GetThere Guarantees Business Travel Savings for Corporations via New Suite of Services

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:00am EDT

Demand Management Technologies Drive Cost-Efficient Travel Booking Behavior 
SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(Business Wire)--
GetThere(R), the world's leading online business travel procurement solution,
today introduced its Demand Management Suite(SM), a unique collection of
technologies and proven best travel management practices. Developed in response
to the unprecedented pressure corporate travel departments are under to reduce
costs, the Suite offers businesses a ready-made solution that can be quickly
deployed to travelers and travel arrangers. 

GetThere guarantees a corporate customer will save double the program cost in
the first year after implementing the Demand Management Suite, or GetThere will
refund the cost. The Suite is available to GetThere's direct corporate clients,
as well as those companies that use the solution via one of GetThere's more than
125 resellers worldwide. 

According to a survey published this month by Buying Business Travel magazine,
"self booking tools are clearly helping corporations impose policy compliance,
with nearly three quarters (72%) indicating that these systems assist them in
controlling traveler activities," according to feedback from travel managers and
procurement professionals. GetThere's client base averages 73 percent online
adoption, saving on average more than $100 per air ticket booked online. 

GetThere, a Sabre Travel Network business, has self-booking deployments in 60
countries. More than 3,000 companies worldwide use GetThere, including more than
half of the Fortune 200 that use an online booking solution. 

The foundation of the Demand Management Suite comes from the need to efficiently
address the four key elements of any business travel booking: planning, shopping
& booking, ticketing, and expense reporting. The seven components of the Demand
Management Suite include: 

* Workflow Integration 

* Travel Validation 

* Dynamic Messaging 

* Cost Center Validation 

* Booking Notification 

* Pre-Trip Approval 

* Expense Integration 

With an innovative pricing model that marries neatly with well-defined
return-on-investment goals, the Demand Management Suite delivers a compelling
proposition to corporations focused on travel expenses. Backed by the resources
of Sabre and the proven best practices used by a host of GetThere's trailblazing
corporate clients, the Suite represents another example of Sabre's leadership in
delivering comprehensive solutions for corporations. 

"GetThere's Demand Management Suite is ideally tailored for today's challenging
economic climate, providing corporations with a superior combination of new
technology and flexible travel tools to maximize travel spend," said Suzanne
Neufang, vice president of corporate market strategy and solutions for GetThere.
"Tools such as GetThere's dynamic messaging, with its ability to deliver concise
information pertinent to the specific trip right at the point of sale, have
already unlocked measurable savings for dozens of clients. The bundling of these
components, along with the ongoing consultative expertise of the GetThere team,
represents a compelling solution for companies challenged to be increasingly
creative in finding travel savings even as they continue hitting the road to
visit clients and meet prospects." 

About GetThere 

GetThere is the world's leading global online business travel procurement
solution, surpassing $9 billion in bookings in 2007. GetThere's proven
technology and unparalleled global service infrastructure helps corporations
collectively save millions in air and hotel costs. Through its unique
relationship with Travelocity(R), GetThere provides a familiar online booking
experience for travelers of more than 3,000 companies, including a majority of
multi-national Fortune 200 firms that deploy online booking. GetThere works with
all major global distribution systems (GDS). Companies using GetThere and the
Sabre GDS together can optimize efficiency and cost savings across the entire
travel procurement process. More information is available at
http://www.getthere.com. 

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by
retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions
for the travel industry. More information is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com. 







VOLLMER Public Relations
Meredith McKee, 972-488-4790
mmckee@vollmerpr.com

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