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    • 01.11.2011
    • Travelport and Air Canada Sign Multi-Year Full Content Distribution Agreement including Optional Services

      ATLANTA, Jan. 11, 2011 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating the Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems (GDS), today announces that the company has signed a new multi-year agreement with Air Canada, an airline industry leader in innovative distribution of ancillary services. Through the agreement, Air Canada provides all Travelport travel agency customers, both offline and online, access to all fares, seat availability, fare families and optional services offered by Air Canada. The agreement covers Air Canada Flight Pass and Tango, Tango Plus, Latitude and Executive fare families, and provides the ability to purchase optional services such as paid seat assignments, pre-paid meals and Maple Leaf Lounge access, as well as other travel services.

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    • 04.08.2010
    • Travelport and United Airlines Extend Full Content Distribution Agreement
       ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces that United Airlines has signed a two-year extension of their current full content agreement that is designed to provide full content well into 2013, subject to the terms of the agreement. Through the extension of the agreement, all United published fares and seat inventory, including Web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will be available to subscribers of Travelport’s Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems, including all Travelport-connected offline travel agencies and online agencies booking through Travelport.Read more
    • 02.08.2010
    • Kuoni signs multi-national agreement with Travelport
      Langley, UK – 02 August, 2010: Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new multi-year agreement with leading leisure travel organisation, Kuoni.Read more
    • 30.07.2010
    • Russian travel agency chain Sputnik signs Travelport-AlpOnline agreement
       Russia, Moscow – 30 July, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Russian travel partner, AlpOnline, today announce a new agreement with Russian travel agency chain, Sputnik – the latest agency to sign up for AlpOnline’s web-based booking tool powered by Travelport.Read more
    • 28.07.2010
    • Proflight Zambia Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Travelport
      Lusaka, Zambia, 28 July, 2010: Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new five-year full content agreement with Zambian airline - Proflight Zambia. Having participated on Travelport’s GDS channel since 2005, Proflight Zambia will continue to provide its full published inventory, including its web fares, on an exclusive basis to Galileo-connected users worldwide.Read more
    • 19.07.2010
    • Travelport Expands Middle East Presence with New Operations in Bahrain
      Manama, Bahrain 19 July, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry operating both the Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems (GDS), today announces its investment in Bahrain, where it has established new Galileo operations to provide enhanced support to the local travel trade.Read more
    • 15.07.2010
    • Travelport Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Avis Budget Group
      ATLANTA, July 15, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces details of a new long-term marketing and distribution agreement with Avis Budget Group, Inc., a leading provider of vehicle rental services, with operations in more than 70 countries. The multi-year agreement secures access to Avis Budget Group’s rates and services for all Travelport-connected customers worldwide including corporate customers and online agencies booking through Galileo and Worldspan.Read more
    • 14.07.2010
    • Travelport Leisure to accelerate into further 62 countries
      Langley, UK: 14 July, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, is accelerating the roll-out of Travelport Leisure, its new leisure portal, into 62 more countries over the next month. The company also announces the appointment of Theresa Campbell, from within the organisation, as Travelport Leisure’s dedicated business development manager.Read more
    • 08.07.2010
    • Travelport and Continental Airlines Extend Full Content Distribution Agreement
      ATLANTA, USA – July 8, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems (GDS), today announces that Continental Airlines has signed a two and a half-year extension of their current full content agreement. As a result of the extension of the agreement, Continental published fares and related seat inventory, including Web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will continue to be available to subscribers of the Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems on the same terms as in the most recent agreement.Read more
    • 07.07.2010
    • Sirena-Travel and Travelport enter into ground-breaking strategic partnership
      Moscow, Russia. 7 July, 2010: Sirena-Travel, Russia’s largest domestic global distribution system (GDS), and Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today jointly announced the signing of a ground-breaking strategic partnership which includes the immediate creation of “Sirena-Travel International, powered by Travelport”. The two industry leaders decided to form the strategic partnership in order to work together to enhance the current international travel booking process in Russia and create more efficient distribution for airlines.Read more
    • 05.07.2010
    • Travelport appointed as TTA Worldchoice preferred partner
      Langley, UK – 5 July 2010: Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has been appointed as the preferred GDS partner for travel agency consortium TTA Worldchoice. Building on a nine year relationship with the consortium, Travelport and Worldchoice’s new agreement incorporates travel agency members of the Travel Trust Association (TTA).Read more
    • 02.07.2010
    • Travelport celebrates with Spanish travel industry
      Madrid, Spain: 2 July 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, hosted a celebratory event with the Spanish travel industry this week to introduce its new regional manager for Spain – Antonio Loureiro, a travel industry veteran and one of Travelport’s most experienced senior managers. The event took place at Travelport’s new office in Madrid’s famous Paseo de la Castellana Street – a stone’s throw away from the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.Read more
    • 17.06.2010
    • Travelport and Knock Travel sign new agreement
      Dublin, Ireland: 17 June 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has renewed a long-standing agreement with Belfast-based retail and corporate travel agent Knock Travel. The new agreement builds on Knock Travel’s 20 year relationship with the GDS as the company will benefit from continued use of the Galileo platform.Read more
    • 10.06.2010
    • Travelport Signs Ground-Breaking Long-Term Agreement with Marriott International
      ATLANTA, June 10, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems (GDS), today announces details of a new ground-breaking, global agreement with Marriott International. The five-year agreement secures access to Marriott International’s wide variety of content, inventory, and brands for all Travelport-connected users worldwide including corporate customers and retail online agencies booking through the Galileo and Worldspan systems. Marriott International operates and franchises more than 3,400 lodging properties in 70 countries and territories under the Marriott Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott Hotels, the Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, & Suites, TownePlace Suites, SpringHill Suites brand names.Read more
    • 09.06.2010
    • Travelport Launches New Leisure Portal for Travel Agents
      Langley, UK: 9 June, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems (GDS), today announces details of its new, one stop leisure portal for travel agents. Known as Travelport Leisure, the new travel trade portal is an upgraded version of its former Galileo Leisure portal which was first launched in 2005. The GDS provider took the decision to invest further in its Galileo Leisure offering in response to the ongoing growth potential of global leisure travel spend which is expected to reach around $700bn by 2014*.

