LANGLEY, UK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Galileo International announced today
that Virgin Holidays has chosen Galileo International as its booking system as
part of the roll out of a more efficient booking process for its recently
launched worldwide programme.
In the past, Virgin Holidays' in-house booking system has been used to
book flights with sister company Virgin Atlantic only. Its new worldwide
programme, which offers a broader range of destinations than before, utilises
the services of other trusted scheduled airlines. This created the need for a
GDS, and after a thorough evaluation of the market, Virgin Holidays chose
Galileo, with whom they have signed a three-year contract.
"Galileo is a proven market leader, and our work with them will mean we
are able to offer the best possible service to our customers," said Susan
Forde, Product and Commercial Director, Virgin Holidays. "We chose Galileo
because of their excellent technological solutions and because it was
paramount to us that the chosen GDS system be compatible with our own."
The tour operator will be using Galileo Focalpoint(TM) platform and
Viewpoint(TM) graphical user interface, enabling them to compete on a
worldwide level, especially following the launch of their new travel brochure
and their expansion into the USA.
"We are very excited to work with Virgin Holidays. Their worldwide
programme is a big development and challenge for them and we are proud to be
the GDS working with them through this exiting change," said Pat Minogue,
general manager of Galileo UK. "Their choice of GDS shows confidence in
Galileo's strategy, products and service, and we look forward to working
closely with them."
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, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A., 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.
About Virgin Holidays
Following the creation of Virgin Atlantic in 1984, Virgin Holidays was
born in January 1986 with a view to selling holiday packages on the new Virgin
Atlantic routes to New York, Orlando and Miami. Built on the Virgin
principles of excellent customer service, high quality and value for money,
Virgin Holidays has gone from strength to strength. In the first year of
operation Virgin Holidays carried just over 14,000 passengers, but more
recently has carried approximately 300,000 passengers each year. Now offering
holidays to mainland USA, Florida, Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Middle East,
India and Indian Ocean, Far East, Australia and South Pacific plus a well
established ski programme, Virgin Holidays has become the largest and most
successful transatlantic tour operator, holding position of market leader to
the USA.
For more information, please visit http://www.virginholidays.com.
SOURCE Galileo International, Inc.
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