Travelocity Business Makes Flying for Government-Related Business A Lot Easier; Service Handles Complexities of Booking Trips t
May 01 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Travelocity Business(SM) today announced a program designed to help
those who travel on government business more easily comply with the
Fly America Act and get reimbursed for their trips. The Fly America
Act, enacted in 1958, requires that international air travel paid
for by the U.S. government be flown on U.S. flag carriers in order
for travelers to be reimbursed. The rule applies both to government
workers and government contractors whenever travel is financed by
federal government funds. The legislation does provide for special
exceptions, such as allowing use of a foreign carrier when it is
determined to be necessary. But the exceptions can be complicated
and are often difficult for travelers to understand in order to
make a compliant booking. Now, companies that use Travelocity
Business can have their employees contact a Travelocity Business
agent to handle all the complexities of researching, analyzing, and
booking government-related travel. The agent takes the time to
confirm that each segment of the trip meets government standards
and documents the details of each segment within the traveler's
itinerary for easier reconciliation and reimbursement. "Travelocity
Business's personalized and detailed approach to government travel
is so much better than the generic 'rubber stamp' of approval that
used to be the norm," said Mary Bleakley, director of Travel
Services at the American Bar Association. "Having the compliance
information so professionally documented makes it easier for the
ABA to speed up payment for trips we've taken to fulfill government
contracts and grants." Further enhancements to the program are
expected in July, when the Travelocity Business mid-office system
will be able to automatically document all segments of a compliant
booking and document those details on the traveler's itinerary
without the help of an agent. The system will also be designed to
recognize potentially non- compliant segments and automatically
issue an email to travelers, advising them to call an agent to
finalize the booking. "We know that planning trips for
government-related travel can often be complicated and time
consuming - and that the traveler runs the risk of not being
reimbursed if it's not handled correctly," said Joel Bailey,
director of Product Marketing for Travelocity Business. "This
program is just another example of how Travelocity Business
continues to evolve its technology and services to meet the
specific needs of our customers and their travelers." About
Travelocity Business Travelocity Business is a full-service
corporate travel agency that helps companies easily manage travel
and reduce costs, while providing more choices to travelers.
Travelocity Business combines the savings and convenience of online
with the full service of dedicated agents available 24/7 who
typically answer the phone in 20 seconds, and within 60 seconds
guaranteed (see site for guarantee details). Travelocity Business
combines the expertise, service and travel choices of
Travelocity(R) with corporate experience gained from serving more
than half of the Fortune 200 companies. For more information,
companies can visit www.travelocitybusiness.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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