The Travel Concepts, a Travel Management Company has two locations, Southbury and Watertown, Connecticut. We are affiliated with Vacation.com, a global consortium that represents 25,000 travel management companies worldwide. We maintain affiliations with MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association). Travel Concepts, our leisure division, is a full service agency offering the finest customized vacations to a variety of destinations in the world. We work jointly with a selection of tour operators and cruise lines to provide the best in package vacation specials available. Individualized itineraries are our specialty. Corporate Travel Concepts, our corporate division, provides meeting planning, event planning and corporate travel management. We plan and implement meetings, events, conferences and trade shows, featuring online registration services and VIP travel services. We partner with our corporate accounts by monitoring and controlling travel expenses pursuant to their established travel policy. Our corporate account base includes companies in the technology, horticulture, marketing, educational and communications industries. We offer our corporate accounts the most complete collection of services available for the business traveler. Our partners are guaranteed the best negotiated rates on travel related expenses. The global technology we use in our Amadeus CRS System (Computer Reservation System), together with TRAMS (Travel Reporting and Management system) assures our clients up-to-the-minute, accurate reporting of all travel related expenditures. What is CCRA? CCRA is a Preferred Rate Hotel Program with the greatest selection of discounted hotel rates worldwide, all guaranteed with last room availability. CCRA is available to agencies, associations and all their corporate and leisure clients. The Preferred rate is defined as: the best rate given to large agency groups such as consortiums (like CCRA) Features of the CCRA program: CCRA's superiority guarantees success for travelers of all types when they are looking for the best value possible. The program is focused on the following important factors: ·  Preferred pricing at hotels/inns/resorts around the world, guaranteed by contract. ·  Special negotiations with golf hotels and resorts worldwide. ·  Convenience and ease of booking reservations through the CRS giving instant access to CCRA negotiated rates, availability and confirmation. ·  The program is one of the only hotel programs in the industry who utilizes "preferred rates only"; unlike others who include the "corporate rate" in their programs. Anyone can walk in a hotel and ask for the "corporate rate." CCRA Blocks Space at major hotels worldwide. These rooms are available up to 48 hours prior to any desired date Benefits of utilizing the CCRA program: Since CCRA is available in all major CRS's (airline computer reservation systems), making reservations is instantaneous, fast and efficient. It is also easy to produce hard facts and history for the purposes of tracking usage for future negotiations, resolving credit card disputes, and checking for any promotional discounts ·  Cost savings, convenience, variety and quality of hotels, and ease in booking are why CCRA continues to be one of the most preferred hotel programs used throughout the world today. ·  Consulting services available regarding volume discounts, customized presentations & proposals, travel policy formulation, and other hotel discount negotiations.