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July 07 2009Travelport and PSP International Form Payment Solutions Joint Venture
March 02 2009Travelport GDS expands its Galileo Best Available Rates programme
February 09 2009China Airlines Extends Content Agreement with Travelport GDS
February 02 2009Travelport GDS signs new airline content agreements with key carriers in China
December 09 2008Travelport Answers Demand for CO2 Measurement In Hotel Industry through Global Partnership with The Hotel Carbon Index
November 04 2008Travelport GDS signs new agreement with SilkAir
October 29 2008Travelport GDS and Pegasus Announce Exclusive Agreement to Help Boost Hotel Commissions Earned by Travel Agencies
October 27 2008Galileo first GDS to offer multi languages within its self booking solution for travel agents
October 24 2008Travelport GDS signs full content agreement with Air China
October 23 2008Microsoft and Travelport Team to Help Airlines, Travel Industry Suppliers, and Travel Agencies Enrich and Personalise the Traveller Experience
October 20 2008Travelport GDS signs full content agreement with bmi
October 20 2008Travelport GDS Achieves Key Milestone in Consolidation of Global Data Centre Operations to Atlanta
July 23 2008Travelport GDS announces new agreement with TravelSky
July 18 2008Galileo Named ‘Best GDS’ Asia For Second Year Running
June 09 2008Travelport GDS signs full content agreements with Lufthansa and SWISS
May 24 2008Data Establishes Travelport's eTicketing Leadership Position In Enabling Airlines and Agencies Across The Globe To Meet IATA Mandate
May 07 2008 Travelport GDS extends its relationship with Hogg Robinson Group
April 22 2008Travelport Debuts Advanced “Carbon Tracker” Emissions Reporting Tool
April 14 2008Travelport GDS Accelerates Development of Comprehensive,Integrated Agent Desktop Solution
March 28 2008Asia Pacific Retail Travel Agent Benchmarking Survey Heralds Period of Change for Agencies across the Region
March 28 2008Travel Booming Across China
March 19 2008Agents benefit from using Travelport’s ASK Galileo- a free online help service for Galileo-connected agents -
March 06 2008Travelport GDS debuts its new ViewTrip™ product
February 25 2008Travelport GDS Announces Regional Director, Asia for Global Accounts & Strategic Corporate Development
February 18 2008TRAVEL AGENTS WORLDWIDE CONTINUE TO RECOGNISE TRAVELPORT GDS AS THEIR “GDS OF CHOICE”
January 31 2008Travelport GDS Names New Country Manager for Taiwan
January 31 2008Travelport GDS Announces New Country Manager for Malaysia
December 13 2007 Galileo Implements 200th e-ticketing Participant
November 16 2007Banyan Tree Joins Galileo’s Best Available Rate Programme
November 06 2007Travelport GDS and Flight Centre extend their exclusive partnership agreement
October 31 2007Travelport GDS and Webjet extend their exclusive partnership agreement for another Five Years
September 21 2007Galileo Offers Insight into E-Ticketing Experience after achieving this capability with 190 Airlines across 94 countries
September 18 2007Galileo Implements e-Ticketing On Five Chinese Carriers
September 11 2007Travelport Appoints Management Team of its GDS Business
September 05 2007Galileo’s Online Knowledge Bank Ask Galileo expands in Content and Reach
September 03 2007Galileo Achieves Significant Growth in Supplier Content In Asia Pacific in First Half 2007
August 31 2007 New Airline Content on Galileo Low Cost Air
August 28 2007Galileo’s Inside Shopper Attracts Okura Hotels & Resorts as Newest Participant
August 21 2007Travelport Completes Acquisition Of Worldspan, L.P. Creating A Global Leader In Travel Distribution Services
August 21 2007Europe’s Leading Regional Carrier Signs Contract with Galileo
August 20 2007Galileo and Air Canada Announce a Technology Breakthrough Providing Galileo Agents in Canada with Desktop Access to Air Canada’s Full Range of Products
