Alliance Leverages Galileo’s Resources to Meet the Needs of TRAVELSAVERS Agencies
Galileo International, Inc., a leading global distribution system (GDS) and subsidiary of Cendant Corp. (NYSE: CD), today announced it was selected as a preferred global GDS provider for TRAVELSAVERS, one of the world’s largest travel marketing companies. This agreement extends Galileo’s content, tools and technology offerings to TRAVELSAVERS agencies throughout the U.S.
“This new alliance provides TRAVELSAVERS’ agencies with extensive revenue generating content, productivity tools and inherent efficiencies right at the desktop,” said Eileen Kennedy, vice president, marketing, the Americas, Galileo.
“By supporting the valued service offered by TRAVELSAVERS, we are able to further demonstrate Galileo’s continued focus on supporting the needs of the growing independent agency market. We are not just a GDS, but like TRAVELSAVERS, we are a partner to the agency community dedicated to identifying opportunities to drive success and longevity for agents, and delivering the tools and technology to fulfill this promise.”
TRAVELSAVERS will incorporate Galileo’s flexible, user-friendly tools into their agents’ daily booking activities, adding to the comprehensive range of products and support services already in place to help member agencies maximize sales. Among the tools agents are able to utilize through this agreement is Galileo Optimal ShoppingSM, which enables agents to quickly find a substantially greater depth and breadth of itineraries and low-fare pricing options. TRAVELSAVERS is also working with Galileo to add more cruise lines to the organization’s proprietary CruiseXpress and CruiseXpressPRO live cruise booking and management solutions.
“At TRAVELSAVERS, we are dedicated to fostering the necessary partnerships that allow our agencies to thrive in the market and truly differentiate their offerings. Entering into this relationship with Galileo will yield exciting times ahead as we leverage their established products and services to continue to build upon our current operations,” said Jim Mazza, chief operating officer for TRAVELSAVERS.
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TRAVELSAVERS (www.travelsavers.com) is an international marketing organization with a retail chain of more than 3,000 independently owned full-service travel agencies in 14 countries that generates more than $18 billion in annual travel industry sales. Headquartered in Oyster Bay, N.Y., TRAVELSAVERS offers a comprehensive range of products and support services to help its agencies maximize sales through a select group of suppliers – and stand out as travel leaders in their local communities. The marketing company also features a unique exclusive territory system based on populations of 50,000, so agents have control over clients and prospective leads in their exclusive area.
About Galileo International:
Galileo International is a global technology leader. Its core business is providing electronic global distribution services for the travel industry through its computerized reservation systems, leading-edge products and innovative, Internet-based solutions. Galileo is a value-added distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel supplier, agency and corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveler choice. A subsidiary of Cendant Corporation and part of Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division, Galileo is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, and has offices worldwide. Visit www.galileo.com.
About Cendant Travel Distribution Services
Cendant Corporation’s (NYSE: CD) Travel Distribution Services Division, is one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse collections of travel brands and distribution businesses. The division, employing nearly 9,000 people in approximately 140 countries, includes: a leading (GDS) global distribution system (Galileo), serving more than 50,000 travel agencies and over 60,000 hotels; hotel distribution and services businesses (Neat Group®, THOR®, TRUST and WizCom®); leading online travel agencies (Asia-hotel.com, CheapTickets®, ebookers.com®, HotelClub.com, Lodging.com, Orbitz®, RatesToGo.com, and The Away Network); an airline market intelligence company (Shepherd Systems); an international travel technology and software company (Travelwire); a leading international provider of long-haul air travel and travel product consolidator (Travel 2®/Travel 4®); online global corporate travel management solutions (Orbitz for Business® and Travelport®); and a leading wholesaler and global online provider of hotels, destination services, travel packages and group tours (Gullivers Travel Associates, OctopusTravel.com® and Travel Bound, Inc.).