TravelCLICK's iHotelier Receives PCI Certification
TravelCLICK, a hotel ecommerce solutions provider, announces that the iHotelier Central Reservation System has been certified by ControlCase as meeting the payment card industry (PCI) Data Security Standards for credit card processing. iHotelier is certified for all the major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
The PCI Data Security Standard is a multifaceted security standard developed by credit card companies. It requires service providers to comply with rigorous requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. This comprehensive standard is intended to help proactively protect consumer account data in online booking transactions from fraud, hacking and other threats.
The PCI Data Security Standard is a multifaceted security standard developed by credit card companies. It requires service providers to comply with rigorous requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. This comprehensive standard is intended to help proactively protect consumer account data in online booking transactions from fraud, hacking and other threats.
According to TravelCLICK's eTRAK industry report on hotel booking performance, approximately 30 percent of transactions are direct web bookings, which require a credit card transaction over the Internet.