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More Charges for British Airways Passengers : 2009-09-30 12:30:45
British Airways passengers will have to pay to choose their seats before they travel from October, the airline says.
The charges will affect those seeking to ensure they sit together on a flight and people with a preference for window, aisle or emer More
Travelport GDS Ranked #11 Among 500 : 2009-09-30 11:31:16
LANGLEY, U.K., Sept. 24, 2009 – Global travel technology provider Travelport GDS today announced that it achieved the rank of 11 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500, an annual
listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. This is More
Partnering with Information Dynamics : 2009-07-29 10:34:28
Travelport has partnered with Information Dynamics to provide eTravel2000 LITE version. We have come to an agreement with Information Dynamics to distribute eTravel2000 into Africa. More
Travel Consultants in Kenya Win Great Prizes in th : 2009-07-22 09:44:22
Last Quarter , saw Our team and the travel trade industry work together to bring out big returns on the trade.
For six weeks Galileo run a 6 week GTA promo targeting the travel consultants on the GTA portal. After a successful promo ,below are the More
NEW APPOINTMENT AT GALILEO KENYA : 2009-07-20 10:04:14
Galileo Kenya is pleased to announce the confirmation of Julius Kamau as the General Manager with effect from 12th June 2009 . He has been the acting GM from 1st November 2008. More
Thank you for your support : 2009-07-20 08:57:55
On behalf of Galileo Kenya , we want to sincerely thank you for your valued support throughout the first half of year 2009. More
Air France KLM and Travelport sign GDS Agreement. : 2009-04-23 09:57:19
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of Global Distribution Systems,and Air France KLM, one of the world’s largest airline groups, have today jointly announced a new, multi-year global full content agreement for Travelport agents. More
Plating Carrier Fare Quote Enhancement Coming Soon : 2009-04-23 09:08:46
Galileo is soon coming up with an enhancement whereby itinerary error responses will automatically be followed by a new tab stop and fill-in tab stop to display an Interline E-Ticket Table for the carrier. More
Travelport e-pricing Leads in finding Lowest Rate : 2009-03-30 13:36:39
Langley, UK, 18.03.2009 : New Topaz Study Confirms Travelport e-Pricing™ Leads the Travel Industry In Finding the Lowest Available Airfares Worldwide. More
Online Travel Agencies Slog It Out For Bookings : 2009-03-30 13:34:44
Online travel agencies, eager to spur spring bookings in the recession, are locked in a price battle that has some of them cutting fees and reimbursing customers if the price of their trip falls after they book. More
Online Check in Available on Travelport Viewtrip. : 2009-03-30 13:29:27
Travelport has introduced Online Check-in through its Viewtrip product.This is another milestone in Travelport, whereby Viewtrip has the ability to link through to the participating airlines website passenger check-in facilities and drops the user in More
Plating Carrier Fare Quote Enhancement Enhancement : 2009-03-06 08:47:32
Currently at fare quote when no plating carrier is found for an itinerary an error is returned to the user.
