ReserveAmerica
| File:ReserveAmerica Logo.png | |
| Founded | 1984 |
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| Headquarters | 717 North Harwood Street, Suite 2500, |
| Owner | ACTIVE Network, LLC |
| Website | www |
ReserveAmerica, owned by ACTIVE Network, LLC, is a product that provides online campsite reservation processing for private, state and federal campgrounds in the United States. It claims to be the "#1 Access Point for Outdoor Recreation," processing more than 3.5 million camping reservations per year, with more than 150,000 campsites available.
History
ReserveAmerica was founded in 1984 as a software development company specializing in reservations for the local recreation industry. In 1992, the company developed a reservation system for state and federal park systems, which they claim processed the industry's first online reservation in September, 1997. ReserveAmerica has provided reservations services for the National Park Service since 1997. In 2001, they were acquired by InterActiveCorp (IAC), which owns Ask.com, Citysearch and Match.com.
In June, 2005, the United States Forest Service awarded the company a $97 million contract to provide a single source federal recreation information and reservation service.[1] As of September 2014, the reservation service offers centralized information for more than 100,000 campgrounds, cabins, parks and tours of national sites, historic homes and caves through a single Web-based portal. Besides the Forest Service, participating agencies include the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ReserveAmerica also has some state parks contracts.
In 2009, IAC sold ReserveAmerica to ACTIVE Network.[2]
References
- ^ "Forest Service again awards recreation contract to Reserve America". FCW. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "IAC Sells ReserveAmerica To Active Network In Stock Swap". CBS News. Retrieved September 22, 2014.