred
flights
while shopping airline websites and to be alerted when the best prices on
those flights become available. Yapta is used by hundreds of thousands of
travelers and many small businesses to not only obtain the best deals on
airfare, but also to quickly and easily consolidate all preferred flights
into a single, online list that reflects updated pricing. Bringing to light
pro-consumer "guaranteed airfare" policies offered by many airlines, Yapta
also helps air travelers obtain travel vouchers -- and in some cases, cash
refunds -- when the price decreases on tickets that have already been
purchased. For more information about Yapta and how to optimize your travel
planning, visit www.yapta.com.
About the Washington Technology Industry Association
The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded in 1984, is the
largest statewide association of technology companies, IT departments and
individual technology professionals in North America. With more than
1,000member companies representing more than 100,000 employees in Washington
state, the
association is a catalyst for sharing expertise, fostering collaboration,
delivering key business services and advancing the value and global impact of
technology companies doing business in Washington. The association's global
partners global partners are Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Microsoft, Regence
BlueShield, The Hartford and Wells Fargo Insurance Services. The association's
funding partners are AH&T Insurance, Blink Interactive, Inc., Comerica Bank and
RealNetworks. For more information, go to www.washingtontechnology.org.
Contact:
Jeff Pecor
Yapta, Inc.
206-625-2301
Email Contact
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