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Geographic specific travel agency services provided to motorists through toll free numbers.
Motorists traveling through a specific geographical regions such as cities or the Finger Lakes of upstate New York would see roadside signs advertising free travel information and offering a toll free number to call from a cell phone.

When motorists call the toll free number they are connected to a local call center populated with knowledgeable travel advisors. The travel advisors would offer the following:

Hotel reservations
Restaurant reservations
Campground reservations
Information about and directions to attractions
Emergency road service

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Assumptions
Travel agencies are seeking new revenue sources as a result of cut backs or total elimination of airline reservation income.
Travel agencies are already equipped to make reservations.
Travel agencies have access to travel information, especially about their own cities.
Visitor bureaus are always looking for ways to increase tourism to their locales. The needs of the visitor bureaus and the motorists could both be profitably satisfied through such a service.
The service makes use of existing technologies.
The concept has been proven by General Motors and Ford Motor Company. General Motors offers a fee-based satellite-based communications service to its customers. This service enables their customers to request road side service, travel information, and location information.
Profit
Reservation fees
Membership fees

Resource: Maxlent.com

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