Galileo Unveils Galileo Traversa™, the Next Generation Corporate Booking Tool

06-19-2007 — Galileo, a leading global distribution system (GDS) and subsidiary of Travelport, today announced the launch of Galileo Traversa. Initially offered by Galileo Americas for customers with English-speaking employees worldwide, this next generation corporate booking tool integrates the ease-of-use and familiarity of one of the world’s most famous leisure online booking platforms with the control and content corporate travel requires, offering the best of both worlds to corporate travelers and corporations. Galileo Traversa is planned to be rolled out by IBM, which played a key role in the development of this leading edge corporate travel booking tool. By the end of Q4, it will be available in six languages. Currently it is offered in U.S. English, U.K. English, French Canadian and European French – German and European Spanish coming later this year – and available in the 234 currencies supported by the Galileo GDS. “Galileo Traversa delivers the best of all worlds to travel managers, corporations and ultimately their travelers: a booking tool already known to millions, enabling instant adoption, high productivity, increased traveler satisfaction, and fewer low-value calls to the agency, all of which can amount to measurable cost savings,” said Dave Falter, president, Galileo by Travelport, The Americas. “We are particularly proud to premiere Galileo Traversa because it sets a new standard in the corporate booking tool arena, and we are delighted to be in this enviable market position. Whether the issue is savings, high adoption, policy control or productivity, Galileo Traversa helps companies take advantage of leading edge travel technology to reap benefits every day.” “At Galileo, we worked closely with customers and incorporated their feedback to create a platform for Galileo Traversa that offers dramatic product innovations unavailable in any other applications,” said Michael Ihle, vice president, Product Development, Galileo by Travelport, The Americas. “This includes new e-ticket tracking systems tied directly to the GDS, an entirely new, easy-to-use point and click administration system, a new “compare airports” feature that enables a quick search across multiple airports, as well as a company policy-enabled expanded matrix for air and car searches. “ The new Galileo Traversa offers:Leisure Look and Feel: For corporate travelers, this means training time can be zero and for corporations, adoption can be immediate. Instant adoption, high productivity, increased traveler satisfaction, and fewer calls to the agency all amount to cost savings. Corporate-Built Control: Galileo Traversa is built expressly for the needs of corporate travel, letting a company rein in travelers and costs with streamlined policy controls by: Applying policy based on individual situations right at the time of booking Helping companies affect supplier contract performance by controlling how rates are displayed and shopped for via sophisticated policy settingsCorporate-Built Content:Galileo Traversa has the rich, deep content travelers expect all in one source. Global content via Galileo includes schedules and fares for nearly 500 airlines, 70,000 hotel properties and 21 car rental companies. Mutual Cost and Time Savings:For The Agency: Super-configurable and easy to administer at the agency level High online adoption frees up agency time to pursue strategic goals and deliver an even higher degree of service Truly touchless transactions No training time— travelers already trained by leisure web sitesFor corporations: High online adoption—the more travelers use, the more you save Lower transactions fees thanks to online efficiency Lower average ticket prices, thanks to policy controls that steer travelers to better decisions Corporations gets the best of both worlds: stellar agency service and online cost efficiencies

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