BookIt.com

BookIt.com
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BookIt.com Logo
Motto
"You Know What To Do."
Industry
Travel services
Founded
2000
Headquarters
Panama City Beach, Florida
President
Bud Finlaw
Website
www.BookIt.com
BookIt.com is a privately-held online travel agency headquartered in Panama City Beach, Floridahttp://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/19617529.html.
==History==
Founded in 2000 by founder and President Bud Finlaw, BookIt.com enables users to plan and book travel products including hotel, cruise, airline and vacation packages. It operates in more than 100 destinations worldwide and maintains offices throughout the United States, Mexico and the Caribbeanhttp://www.850businessmagazine.com/spotlight/226-bud-finlaw-takes-on-internet-vacation-booking-giants.html. 
The company originally launched as ReservationSystem.com, and in addition to its primary website, operates several affiliate travel websites including SpringBreakRooms.comhttp://www.springbreakrooms.com/hotel.php?hotelId=282&hotelVendorId=BT&areaId=377&ARR_DATE_HM=2/1/2009&ADULT_HM_ROOM_1=2&package7=7. 
BookIt.com became one of the first privately held corporations online to begin competing on a national and international scale in the travel industry. Bookit.com has evolved its travel technology to include its services throughout the United States, Caribbean, Mexico and Central Americahttp://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/19617529.html.
==Technology==
In April 2008, BookIt.com adapted FROM™ Technology (Fast-Relevant-Origin-Method), a patent-pending pricing methodology with a search feature that generates deals instantly, displays relevant prices and automatically uses the closest airport to the user’s current I.P. address to find deals. 
FROM™ ranks travel deals based on factors that include user rating, popularity of the destinations from each users’ point of origin, internal marketing ratings, rankings of the property manager and the number of mouse “clicks” on the destination’s websites.
==Competitors==
* Expedia
* Kayak.com
* Orbitz
* Priceline.com
* Travelocity
== References ==
* " USA Weekend, July 18–20, 2008, http://www.usaweekend.com/08_issues/080720/080720save-money.html#gas How to save on money on nearly everything"
* " MSNBC, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25012816/ June 8, 2008, BookIt.com Facility Breaks Ground in Panama City Beach
* "The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) Business Section, Aug. 6, 2008, http://www.newsherald.com/news/new_67262_article.html/panama_beach.html BookIt launches new website
* "WJHG-NBC http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/19617529.html
June 6, 2008
* "News Herald (Panama City, Fla.), Feb. 17, 2008, BookIt looking to expand after banner year.
* Company website
* "Louisville Courier-Journal, Sept. 7, 2008, Travel Briefs: Point-of-origin plan helps travel.
* "The Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124291893807443635.html Mexico Goes On Sale
* "Louisville Courier-Journal, September 7, 2008, Point-of-origin plan helps travel.
* Travel.com and Travel Distribution News Aug. 5, 2008, Destination method of vacation planning out, origin planning in
* "TravelWeekly.com, Sept. 10, 2008, BookIt.com search puts focus on origin in listing travel deals.
Category:Online travel agencies
Category:Companies based in Florida