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The Most Exceptional Travel Experiences
Travelport serves the global travel industry through three distinct lines of business and renowned travel brands that meet the specialised needs of our broad customer base. We are the world’s leading provider of informed travel choice, and we are singularly focused on providing the exceptional travel experiences demanded of our industry today.
Three Lines of Business and Industry Leading Travel Brands
Travelport operates three lines of business, representing a diverse and highly experienced group of leading travel brands. We are in a unique position to best serve your unique needs and those of the global travel industry:
Travelport's Global Distribution Services
As one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers, Travelport is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide first class travel products and services to travellers on a global platform. Travelport operates the Galileo and Worldspan brands, which connect travel agencies, corporations and travel Web sites on virtually every continent to thousands of travel suppliers throughout the world.
GTA
GTA® is a travel intermediary, a world leader in the provision of ground travel products and services. GTA uses industry-leading online technology to market and distribute global travel content. At GTA, we’ve been providing our partners with access to travel content distribution services for over 30 years. GTA’s longevity and personal service ethos have led us to build strong relationships with the very biggest and best in world travel. GTA’s local market experts around the world service a global audience of dedicated travel selling partners. We contract with tens of thousands of travel suppliers to offer hotels and destination services worldwide. GTA brands that provide distribution services and support to FIT, Group Travel, Wholesale Travel and Online Travel channels include:
Travelport IT Services & Software™
Travelport's IT Services & Software business specialises in next generation IT solutions for airlines worldwide, offering a broad portfolio of market leading hosting, applications and business solutions. Our IT Services & Software business also brings depth and insight into the travel industry through innovative data intelligence solutions for airlines and other companies relying on global travel trends for success.
Customers On Nearly Every Continent
Travel agencies, corporations, travel Web sites and the world’s leading travel suppliers rely on Travelport to drive productivity, lower operating costs and serve millions of travellers throughout the world. Our travel agency customers represent traditional and online agencies, including travel management companies, wholesalers, consolidators and many leading travel Web sites. In addition to air, hotel and car rental companies, we serve tour operators, cruise and rail lines, ground transportation providers and many more suppliers. Other providers enhance our customers’ portfolios with insurance, greeting services, Web services, networking and communications tools, and more.
History of Travelport