TravelCLICK, Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan Join Efforts to Help Hurricane and Earthquake Victims
October 18 2005 - 9:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
Goal of $1 Million in Donations Set CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/
-- TravelCLICK, the leading provider of e-commerce solutions for
hotels, today announced a joint initiative to raise $1 million to
assist victims of the U.S. Gulf Coast hurricanes and the South Asia
earthquake. The partnership includes the four major Global
Distribution Systems (GDS) -- Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and
Worldspan. Hotels that donate $1,000 or more to the relief effort
will receive GDS- based travel agent advertising of equal value for
free. The GDS will match the hotel donations by placing the
advertising on their systems and TravelCLICK will manage the ad
placements. To qualify for the matching campaign, contributing
hotels need to have a Travel Agent Media program in place,
TravelCLICK's network of GDS advertising products, for 2006. The
two charities these donations will assist are The David Toms
Foundation and AmeriCares. "TravelCLICK and our partners are
committed to helping the people of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast
and earthquake-destroyed South Asia regions," said Robert Post,
President and CEO of TravelCLICK. "These natural disasters have
caused loss and devastation to many people worldwide, including
colleagues and associates, and we encourage hotels globally to join
in this initiative to pledge their support." For more information
or to learn how to donate, contact TravelCLICK at
http://www.travelclick.net/ . About TravelCLICK TravelCLICK is the
leading provider of solutions that help hotels and other travel
industry suppliers maximize profits from electronic distribution
channels. The company's iHotelier booking engine platform and
website marketing programs enable hotels to better execute
strategies that increase business into their own websites.
TravelCLICK's competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with
price and booking performance information, and the company's
exclusive electronic marketing networks allow hotels and other
travel related suppliers to target promotional messages to specific
travel agents and consumers when they are booking travel.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in the Chicago area,
TravelCLICK has over 8,000 customers in more than 140 countries.
About Amadeus (MAD: AMS) Amadeus is a global leader in technology
and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry. Its
comprehensive data processing centre serves over 75,000 travel
agency locations and some 11,000 airline sales offices, totaling
around 362,000 points of sale located in over 215 markets
worldwide. Through Amadeus, travel agencies and airline offices can
make bookings on 95 per cent of the world's scheduled airline
seats. The system also provides access to over 56,700 hotel
properties, some 42 car rental companies serving over 30,000
locations, as well as ferry, rail, cruise, tour operators and
insurance companies. Amadeus is a leading IT solutions provider to
the airline industry; 151 airlines use Amadeus' Altea Sell as the
sales and reservation system in their offices, to provide
passengers with superior and seamless service at optimal cost.
Amadeus' new generation Customer Management Systems include Altea
Plan (inventory management system) and Altea Fly (departure control
system). British Airways, Qantas and Finnair are the first
customers to implement these solutions. e-Travel, Amadeus'
e-commerce business unit, is the global leader in online travel
technology and corporate travel management solutions. It services
travel agencies in 90 countries, and powers the websites of over
300 corporations and more than 70 airlines and hotels. Amadeus is
headquartered in Madrid, Spain and quoted on the Madrid, Paris and
Frankfurt stock exchanges. For the year ended 31 December 2004, the
company reported revenues of EUR 2,056.7m and net income of EUR
208m. The Amadeus data centre is in Erding (near Munich), Germany
and its principal development offices are located in Sophia
Antipolis (near Nice), France. The company has over 6,500 employees
worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. More information about
Amadeus is available at: http://www.amadeus.com/ . 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, NJ, and has offices worldwide. Visit
http://www.galileo.com/ . About Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel
Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides access to the world's
leading global distribution system (GDS) enabling agents at more
than 50,000 agency locations worldwide to be travel experts. The
Sabre GDS, the first system to connect the buyers and sellers of
travel, today includes more than 400 airlines, approximately 60,000
hotels, 32 car rental companies, nine cruise lines, 35 railroads
and 220 tour operators. Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include
GetThere, the leading Web-based corporate travel reservation
technology, and Jurni Network, the unique leisure travel agency
consortium that enables members to sell more products from
preferred travel suppliers using sophisticated market intelligence.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel
commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and
technology solutions for the travel industry. More information
about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
. About Worldspan, L.P. Worldspan is a leader in travel technology
services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites
and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the fastest, most
flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies,
Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking
approximately 800 travel suppliers around the world to a global
customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing
technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing(R), hosting solutions and
customized travel products. Worldspan enables travel suppliers,
distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase
productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!(R) and Worldspan
Trip Manager(R) XE. Worldspan is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Additional information is available at http://worldspan.com/ .
About AmeriCares AmeriCares is a nonprofit humanitarian aid and
disaster relief organization that supports long-term medical
assistance programs and provides emergency relief in the U.S. and
around the world. Since it was established in 1982, AmeriCares has
distributed more than $5 billion in humanitarian aid to 137
countries. For more information, visit AmeriCares website at
http://www.americares.org/ or call 1-800-486-HELP. About The David
Toms Foundation The David Toms Foundation provides opportunities
for at-risk boys and girls. The Foundation helps underprivileged,
abused and abandoned children through funding programs that are
designed to enhance a child's character, self-esteem and career
possibilities. Donations made to the David Toms Foundation will go
directly to families who have evacuated the Gulf Coast. The
Foundation will do the work to ensure the money is being used in
the best possible way for the most deserving families. 100% of the
donations will go to the relief effort, no exceptions, to provide
hotel rooms, food, school supplies, clothing, and medicine for
children. DATASOURCE: TravelCLICK CONTACT: Marie Cabo, Marketing of
TravelCLICK, +1-847-585-5279, Web site: http://www.travelclick.net/
http://www.galileo.com/ http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
http://worldspan.com/ http://www.americares.org/
http://www.amadeus.com/
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