British Airways and Travelport Agree on New Full Content Deal
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LONDON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
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The new agreement, which takes immediate effect, will see all of British
Airways' published fares and inventory made available to Galileo and
Worldspan-connected travel agents worldwide until April 2013. In the UK and
Ireland, the opt-in levels that were established by Travelport in March 2007,
remain unchanged.
John Mornement, Head of Selling and Distribution for British Airways, said:
"We have worked hard with Travelport to come to an agreement that will both
reduce our distribution costs and ensure that agents continue to have access
to our full published content, including our lowest fares, through Galileo and
Worldspan."
Matthew Hall, Vice President, Supplier Business Development for Travelport's
GDS business in Europe, Middle East and Africa, commented: "We have a strong
track record of reaching full content agreements with flag carriers across the
globe and this deal with BA is further testament to our ability to reach
sustainable deals that clearly demonstrate the long term viability and
importance of the agency channel. I am delighted that we have struck a deal
that is mutually beneficial for both parties and offers great value to travel
agents."
Travelport and British Airways will also work together in the coming months on
providing Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents with the ability to
book extras such as seating through the GDS.
About Travelport
Travelport is one of the world's largest travel conglomerates offering broad
based business services to companies operating in the global travel industry.
Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system business that
includes the Worldspan and Galileo brands; GTA, a leading global,
multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services; IT Services and Software,
which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data
analysis solutions for major airlines. With 2008 revenues of $2.5 billion,
Travelport operates in 160 countries and has approximately 5,300 employees.
Travelport also owns approximately 48 per cent of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:
OWW), a leading global online travel company. Travelport is a private company
owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover
Ventures and Travelport management.
More information about Travelport is available at www.travelport.com.
About British Airways
British Airways is the UK's largest global airline. It serves 155 destinations
and last year flew 33 million people around the world. Visit www.ba.com for
more information.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Kate Aldridge Amanda Allan
Travelport Corporate British Airways Corporate
Communications Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1753 288720 Tel: +44 (0) 208 738 3153
Mobile: +44 (0) 7921 698757 Mobile: +44 (0) 7789 612172
Email: kate.aldridge@travelport.com Email: amanda.allan@ba.com
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Kate Aldridge, Travelport Corporate Communications, Tel: +44(0)1753-288720, or
Mobile: +44(0)7921-698757, kate.aldridge@travelport.com; or Amanda Allan,
British Airways Corporate Communications, Tel: +44(0)208-738-3153, or Mobile:
+44(0)7789-612172, amanda.allan@ba.com
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