As a follow up, most of the time you will have to go another window to display the Carrier interline e-ticket table to confirm this informati More
Galileo E-Newsletter: October 2008 : 2008-10-09 21:21:40
Jambo and welcome to our October 2008 E-Newsletter edition. More
Galileo Lauches Goingsafari.com : 2008-10-09 19:30:02
To live up to the changing customer preferences in the tourism industry, Galileo Kenya has launched a marketing website to promote e-tourism. More
Travelport GDS Ranked Among the100 Most Innovative : 2008-10-08 20:54:40
"It is an honor for Travelport GDS to once again be included in the InformationWeek 500, and particularly to rank among the top 100 companies in 2008," said Sue Powers, chief information officer, Travelport GDS. "Travelport is the leader in Web-based More
Travelport GDS Ranked Among the100 Most Innovative : 2008-10-08 20:48:15
"It is an honor for Travelport GDS to once again be included in the InformationWeek 500, and particularly to rank among the top 100 companies in 2008," said Sue Powers, chief information officer, Travelport GDS. "Travelport is the leader in Web-based More
Travelport GDS signs global agreement with FCm Tra : 2008-10-06 16:42:43
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has announced a global dual preferred GDS agreement with FCm Travel Solutions’ Network Partners worldwide. More
Winners of the Easter 2008 BlackBerry Promotion : 2008-06-12 17:25:22
Galileo Finally announces the Easter 2008 BlackBerry Promotion. More
Travelport GDS Signs Ground-Breaking Content Agree : 2008-06-11 16:21:23
Travelport GDS Signs Ground-Breaking Content Agreements With Lufthansa and SWISS
No GDS surcharges guaranteed for Galileo and Worldspan-connected agents
Langley, UK 05-30-2008
More
Data Establishes Travelport’s e-ticketing Leadersh : 2008-06-11 16:01:15
In the drive toward meeting IATA’s mandate of 100% electronic ticketing by June 1, 2008, Travelport GDS maintains the industry’s leadership role in enabling airlines and agencies to go paperless, new data shows. More
British Airways Changes Fees On Both Long haul And : 2008-05-08 12:19:31
This procedure, which becomes effective on 01 May 2008 and applies to the collection of 'change' (rebooking) fees on all British Airways longhaul and shorthaul routes. Details appear below. If you have any queries regarding GDS entries, please contac More
Travelport Quick Fact: Low-Cost Carriers : 2008-05-08 12:04:10
Did you know that Travelport now has 74 low-cost carriers bookable in its systems versus Amadeus with 65, Sabre with 63 and Abacus with 20? More
Galileo Kenya Introduces GTA Product to Kenya : 2008-05-08 11:45:24
Galileo Kenya has increased its products portfolio to its clients by incorporating a Galileo Travelport product known as GTA. GTA is an online or web portal product that gives agents access to wealth of both GDS* and non-GDS content including 72,00 More
Zero Commission sets in… What next? : 2008-05-08 10:58:06
As the year begun, the Kenyan travel trade was counting down to a new business model that would determine its survival or dismissal. While many would have taken the wait and see strategy, the travel trade had realized the seriousness and planned for More
Galileo Kenya & Career Training Center Partnershi : 2008-04-04 10:28:51
We wish to announce that the first batch of students have successfully completed the premier training of Galileo Kenya/Career Training Centre Galileo GDS course on Basic Reservations & Document production. More
Moving to a Service Fee Based Model Galileo Guide : 2008-04-03 17:15:50
Adopt smart solutions
Galileo offers a suite of solutions designed to help travel agents move to a service fee pricing model. More
Travelport Receives Payment Card Industry Complian : 2008-04-03 09:24:42
Major accomplishment helps set us apart from the competition
The growth of fraud and identity theft has placed tremendous pressure on the Payment Card Industry (PCI) to ensure the security and integrity of customer transactions. More
Best Practices For Using Galileo system : 2008-04-03 09:08:40
For a while airlines have raised concerns over rising costs in relation to poor system usage by travel agents. It is important to note, while the GDS provides an access for the Agents to the airlines inventory, all reservation and ticketing activitie More
Paper Tickets Are Flying Away For Good : 2008-03-06 16:01:22
In just three months, according to the International Air Transport Association, 100% of tickets issued for air travel will be electronic. This is an impressive figure given that four years ago "just 18 percent of airline tickets issued worldwide were More
Travelport offers its “best of breed” GDS booking : 2008-03-06 15:59:11
LANGLEY, UK, 12-10-2007 —
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers and parent of both the Galileo and Worldspan GDS brands, today announced that it will replace the existing Worldspan UK rail solution wi More
Paper Tickets set to Disappear by June 1 2008 : 2008-03-06 14:41:51
On June 1, 2008, the association that handles airline ticketing will dump paper tickets (only about 3 percent of tickets processed today are paper) for good in favor of electronic ones. The airlines have been anxious to get rid of the things for cost More
We welcome the Hotels & Preference (IW) chain as : 2008-03-06 13:30:13
This chain can now return nightly rates in more than one currency in their Inside Availability (HOC) response. You now have access to more rates and inventory than what was previously available. Looking for a hotel in London? You may find a guaran More
Fare for Input Criteria : 2008-03-06 13:13:13
Do you know what do what in case a fare quote system returns this response NO VALID FARE FOR INPUT CRITERIA? More
Galileo View trip has a new look and feel : 2008-03-06 12:38:41
The acclaimed View trip has undergone major changes. This includes the new name Travelport Viewtrip, adapting the Travelport brand and finally it has enhanced value adding features. Some of its key features include Maps, Driving Directions, Flight St More
Travelport GDS Announces Launch of Travelport Crui : 2007-12-11 11:24:08
Industry Leading Web-Based Leisure Shopping and Booking Tool Available to Galileo- and Worldspan-Connected Agencies in the United States More
Travelport GDS and Flight Centre Extend Their Excl : 2007-12-11 11:19:47
Travelport GDS and Flight Centre Extend Their Exclusive Partnership Agreement....
