GetThere and The Lawyers' Travel Service Introduce an Online Travel Booking Solution Designed Exclusively for Law Firms
February 12 2004 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
GetThere and The Lawyers' Travel Service Introduce an Online Travel
Booking Solution Designed Exclusively for Law Firms Complementary
Agency and Online Services Provide Lawyers With Complete Travel
Solution SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- GetThere, a
Sabre Travel Network brand, today announced an agreement with The
Lawyers' Travel Service, one of the nation's largest travel
management companies, to provide an online booking solution
specifically designed for the legal industry. The Lawyers' Travel
Service, which manages $300 million in travel per year for an
estimated 200,000 lawyers in the United States, is now offering law
firms LawyersTravelOnline, which is the next generation of GetThere
DirectMidMarket(TM) technology, featuring an enhanced
user-interface and booking process. This booking solution is a
customized version of GetThere technology, designed specifically to
meet the needs of law firms and their traveling attorneys.
"GetThere technology has helped some of the world's largest
businesses offer more convenience to employees, while reducing
company travel costs. By customizing GetThere DirectMidMarket
technology, we are able to offer these same benefits, while
addressing the specific needs of the legal community," said Paul
Metselaar, Chairman and CEO of The Lawyers' Travel Service.
"GetThere technology is fully customizable, allowing us to offer an
online booking option that is complementary to our overall service
offering for attorneys." Customized Law Firm Booking Sites Using
the GetThere DirectMidMarket technology, The Lawyers' Travel
Service can design and customize individual sites that reflect each
client firm's corporate image, policies and discounts.
LawyersTravelOnline is the only online travel reservation solution
with features designed to benefit the traveling attorney, such as
automated capture of client/matter numbers to facilitate client
billing. Other features include: -- LawFare(R), a proprietary
airline discount program with savings upto 25% offered exclusively
by LawyersTravelOnline -- Hotel discounts up to 47% off published
rates negotiated at deluxe properties throughout the world that are
preferred by attorneys -- Web fares up to 70% off regularly
published fares -- Firm-specific travel policies and negotiated
contracts that can be loaded to enhance compliance -- Meeting
planning tools through GetThere DirectMeetings(TM) technology,
which allows meeting site selection, automated attendee management
and group travel booking from one integrated location -- Access to
Integrated display and management of published and special Web-only
options through GetThere Web Connect(TM) -- to view and book
published, negotiated rates and special fares from a variety of
sources (GDSs, airline Web sites, rail, no-frill carriers) --
Access to airfares from all major carriers, including discount
carriers, such as Southwest and JetBlue, not offered on some of the
popular leisure sites -- Travel alerts and itinerary information
including flight status, schedules, gate and baggage carousel
information that is available directly from Web phones, PDAs, and
Blackberry(R) devices "With greater competition in the travel
industry, travel management companies must offer a unique value
proposition to customers," said Tony D'Astolfo, senior vice
president of customers for GetThere. "The Lawyers' Travel Service
is highly focused on the needs of law firms and their traveling
attorneys, and this new online offering allows them to extend this
focus to the online world." About GetThere GetThere, a Sabre Travel
Network brand, is the world's leading Web-based corporate travel
reservation technology. GetThere enables global corporations and
government agencies to provide a convenient way for employees to
book travel and plan meetings while significantly reducing costs.
GetThere's advanced technology works with all major global
distribution systems (GDS) and all travel management companies.
More than 1,000 corporations, including half the Fortune 200, use
GetThere. More information is available at http://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/
. About The Lawyers' Travel Service The Lawyers' Travel Service is
one of the nation's largest travel management companies, and the
only one solely focused on providing travel management services to
law firms. Lawyers' Travel serves some 200,000 lawyers in every
part of the United States. Since it was founded 18 years ago, The
Lawyers' Travel has vaulted to become one of the top 25 largest
travel management companies in the country, a $300 million travel
management firm with over 80 offices nationwide, servicing clients
globally through joint ventures and alliance partners in Canada,
Europe and Asia. LTS offers firms programs that help optimize
purchasing, capture lost savings, and manage travel expenditures,
including exclusive travel benefits like substantial discounts on
airfares and hotel rates with amenities, and a recruitment travel
program. More information about The Lawyers' Travel Service can be
found at http://www.lawyerstravel.com/ . DATASOURCE: GetThere
CONTACT: Michelle Sibbitt of GetThere, +1-415-932-1177, or ; or
Michael Steiner of The Lawyers' Travel Service, +1-212-329-7224, or
Web site: http://www.getthere.com/ http://www.lawyerstravel.com/
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
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