      *$700bn leisure travel spend is an assessment made by Travelport based on research from Euromonitor, PhocusWright and other industry leading research bodies.Read more
    • 08.06.2010
    • LAN Airlines Signs New Global Full Content Distribution Agreement with Travelport
      ATLANTA, June 8, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces details of a new global full content agreement with LAN Airlines, one of the leading airlines in Latin America. The new multi-year agreement secures access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory for all Travelport-connected travel agents, corporate customers and online agencies worldwide booking through the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, with immediate effect.Read more
    • 03.06.2010
    • Travelport training opens doors for students in developing countries
      Langley, UK: 3 June, 2010 – Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, is implementing a course to ensure that tourism students in developing countries have the skills and qualifications they need to get jobs in the travel industry.Read more
    • 01.06.2010
    • Travelport appoints Julian Walker as Head of Corporate Communications
      LANGLEY, UK – June 1, 2010 – Travelport Limited, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces the appointment of Julian Walker as Head of Corporate Communications, with immediate effect. Walker will be based at Travelport’s offices in Langley, UK. Prior to his appointment, he was a Managing Director with communications agency, Hogarth.Read more
    • 06.05.2010
    • Emirates and Travelport Reach Full Content Agreement
      Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 6 May, 2010: Emirates airline and Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, today signed a major global content agreement that will provide all Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan-connected travel agents with access to the airline’s full inventory of flights and fares.Read more
    • 05.05.2010
    • Travelport Names Kurt Ekert Chief Commercial Officer Designate
      LANGLEY, UK – May 5, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution providers, today announced that Kurt Ekert, currently Chief Operating Officer for GTA by Travelport, will succeed Armin Meier to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, Travelport GDS in accordance with a transition plan. The plan has been activated following Armin Meier’s decision to pursue a new business venture outside the travel industry.Read more
    • 04.05.2010
    • Travelport Opinions™ networking site for travel agents
      Johannesburg, South Africa – 4 May 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, and operator of the Galileo and Worldspan GDS platforms, is launching Travelport Opinions, an online networking tool for the travel agent community, in South Africa. The new tool, which empowers agents to interact and share knowledge and reviews among peers, has been developed in collaboration with travel technology software provider, Vinivi.Read more
    • 28.04.2010
    • Travelport Names Michael Buhr as CEO, Consumer and New Ventures
      Langley, UK – April 28, 2010 – Travelport Limited, the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, today announced the appointment of twenty-year technology entrepreneur Michael Buhr to the new position of Chief Executive Officer, Consumer and New Ventures. In this capacity, Buhr will lead Travelport’s strategic activities focused on identifying and exploiting new opportunities and new channels to market across the company’s entire portfolio of businesses. He will be responsible for evaluating and executing consumer- and venture-related partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions.Read more
    • 21.04.2010
    • Travelport Renews Call for Better Worldwide Crisis Coordination in Wake of Volcanic Ash Cloud Disruptions
      LANGLEY, U.K. April 21, 2010 — Today, Travelport president and CEO Jeff Clarke renewed his call to develop a US-EU Task Force on Global Emergency Communications. The proposal was included in the Transatlantic Business Dialogue’s (TABD) “Building a Transatlantic Innovation Economy”, a set of recommendations developed by the transatlantic business community and delivered to participants in the 2009 US-EU Summit.Read more
    • 15.04.2010
    • Travelport announces new distributor relationship in Azerbaijan and Georgia
      Baku, Azerbaijan: 15 April, 2010 -- Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) and operator of both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, announced today that it has entered into a distributor agreement in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Galileo Caucasus LLC will distribute the Galileo GDS in both countries.Read more
    • 06.04.2010
    • Travelport Selects IBM to Provide Software Framework for Future Business Growth
      LANGLEY, U.K. & ARMONK, N.Y. – April 6, 2010 – As part of an ongoing program of investment in technology, Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo™ and Worldspan™ platforms, and IBM [NYSE: IBM] today announced a new software agreement designed to accelerate service for existing travel customers, open new markets and ultimately, expand travel options for consumers.Read more
    • 31.03.2010
    • Travelport and ATPI sign new multi-national agreement
      Langley, UK: 31 March 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has expanded its 15-year relationship with the ATPI Group in a new long-term agreement.Read more
    • 31.03.2010
    • Travelport and ATPI sign new multi-national agreement
      Langley, UK: 31 March 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has expanded its 15-year relationship with the ATPI Group in a new long-term agreement.Read more
    • 30.03.2010
    • Copa Airlines Signs New Global Full Content Distribution with Travelport
