HONG KONG, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Galileo International, a leading
provider of electronic global distribution services for the travel industry,
today announced two enhancements to its PrivateFares(TM) product, which
combines private and public fares into one display. Enhanced functionality
within the Galileo(R) system now automatically validates more private fare
rules to provide the best applicable fares in displays and quotes. This
ensures fares comply with relevant rules and offers travel agents an even
higher-degree of private fares accuracy. Additionally, a new Galileo service
has been introduced offering third-party data entry of fares and fare rules
into PrivateFares.
Galileo's new enhanced validation feature is integrated into the booking
process. Automatic validation ensures bookings will have even higher levels of
adherence to fare rules that have been entered. This means agents can work
without the worry of issuing unvalidated tickets and receiving Agent Debit
Memos (ADMs) from airlines. For all itineraries, validation covers rules on
routings, minimum and maximum stay, and advanced reservations and ticketing
requirements. All Galileo users who have PrivateFares contracts for their
agencies' fare data will automatically receive the benefit of additional field
validations. This means that the many agents who have already loaded fares
into Galileo's PrivateFares database do not need to re-enter data for
validation to take effect. The benefits of these enhancements are
automatically available to them.
This dedicated third-party data entry facility has been specially arranged
by Galileo and is exclusive to Galileo travel agency customers. Galileo is
therefore offering travel agents a convenient and cost effective new method of
inputting private fares data.
"Galileo is responding to the prevalence in Asia Pacific of 'net airfares'
offered by consolidators and airlines to travel agents and corporations, "
said Janie Kaung, executive vice president and managing director of Galileo's
Asia Pacific region. "PrivateFares and these new enhancements were created to
address the fact that up to 80% of all airline ticket sales in Asia Pacific
involve non-published fares."
Galileo's PrivateFares initiative brings a range of benefits to travel
agents. Integrated validation streamlines an agent's fares search because the
only fares displayed are the ones that comply with the rules of a particular
itinerary and schedule as requested. This in turn significantly enhances the
efficiency of the agent and reduces the chance of the travel agency receiving
an ADM from an airline. Galileo's outsourced data entry solution allows
agencies to automate their private fares information quickly and painlessly.
Taken together, these two enhancements ensure a smoother and more efficient
workflow for agents, improving productivity, accuracy and customer service.
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 part of Cendant's Travel
Distribution Services Division and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey,
USA, with offices worldwide. Visit http://www.galileo.com .
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Private fares are fares specially negotiated with an airline for exclusive
use by an agency, for a particular company, destination or event. Galileo
offers two distinct private fares products:
-- PrivateFares(TM) I: for travel agents
-- PrivateFares(TM) II: for airlines
Galileo's PrivateFares product for travel agents allows an agency to
manually build their own private fares database. As the host agency, they take
responsibility for loading and distributing data. The latest fares information
an agency inputs is immediately available to staff and customers. Galileo's
PrivateFares resides in the GlobalFares database, and agencies control who may
access the fares data.
SOURCE Galileo International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Stuart Ridsdale of Galileo Asia,
+1-852-2821-2301, stuart.ridsdale@galileo.com
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