GCI Team Travel Media Kit
01. The Services of GCI Team Travel
GCI Team Travel has managed group hotel reservations for team travel sporting events and sports enthusiasts across the United States and Europe since 1996. GCI Travel is the trusted resource for group hotel reservations for some of the leading sports management companies and club teams in the Midwest, including GSI Sports, Heartland and the Kansas City Blazers.
Using our years of experience, GCI Team Travel developed a custom group hotel reservation website to help you make your sport team's arrangements efficiently, accurately and securely. Our comprehensive website is easy to use, providing one convenient location to find the right hotels for your group bookings.
Team managers, coaches and parents can:
- Request and secure a room or a block of rooms with a click of a button
- Assign secure logins to allow group members to add names to the rooming list keeping payment information private and secure
- Make changes to the reservations and much more
Plus, automated emails keep you on track and informed throughout the entire process, including alerts to remind you of the reservation deadline date and the cancellation policy
02. GCI Team Travel: A Professional Travel Agency
GCI Team Travel is a division of Global Connections, Inc., a full service, accredited travel agency located in Overland Park, Kansas since 1996. GCI is the travel service provider for one of the nation's most respected and successful travel clubs. The professional travel services are provided by dedicated travel agents. Last year alone GCI booked over 200,000 hotel room nights and more than 30,000 condominium weeks.
Global Connections, Inc. is an associated member in good standing with major travel associations, including:
- American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)
- Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
- American Resorts Development Association (ARDA)
- Cruise Line International Association (CLIA)
- Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers (C.A.R.E.)
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA)
03. Hotel Partners
GCI Travel proudly works with the following hotels.
- Marriott International
- Intercontinental Hotels Group (Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza)
- Hilton Worldwide
- Starwood Hotels (Sheraton, ALoft)
- Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group (Country Inn & Suites)
- Drury Hotels
- LQ Management (La Quinta Inn & Suites)
- Choice Hotels (Comfort Inn & Suites)
- Best Western International
- Wyndham Worldwide
- Chase Suite Hotels
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation
04. Corporate Contacts
Contact Us By Mail
GCI Team Travel
5360 College Blvd., Suite 105
Overland Park, KS 66211
Contact Us By Phone
(913) 660-7766
05. What People are Saying
Team Testimonials
(GCI Team Travel) thank you! I have to say you have made this experience easy! Thank you for all you have done to help us make this happen! Your professionalism is appreciated! Vicki 4/1/13
Just wanted to take the time to thank you for all you have done to help me out. You have been a pleasure to work with and I absolutely appreciate everything. Tammy 3/6/13
The more I have been doing hotels for our club, the more I appreciate GCI. Thanks for all you guys do. Your system is always easy to work with, you guys get back to me quickly, and you always get us comp'd coach rooms (when applicable). Please let everyone there know there at GCI that we are happy with our interactions with GCI and wished all soccer events used you guys. Ginger
Thank you for all your help! We loved your website and found it VERY easy to use and helpful for the KC tournament! J. Anderson 2/13/13
Appreciate your note. You have answered all of my questions, Thank you. You guys have a very nice system! Rick H. 2/13/13
We had a great weekend. Part of the fun was going to Cinzetti's Restaurant based on your recommendation. Thanks for your great service to coordinate the hotel arrangements and to help with the process! Paul 12/2/12
I wanted to take the time to tell you what a pleasure it has been working with your staff. They have taken care of our team's needs at every turn and made this the easiest tournament stay to date! Your staff is professional and timely and I can't say enough positive adjectives to describe their attention to detail. Thanks for having such great staff. It says a lot about your company and its professionalism. Cindy 11/20/12
This was the first out of town tournament that I coordinated as a team manager and I had so many compliments on the hotel selection that I wanted to thank you. Dominic 10/29/12
I've travelled with kids for sporting events for years. This is the first time I've used a website for booking rooms for a team. It was quick and awesome. Thanks for saving me time in my busy day! Great job. Kendra C. 10/16/12