PARSIPPANY, NJ, April 3, 2003 -- Galileo International, a leading travel
distribution services company, announced today that Enterprise Rent-A-Car has
upgraded to CarMaster(TM) Inside Availability(R), Galileo's highest level of
connectivity. With the addition of Enterprise, more than 75 percent of all
car rental bookings on the Galileo global distribution system are made through
Inside Availability vendors. Enterprise is the largest rental car company in
North America and serves all of the major U.S. airports.
CarMaster Inside Availability enables Galileo-connected travel agents to
easily access the same real-time rates and availability data displayed in the
car rental company's own reservation system and eliminates the need for agent
confirmation calls.
"CarMaster Inside Availability streamlines the process for travel agents
to book rentals and earn commissions with Enterprise," said Tom Bowen,
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Group Reservation Center Manager. "Having access to
Galileo's highest level of connectivity enables us to provide customers with
our most competitive, up-to-the-minute rates and availability, without
additional phone calls, leading to increased agent and customer confidence.
In addition, we have dynamic control of where, when and how we make our
inventory available in order to maximize our inventory and respond to customer
demand."
With Inside Availability, Enterprise Rent-A-Car now can instantly return
customized responses to agent queries with client-specific pricing and
inventory integrated into a neutral screen display. Enterprise Rent-A-Car's
participation in Inside Availability also provides agents the ability to
review agency groups' negotiated rates prior to the sale.
"We're pleased that Enterprise is using CarMaster Inside Availability to
make it as easy as possible for Galileo-connected travel agents to offer
clients the fastest and most accurate car rental information for their travel
needs," said Michael W. McCormick, Senior Vice President, Hospitality and
Leisure Services, Cendant Travel Distribution Services. "Inside Availability
also enables one-to-one marketing opportunities to enhance sales performance
for car rental companies. This serves as yet another example of an invaluable
Galileo marketing tool that drives cost out and value in for increased travel
agent and vendor profitability."
About Galileo International
Galileo International 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, Galileo is headquartered in Parsippany, New
Jersey, U.S.A., and has offices worldwide. Visit http://www.galileo.com.
About Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Founded in 1957, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is headquartered in St. Louis and
has more than 5,100 offices located throughout the United States, Canada,
United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. Enterprise was named by CIO magazine as
one of the "100 Companies Most Likely to Succeed in the Next Millennium." In
addition, Enterprise was ranked highest in customer satisfaction among both
leisure and business renters at or near airports for the past four years,
according to a nationwide study of rental car companies. To learn more about
Enterprise log on to its Web site at http://www.enterprise.com.
For More Information:
Julie Shepherd
847 669-0633
julie@accentuatepr.com
SOURCE Galileo International
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