Wasteels Group Marks Galileo's Largest Customer Win in France
LANGLEY, U.K., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Galileo International, a leading
provider of electronic global distribution services (GDS) for the travel
industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Wasteels
Group in France to convert to the Galileo(R) Global Distribution System in
early 2003. The Wasteels Group, which includes Voyages Wasteels and OTU
Voyages, has nearly 100 offices throughout France and is one of the top five
French travel groups, specializing in rail and leisure travel.
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"We chose Galileo as our unique technology partner in France due to its
ability to answer our needs for servicing the leisure segment of the market
and enabling us to realize very significant savings," said Jean-Pierre
Facondini, managing director of Wasteels France.
"The agreement reached with Wasteels represents the largest customer win
achieved by Galileo in its history of operations in France, which is the third
largest travel market in Europe," said Gordon Wilson, executive vice president
and managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, for Galileo
International. "The Wasteels conversion is a testament to the investment
Galileo has made in its products for the French market, particularly the rail
and leisure products in addition to our air, car rental and hotel
capabilities. It is also a reflection of the customer-focused efforts of our
teams working in our French and European operations."
Wasteels will begin to move its operations to the Galileo platform in
early 2003. It will use both Galileo global products, such as the fully
customizable Viewpoint(TM) 3.0 graphical user interface, and Web Services, as
well as locally developed products such as Galileo Leisure Pro(TM). Galileo
Leisure Pro enables bookings for the major French tour operators, ground
transportation providers and insurance suppliers, with full integration into
the selected back- and mid-office systems used by the travel agency.
Additionally, Wasteels will take advantage of a new negotiated fares database
developed by Galileo's Danish subsidiary, TravelWare, in which Galileo
International has had a controlling interest since September 2002.
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 (NYSE: CD) and part of Cendant's Travel
Distribution Services Division, Galileo is headquartered in Parsippany, New
Jersey, USA, and has offices worldwide. Visit http://www.galileo.com .
Galileo has its Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters based in
Langley, United Kingdom. This region spans more than 70 countries, through a
mix of wholly owned subsidiaries and distributors.
SOURCE Galileo International
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