TravelCLICK, an electronic commerce company that helps hotels with their Web sites, said it is opening an office in Baltimore and plans to hire about 50 people. The firm, which has been serving the hospitality industry since 1999, is looking to hire Web designers, developers and programmers to staff its new Baltimore office at 1410 Key Highway. TravelCLICK is based in Schaumburg, Ill., and has offices in Phoenix and Houston, as well as locations in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. According to the company, it has 15,000 hotel customers in 140 countries. Services the company offers to hotel companies include Web site design and development, e-mail marketing campaigns and social networking.

- Gus G. Sentementes