- Galileo Now Offers Travel Agents Full Content from All Six of the Top U.S.
Carriers -
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Galileo International, a leading
global distribution services (GDS) company and subsidiary of Cendant
Corporation (NYSE: CD), and American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), today announced
that American Airlines has joined its Preferred Fares Select program.
Preferred Fares Select provides U.S.-based Galileo-connected travel agencies
and their customers with complete access to all published fares, including Web
fares, for a three-year term in exchange for a reduced booking fee rate. With
the addition of American Airlines, Galileo now offers its travel agents full
content from all six of the top U.S. carriers.
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"Preferred Fares Select helps us meet key business objectives to broaden
the availability of American Airlines fares at lower distribution costs," said
David Cush, Vice President and General Sales Manager, American Airlines. "We
commend Galileo's efforts to reduce distribution costs, while improving access
to fares for customers through fundamental changes to the distribution model."
American Airlines joins Delta, United, Northwest, Continental and US
Airways in a program to significantly reduce their distribution costs, locking
in rates for three years on all U.S.-originated bookings. In exchange,
Galileo-connected agencies gain access to all of the airline's publicly
available fares for the participation term. This competitive content includes
all published fares the airline sells through other GDS companies, third-party
Web sites or airline-owned Web sites and reservation offices.
"Preferred Fares Select provides significant and immediate cost savings
for all parties," said Mitch Gross, executive vice president and managing
director of Galileo Americas Client Services. "American gains a three-year
rate lock and lower distribution fees while Galileo-connected agents secure
greater access to all published fares, including Web fares, through the
channel of their choice. Securing full content from the top six U.S. carriers
reinforces the value of the agency channel and provides longer-term viability
of the GDS distribution model."
Galileo introduced its Preferred Fares Select Program in July to combine
the strengths of its previous Preferred Fares and Momentum programs. The
expanded content will be automatically available to all Galileo U.S. point of
sale travel agencies and other subscribers, such as corporations utilizing
Galileo or its affiliated Travelport corporate booking tool.
About Galileo International
Galileo International (http://www.galileo.com) is a global technology
leader. Its core business is providing electronic global distribution
services for the travel industry through its computerized reservation systems,
leading-edge products and innovative, Internet-based solutions. Galileo is a
value-added distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel
supplier, agency and corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveler
choice. A subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) and part of Cendant's
Travel Distribution Services Division, Galileo is headquartered in Parsippany,
NJ, and has offices worldwide.
About Cendant Travel Distribution Services Division
Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division is one of the world's
largest and most geographically diverse collections of travel distribution
businesses. The division, employing some 5,000 people in more than 115
countries, includes: Galileo, a leading global distribution services (GDS)
company, serving more than 47,000 travel agencies and over 54,000 hotels;
hotel distribution and services businesses (Trust, THOR, WizCom and Neat);
leading travel agencies, including Cheap Tickets and Lodging.com; an airline
market intelligence company; and Travelport, a provider of global corporate
travel management solutions.
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle
and the AmericanConnection regional carriers serve more than 250 cities in
over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network
fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site,
AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus
personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a
founding member of the oneworld Alliance.
SOURCE Galileo International
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CONTACT:
Galileo Americas Inquiries - Jill Brenner of
Cendant Travel Distribution Services, +1-973-496-5870,
TDS.CorpCom@cendant.com; or American Airlines Inquiries - Tim
Kincaid, American Airlines Corporate Communications
+1-817-967-1577, corp.comm@aa.com
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