      ATLANTA – March 30, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, today announced details of a new global full content agreement with Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. The new multi-year agreement secures access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory for all Travelport-connected travel agents, corporate customers and online agencies worldwide booking through Galileo and Worldspan, with immediate effect.Read more
    • 29.03.2010
    • Travelport announces new distributor relationship in Uzbekistan
      Tashkent, Uzbekistan: 29 March, 2010 -- Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Global Travel Services Ltd to distribute the Galileo and Worldspan GDS to travel agencies in Uzbekistan.Read more
    • 26.03.2010
    • Travelport and Statesman Travel sign new agreement
      Langley, UK: 26 May, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has renewed its long term relationship with UK independent travel management company (TMC) Statesman Travel.Read more
    • 25.03.2010
    • Travelport expands its e-ticketing solution in Africa
      Langley, UK: 25 March 2010 – Travelport is expanding the convenience of e-ticketing to Galileo-connected users in Africa, with approved travel agents for six African and European airlines now able to issue and amend e-tickets in five countries where a bank settlement plan (BSP) is not available.Read more
    • 23.03.2010
    • Fly540 Signs Distribution Agreement with Travelport
      Nairobi, Kenya. 23 March, 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers and operator of the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has signed a ground-breaking distribution agreement with Kenyan low cost airline, Fly540. Participating on Travelport’s GDS channel for the first time, Fly540 will make its published fares and inventory available to both Galileo and Worldspan-connected users worldwide. The deal takes immediate effect.Read more
    • 19.03.2010
    • Trailfinders signs long term deal with Travelport
      Langley, UK – 19 March 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) and operator of the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has signed a new, multi-year agreement with Trailfinders for its use of the Galileo platform.Read more
    • 15.03.2010
    • Travelport signs full Content Agreement with Etihad Airways
      Etihad Airways and Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, have signed a five-year full content agreement to provide travel agents connected to Galileo and Worldspan worldwide with access to all of the airline’s published inventory of flights and fares.Read more
    • 10.03.2010
    • Travelport launches Travelport Opinions™
      Langley, UK – 10 March 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, is launching Travelport Opinions - an online networking tool for the travel agent community. The new tool, which empowers agents to interact and share knowledge and reviews among peers, has been developed in collaboration with travel technology software provider, Vinivi.Read more
    • 09.03.2010
    • Travelport Partners with Net Trans to Provide Hotel Commission Recovery Services
      Langley, United Kingdom – March 9, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) and operator of the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, today announced a partnership with Net Trans to provide hotel commission recovery for its agency customers around the world. The agreement will provide Travelport agents with fully automated commission reporting and collection processing, increasing their commission income while lowering operating costs.Read more
    • 04.03.2010
    • Travelport and Agência Abreu sign long term agreement
      Lisbon, Portugal – 4 March 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has signed a new multi-year agreement with Agência Abreu, which will see the leading travel agency in Portugal continue to benefit from the extensive breadth of content provided by the Galileo platform.Read more
    • 02.03.2010
    • Travelport and World Travel Centre sign new long term agreement
      Dublin, Ireland – 02 March 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers and operator of the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has signed a new multi-year agreement with World Travel Centre in Ireland, a leading consolidator. As part of the agreement Travelport will also provide GDS solutions for two World Travel Centre owned businesses in Northern Ireland, McNeill Menary Travel and Thriftway Travel.Read more
    • 18.02.2010
    • Travelport expands partnership agreement with TravelTECH
      Warsaw, Poland: 18 February 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, offering both the Worldspan and Galileo platforms, has signed a new, extended partnership agreement with TravelTECH to power the travel IT company’s online reservation system offerings in further Eastern European countries.Read more
    • 16.02.2010
    • Travelport is First GDS Provider to be Safe Harbor Certified
      Langley, UK, February 16, 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), is the first GDS to have achieved compliance with the Safe Harbor privacy framework.Read more
    • 04.02.2010
    • Travelsky
      LANGLEY, U.K. Feb. 4, 2010 – Travelport Airline IT Solutions™, a division of Travelport serving the IT needs of airlines and travel suppliers worldwide, today announced that TravelSky, the leading provider of information technology solutions for the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) air travel and tourism industry, and the only GDS licensed in mainland China to make reservations for all airlines, has renewed its commitment to Travelport, extending an agreement for the Travelport E-Ticket Interchange™ system and its interline e-ticketing (IET) capabilities. TravelSky has been a Travelport customer for 15 years.Read more
    • 02.02.2010
    • Travelport scoops two Irish awards
