ITA Software Increases Speed and Flexibility for nuTravel`s Corporate Self Booking Tool

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:00am EDT

ITA`s Airfare Pricing and Shopping Management System Helps nuTravel CTS Deliver
the Fastest, Most Accurate Flight Search Capabilities of Any Corporate Booking
Tool
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
ITA Software, Inc., the leader in developing innovative solutions for the travel
industry, today announced that its QPX technology is powering the airline
shopping component of nuTravel Technology Solutions` CTS (Corporate Travel
Solution). nuTravel, a provider of cost-effective corporate self booking tools,
is taking advantage of the speed and flexibility offered by QPX, the industry`s
premier management system for airfare pricing and shopping, to provide its
customers with the most advanced and customizable airfare shopping experience
and deliver broader, faster results to its users. 

"nuTravel is dedicated to providing our customers with the most flexible,
efficient and cost-effective corporate travel self booking tool. To achieve
this, we`ve partnered with ITA Software because of the company`s proven ability
to deliver the most comprehensive and reliable airfare search results
available," said Carmine Carpanzano, president and CEO, nuTravel. "The
architecture of our system allows our users to move rapidly through the shopping
and booking experience which ultimately allows for greater adoption. By
leveraging the power of QPX, we`re able to offer faster flight query results
than other corporate self booking tools resulting in response times of 12
seconds or less." 

nuTravel`s CTS is a corporate self booking tool that was engineered to work as
an electronic travel agent - enforcing corporate travel policies, applying
corporate discounts and pushing preferred suppliers. For users looking to book
flights, it offers one-way, round-trip and multi-leg searches with the ability
to search by schedule or by lowest fare and sorts its results by preferred
airline. 

nuTravel has been working with ITA since the summer of 2008. Through its
integration with QPX, CTS is providing an improved airfare shopping experience.
ITA Software`s proprietary technology calculates every possible itinerary and
matching airfares, regardless of the complexity, in response to any travel
query. 

"Our flexible and innovative engine gives corporate travelers using CTS the
ability to easily search for the best fares while ensuring that the results are
in sync with company policies," explained Gianni Marostica, chief commercial
officer, ITA Software. "As nuTravel continues to grow its business and to
respond to new business challenges of their corporate travel agencies, we`ll
scale our solution to meet those needs and help them continue to deliver
innovative, value-added travel booking tools." 

About nuTravel Technology Solutions

Combining 20 years of Travel Management and Agency experience with Internet
Technology expertise in the travel space, nuTravel brings Travel Management
Companies and Corporations the most extensible on-line booking tools on the
market. nuTravel`s Corporate Travel Solution (CTS) product line exemplifies
their commitment to doing business as an electronic travel agent while providing
the corporate traveler the best possible user experience. www.nuTravel.com. 

About ITA Software

ITA Software (www.itasoftware.com) is a leader in developing innovative
solutions for the travel industry. ITA`s QPX, the industry`s most comprehensive
airfare shopping system, is used by leading airlines and online travel companies
worldwide including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Cleartrip, Continental
Airlines, Farecast, Hotwire, 

Kayak, Orbitz, TAP Portugal Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and others.
ITA is currently building a radically new passenger reservation system with
launch partner Air Canada. In 2008, the company was ranked as an Inc. 5000
fastest growing private company. ITA was founded by computer scientists from MIT
and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. 





ITA Software
Cara Kretz, +1 617-714-2123
cara@itasoftware.com
or
fama PR (for ITA Software)
Kate (Aldinger) Thermansen, +1 617-758-4147
ita@famapr.com



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