Roaming Travel Alerts from Travelocity Business Keep Corporate Travelers Informed on the Road

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:00am EDT

SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Travelocity Business(R) today unveiled a unique package of alert services for
business travelers, ensuring road warriors are informed about required
international travel documents, unexpected flight alterations and on-the-ground
events at destinations. Travelocity Business, a full-service corporate travel
management company, offers multi-national companies a compelling combination of
best-in-class automation with a complete array of traditional travel management
services. 

The Roaming Travel Alerts serve a larger purpose of reducing the annoying
"surprise" elements that often play a role in business trips, particularly
journeys to international destinations. Corporations working with Travelocity
Business today benefit from the agency`s ongoing focus on improving the business
travel experience; these convenient alerts represent the next step in easing the
hassle factors associated with business travel. 

The alert package includes: 

International Document Alert - The International Document Alert lets travelers
know what documents they`ll need for an upcoming international trip. Users can
instantly access their company`s preferred visa and passport provider, based on
that specific trip and their country of residence and citizenship. Single
sign-on functionality guides travelers and travel arrangers to the exact page
they need with a single click, and the same information is also available to
Travelocity Business agents for when a reservation is booked offline. 

Flight Alert - Addressing an age-old challenge for travelers, the Flight Alert
helps passengers when their flight plans go awry via delay or cancellation.
Travelocity Business thoroughly reviews the traveler`s itinerary to establish a
best alternative, makes the reservations and informs the traveler via email
and/or their smart phone. The Flight Alert takes the traveler out of the mad
scramble to beat long lines, and eliminates the need to wait on hold while
calling airline reservation offices. 

Travel Alert - With smaller companies increasingly joining established brands in
sending travelers to all corners of the globe in the quest for new revenue, the
Travel Alert provides a complementary element to any company`s risk management
program. From scheduled elections to random political demonstrations,
on-the-ground events can quickly impact travel plans. Whenever a situation
arises that affects a company`s travelers, the Travel Alert delivers timely
information about the issue to the traveler, and provides contact information so
they can respond accordingly. 

"Companies want their employees focused on business on the road, not their
itineraries," said DeAnne Dale, vice president of sales and account management
for Travelocity Business. "These relevant and timely messages are not only
convenient for travelers on the road, but helpful as they prepare for a trip.
With 87 percent of our trips booked online, the Roaming Travel Alerts are a
great enhancement for travelers who increasingly remain accessible via their
mobile devices wherever they go." 

About Travelocity Business

Southlake, Texas-based Travelocity Business is a full-service corporate travel
management company. Travelocity Business is one of the business travel
industry`s fastest-growing agencies with more than $800 million in annual travel
spend under management. Travelocity Business combines the expertise, service and
travel choices of Travelocity(R) with corporate experience gained from serving
more than half of the Fortune 200 companies. For more information, companies can
visit http://www.travelocitybusiness.com. 

Sabre Holdings Corporation is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing
travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the
travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com. 





Vollmer
Meredith McKee, 972-488-4790
mmckee@vollmerpr.com
or
Travelocity Business
Michael Brophy, 214-356-4326
michael.brophy@travelocity.com



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