      Dublin, Ireland: 2 February 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, offering both the Worldspan and Galileo platforms, has won two prestigious accolades at the ITTN gala awards ceremony held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on 21 January.Read more
    • 08.01.2010
    • Travelport reflects on global award winning year
      Langley, UK - 8 January 2010: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, offering both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, is celebrating the achievement of a string of coveted awards in 2009. Despite one of the most challenging business years in recent history as a result of the global economic recession and the impact to travel caused by swine flu, industry leaders from around the world came forward in 2009 to acknowledge the GDS.Read more
    • 07.01.2010
    • Flight Centre Renews Global Agreement with Travelport
      Sydney, Australia, January 7, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has been re-appointed as preferred GDS provider to Flight Centre Limited (“Flight Centre”), Australasia's best known travel agency group with more than 2,000 shops. The new contract covers nine countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, UAE and South Africa.Read more
    • 05.01.2010
    • Travelport Seals Full Content Agreement with Gulf Air
      Langley, UK: 5 January, 2010 – Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have today announced details of a new global full content agreement that will give all Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents worldwide access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory.Read more
    • 19.11.2009
    • bmibaby signs up for Travelport’s direct connect solution
      Langley, UK, November 19, 2009: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, and bmibaby have today announced details of a new direct connect content agreement that will enable bmibaby’s full content to be made available in the GDS channel , from the end of November, via the innovative direct connect solution currently available on Galileo . Today’s announcement means that five new low cost carriers have now signed up this year.Read more
    • 12.11.2009
    • British Airways and Travelport Agree New Full Content Deal
      London, UK: November 12, 2009, Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) and operator of both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, is the first GDS provider to reach a new long-term, global full content agreement with British Airways.Read more
    • 03.11.2009
    • eWaterways signs global distribution agreement
      Langley, UK. 3 November, 2009: eWaterways, the world’s first global aggregator of small ship cruises, has signed an agreement with Travelport, a leading provider of global distribution systems (GDS), to distribute its extensive niche cruise content to GDS users for the first time.Read more
    • 02.11.2009
    • Wind Jet Italian low cost carrier signs up for GDS participation
      Langley, UK, November 2, 2009: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has today announced details of a further direct connect content agreement with leading Italian low cost carrier –Wind Jet.Read more
    • 12.10.2009
    • Apple Vacations
      Atlanta, GA – October 12, 2009 - Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), today announced details of the completion of the full conversion of Apple Vacations, the largest tour operator in North America, from Sabre to Travelport for its Worldspan system.Read more
    • 09.10.2009
    • Travelport named Best GDS in the Asia Pacific
      Bangkok, 9 October, 2009 – Global travel technology provider Travelport has been named “Best GDS” in the Asia Pacific region, receiving the coveted Travel Supplier Award at the 20th Annual TTG Travel Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on 8 October. Around 700 travel industry professionals attended the event, hosted at the World Ballroom at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre.Read more
    • 08.10.2009
    • Travelport Launches New Operations in Abu Dhabi
      Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 8 October, 2009: Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has extended its presence in the UAE with the launch yesterday of its new direct operations for Galileo-connected travel agents in Abu Dhabi.Read more
    • 29.09.2009
    • Brussels Airlines to offer e-ticketing to Galileo Agents in Rwanda
      Langley, UK: 29 September 2009 – Travelport has today announced the implementation of new e-ticketing functionality with Brussels Airlines to enable approved Galileo-connected users in Rwanda to issue e-tickets on bookings made with the airline. Travelport’s Electronic Transitional Automated Ticketing (ETAT) solution allows airline approved travel agencies to issue and amend e-tickets in countries where the bank settlement plan (BSP) is not available. ETAT both streamlines the process for travel agents and also gives the airline a cost effective, competitive advantage in the region.Read more
    • 24.09.2009
    • Travelport GDS Named to 2009 InformationWeek 500 List
      Langley, UK: 21 September 2009 – Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has today announced details of two new multi-year content agreements with leading hotel groups, reconline and Classic International.Read more
    • 23.09.2009
    • Global Travel & Tourism Industry unite to do MASSIVEGOOD
      Innovative travel-related fundraising initiative will help finance health care for the world's poor.Read more
    • 21.09.2009
    • Travelport GDS secures long term content from two Major Hotel Groups
      Langley, UK: 21 September 2009 – Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has today announced details of two new multi-year content agreements with leading hotel groups, reconline and Classic International.Read more
    • 17.09.2009
    • Travelport GDS and VFM Leonardo Extend their Relationship to Include Worldspan

