Internet-based travel company Selects SAP ERP Application to Automate Business Processes

by Garth Russell / Yemi Rose

YTB International, Inc., a provider of Internet- based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, today announced the selection of the SAP(R) ERP application to aid in the automation of the Company's business processes.

After a thorough evaluation, YTB chose SAP ERP, based on the SAP NetWeaver(R) technology platform, as the software solution best able to support the company's growth strategy. YTB's decision was influenced by SAP's solid reputation for superior product functionality, global expertise and ability to handle the dynamic processing needs of rapidly growing companies. The adoption of SAP solutions based on the SAP NetWeaver platform is part of YTB's enterprise-wide initiative to automate all of its business processes, including financial compliance reporting and data management. The expected date of implementation of the new system is March 31, 2008.

YTB's implementation of a state-of-the-art enterprise resource planning (ERP) system will provide the company with a proven business solution, and serve to enhance controls and support for all functional business units within YTB's rapidly growing organization. SAP will provide the IT backbone to support the aggressive growth for the organization. YTB currently has over 131,000 active Referring Travel Agents (RTA's).

John Clagg, CFO of YTB stated, "Just as YTB has consistently sought to take a leading position with regard to the technology that we provide to our RTA's, we have also tried to maintain a competitive edge with regard to internal process efficiency. We believe technology has a strong role to play in helping our business increase efficiency, manage risk and enhance current business models, and we believe that the addition of SAP ERP, based on the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform, will go a long way toward accomplishing these goals."