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Abacus voted ‘Best New Technology’ for the 2015 China Travel & Meetings Industry Awards
SHANGHAI, May 8th, 2015 – Abacus, the Asia Pacific region’s leading travel solutions provider was voted the ‘Best New Technology’ in its category for the prestigious 2015 China Travel & Meetings Industry Awards, hosted in Shanghai on May 6th.
TravelWeekly China readers credited the technology company’s pioneering mainland team for their ‘most outstanding product innovation and R&D’ with a ‘first-class product’ developed to achieve ‘competitive advantage’. Abacus’s treatment of industry partners was another component in the selection criteria.
This is the eighth consecutive year in which Abacus has received the accolade and follows two decades of investment in travel agency solutions customised for the China market.
Peter Li, General Manager for Abacus China received the award from Irene Chua, Travel Weekly China Group Publisher at the glittering event hosted by TravelWeekly China at the Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai.
“This is a reflection of the commitment of our Abacus team to China’s travel agent community. We are working hard to provide the complementary technologies that drive greater productivity while also increasing our agents’ access to new content and markets,” said Li. “We are very appreciative of the support shown by subscribers to TravelWeekly China. Thank you all for an unforgettable night.”
For more information, contact Abacus at www.abacuscn.com or call the toll-free Customer Support at 800-810-0390 (Mon-Sun, 9:00-18:00).
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