GetThere Adds Dining Reservations and Activities Options for Corporate Travelers Booking Online; Agreement with OpenTable Provi
April 04 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
GetThere(R), the world's leading online corporate travel
reservation technology, now allows business travelers to easily
reserve dining and activity options in locations around the world.
The new capabilities, available this quarter to GetThere users on
the four major global distribution systems, are the latest in a
series of enhancements that bring more leisure travel capabilities
into the GetThere application. GetThere's corporate clients booked
more than $6.3 billion in corporate travel in 2005. Through a new
agreement with OpenTable, Inc., GetThere users will be able to make
dining reservations at more than 4,500 restaurants from a
corporation's GetThere home page. A link connects travelers to
OpenTable.com, a Web site that has live Internet connections to
reservation systems at participating restaurants. OpenTable seats
more than one million diners each month through its Web site
service, which is free for business travelers and travel arrangers.
Diners can review menu and pricing guides prior to making a
reservation, and they receive confirmation e-mails that include
directions, parking information and other restaurant details.
Diners can include special requests for the maitre d' and send
e-mail invitations to other diners. "OpenTable.com is an ideal
service for business travelers and assistants who organize agendas
for executives," said Jaleh Bisharat, vice president of marketing
for OpenTable. "In many cases, they're booking their reservations
before or after restaurant operating hours, when no one is there to
take their call. With OpenTable.com, diners can peruse dozens of
restaurant options via the click of a mouse, without waiting on
hold, at any time. We're confident that GetThere users will love
the convenience of the OpenTable.com service." The addition of the
Activities section on the GetThere home page marks the latest
example in the broad-reaching technology sharing initiative between
GetThere and Travelocity(R). This feature enables travelers to
consider multiple venues for business and leisure activities in
most major global cities, including: -- Golf -- Attractions
(historical landmarks, theme parks, museums, etc.) -- Shows &
Events (theater tickets, sporting events, Las Vegas shows, etc.) --
Tours & Activities (Hawaiian helicopter tours, guided
museum/landmark tours, etc.) -- Outdoors (skydiving, hiking, etc.)
These enhancements also benefit the growing number of companies
using GetThere technology for meetings management. For example,
OpenTable.com can facilitate reservations for as many as 20 guests,
while a meeting planner using the Activities link can easily set up
a team building venue with one of the Activities options. Online
meeting registrations via GetThere technology grew by 63 percent in
2005. "GetThere is committed to getting multiple options at the
traveler's fingertips, and it's a natural outgrowth of our
Travelocity relationship to give business travelers after-hours or
team-building business options for their trip that go beyond air,
car and hotel," said Suzanne Neufang, vice president of product
marketing for GetThere. "OpenTable's innovation in bringing dining
reservations online dovetails with our goal of deploying automation
that enriches the travel experience via fast, informative services.
We're confident that business travelers using these new
capabilities will save time both before and during their trip, even
as they get more value from their journey." About OpenTable, Inc.
OpenTable is the leading supplier of restaurant reservation, table
management and marketing software as well as the top provider of
free, real-time online reservations to consumers, concierges and
administrative assistants. More than 4,500 partner restaurants have
adopted the OpenTable System, and more than 19 million diners have
been seated through OpenTable.com. About GetThere GetThere is the
leading global online corporate travel reservation technology,
surpassing $6.3 billion in gross travel bookings in 2005. An
established innovator in the global travel arena, GetThere enables
global corporations and government agencies to provide a convenient
way for employees to book travel and plan meetings online while
significantly reducing costs. GetThere's advanced technology works
with all major global distribution systems (GDS) and all travel
management companies. More than 3,000 corporations, including a
majority of Fortune 200 companies that have online booking sites,
use GetThere. More information is available at www.getthere.com.
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.
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