      TORONTO, ON & LANGLEY, UK – September 17, 2009 – Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) has extended its relationship with VFM Leonardo and appointed them as sole distributor of visual hotel content on both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms.

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    • 07.09.2009
    • Zambezi Airlines

      TRAVELPORT, parent company of Galileo and Worldspan, has secured a distribution agreement for Zambezi Airlines.

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    • 04.09.2009
    • Air Tours Cracow opts for Travelport GDS

      Warsaw, Poland: 4 September, 2009 – Air Tours Cracow, a well-known leisure travel agency in Poland, has signed a new multi-year agreement with Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution system providers.

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    • 04.09.2009
    • Travelport GDS and Sigma Sign New Agreement

      Warsaw, Poland: 04 September 2009 – Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS) and operator of both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has signed its first deal with Polish travel agency, Sigma. The agreement will empower Sigma, which predominately sells flights and tour operator packages, to use Travelport’s Worldspan system to power its web sales.

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    • 30.07.2009
    • kulula air to connect to Galileo
      Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has today announced details of a new direct connect content agreement with kulula airRead more
    • 10.06.2009
    • Travelport GDS Launches a Merchandising First with Air Canada

      Travelport GDS Introduces Merchandising First for Air Canada: Launches Ability for Galileo-Connected Travel Agents to Sell Air Canada’s Full Range of Product Offerings.

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    • 08.06.2009
    • Travelport GDS Signs Long Term Agreement with MLT Vacations USA
      Travelport GDS Signs Long Term Agreement with MLT Vacations to Power Reservations for Delta Vacations, NWA WorldVacations, Worry-Free Vacations and Continental Airlines Vacations.Read more
    • 18.02.2008
    • youtravel.com Signs Agreement with Travelport
      Accommodation-only specialist youtravel.com has signed a pan-European deal with Travelport GDS to distribute its extensive beach hotel content to users of the Galileo Leisure portal. The content will be available from February 19, 2009.Read more
    • 10.02.2008
    • Travel Counsellors Signs New Agreement with Travelport GDS
      Travel Counsellors a leading home-based travel company operating across seven countries has signed a new multi-year agreement with Travelport GDS, one of the world’s largest global distribution system providers, for its Galileo GDS.Read more
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