August 15 2007Galileo Signs New Distribution Agreement with US Helicopter
July 05 2007Galileo Asia Provides Zero Commission Guidance
June 25 2007Galileo Awarded “Best GDS” in Travelweekly Asia’s Inaugural Travel Industry Awards
June 18 2007Aeroflot Signs GDS Parity Agreement with Galileo
June 13 2007Galileo offers valuable training to Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE)
June 06 2007Galileo Launches Galileo Desktop™ 2.0
May 28 2007Two Hundred Hotel Groups Now Available in Galileo’s “Next Generation” Hotel Booking Tool
May 17 2007China Airlines to Offer Enhanced Functionality on Galileo
May 15 2007Galileo Introduces Focalpoint Shopping
May 01 2007Galileo and Thai Airways Announce Joint PromotionFeaturing Monthly Draws & Final Grand Prize
April 23 2007Galileo continues to lead the way with its “Best Available Rate” Programme adding three major hotel chains
April 20 2007Galileo Introduces Focalpoint Shopping
April 02 2007Galileo Extends Automated Fares Filing CapabilityTo Regional Carrier SilkAir
March 26 2007Galileo’s Airline Relationships Reach New Heights
March 05 2007Galileo Signs Content & Distribution Agreement with Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
February 25 2007Travelport CEO Jeff Clarke Named One of the Top 25 Most Influential Executives in the Travel Industry by Business Travel News
January 25 2007Galileo Awarded “Best GDS” in Travelweekly Asia’s Inaugural Travel Industry Awards
December 11 2006Philippine Airlines launches e-ticketing on Galileo
December 07 2006Travelport Ltd. & Worldspan, L.P. merge
November 23 2006Galileo eTracker Tool Offers Easier e-ticket Tracking and Recovery for Travel Agents
November 15 2006Travelport scoops five prestigious travel industry awards in a week
November 10 2006Galileo Asia & University of Santo Tomas establishstrategic partnership
November 09 2006GALILEO AND GULF AIR SIGN NEW FIVE-YEAR, FULL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
November 07 2006Galileo Signs Exclusive Three-Year Agreement with Lao Airlines
November 07 2006Galileo hotel rate guarantee programme reaches ‘100 hotel’ milestone
November 06 2006Galileo Leisure celebrates first year with launch of new content
October 23 2006Travelport Creates Elite Team Nicknamed the ‘Rainmakers’ To Further Evolve its GDS Offering in Asia
October 19 2006Galileo Extends Full Content Agreement with JetBlue Airways
October 16 2006Travelport Asia Releases Findings of the Asia Retail Travel Agent Benchmarking Survey
October 05 2006Galileo Asia LLC & Taylor’s College Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
October 02 2006STAR PLANET AND GALILEO PARTNERSHIP A BOOST TO VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR 2007
October 02 2006Gullivers Travel Associates Appointed Ticketing Agency for the 2006 Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup
September 08 2006RHB INSURANCE SELECTS GALILEO AS THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM TO OFFER INSURANCE PRODUCTS TO TRAVEL AGENTS IN MALAYSIA
August 24 2006Galileo Becomes First GDS to Secure Full Content with All Leading US Network Carriers
August 15 2006Galileo Signs Agreements With Jetstar Asia and Valuair
August 14 2006Galileo International Launches Galileo Reach in Asia
August 10 2006Travelport’s Deal with Taiwan’s EMG Sparks Interest in Seeking Marketing Partnerships with Multimedia Firms & Telcos in Asia-Pacific
August 09 2006 Galileo & Tourism Australia Announce the First Winners of Their Joint Promotion
May 30 2006NEW CENDANT TDS RESEARCH REVEALS TRAVEL BUYING BEHAVIOR OF SMALL TO MEDIUM–SIZE COMPANIES IN ASIA-PACIFIC
April 04 2006Galileo Implements New Automated Service Fee Solution with ATPCO
February 15 2006Top Cendant TDS Executives Featured on High-Powered Panels at Travel Distribution Summit
February 09 2006Galileo Is Gold Sponsor of Philippines Premier Travel Mart