more
All Travelport logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materi More
British Airways passengers will have to pay to choose their seats before they travel from October, the airline says.
The charges will affect those seeking to ensure they sit together on a flight and people with a preference for window, aisle or emer More
Travelport GDS Ranked #11 Among 500 : 2009-09-30 11:31:16
LANGLEY, U.K., Sept. 24, 2009 – Global travel technology provider Travelport GDS today announced that it achieved the rank of 11 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500, an annual
listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. This is More
Partnering with Information Dynamics : 2009-07-29 10:34:28
Travelport has partnered with Information Dynamics to provide eTravel2000 LITE version. We have come to an agreement with Information Dynamics to distribute eTravel2000 into Africa. More
Travel Consultants in Kenya Win Great Prizes in th : 2009-07-22 09:44:22
Last Quarter , saw Our team and the travel trade industry work together to bring out big returns on the trade.
For six weeks Galileo run a 6 week GTA promo targeting the travel consultants on the GTA portal. After a successful promo ,below are the More
NEW APPOINTMENT AT GALILEO KENYA : 2009-07-20 10:04:14
Galileo Kenya is pleased to announce the confirmation of Julius Kamau as the General Manager with effect from 12th June 2009 . He has been the acting GM from 1st November 2008. More
Thank you for your support : 2009-07-20 08:57:55
On behalf of Galileo Kenya , we want to sincerely thank you for your valued support throughout the first half of year 2009. More
Air France KLM and Travelport sign GDS Agreement. : 2009-04-23 09:57:19
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading providers of Global Distribution Systems,and Air France KLM, one of the world’s largest airline groups, have today jointly announced a new, multi-year global full content agreement for Travelport agents. More
Plating Carrier Fare Quote Enhancement Coming Soon : 2009-04-23 09:08:46
Galileo is soon coming up with an enhancement whereby itinerary error responses will automatically be followed by a new tab stop and fill-in tab stop to display an Interline E-Ticket Table for the carrier. More
Travelport e-pricing Leads in finding Lowest Rate : 2009-03-30 13:36:39
Langley, UK, 18.03.2009 : New Topaz Study Confirms Travelport e-Pricing™ Leads the Travel Industry In Finding the Lowest Available Airfares Worldwide. More
Online Travel Agencies Slog It Out For Bookings : 2009-03-30 13:34:44
Online travel agencies, eager to spur spring bookings in the recession, are locked in a price battle that has some of them cutting fees and reimbursing customers if the price of their trip falls after they book. More
Online Check in Available on Travelport Viewtrip. : 2009-03-30 13:29:27
Travelport has introduced Online Check-in through its Viewtrip product.This is another milestone in Travelport, whereby Viewtrip has the ability to link through to the participating airlines website passenger check-in facilities and drops the user in More
Plating Carrier Fare Quote Enhancement Enhancement : 2009-03-06 08:47:32
Currently at fare quote when no plating carrier is found for an itinerary an error is returned to the user.
As a follow up, most of the time you will have to go another window to display the Carrier interline e-ticket table to confirm this informati More
Galileo E-Newsletter: October 2008 : 2008-10-09 21:21:40
Jambo and welcome to our October 2008 E-Newsletter edition. More
Galileo Lauches Goingsafari.com : 2008-10-09 19:30:02
To live up to the changing customer preferences in the tourism industry, Galileo Kenya has launched a marketing website to promote e-tourism. More
Travelport GDS Ranked Among the100 Most Innovative : 2008-10-08 20:54:40
"It is an honor for Travelport GDS to once again be included in the InformationWeek 500, and particularly to rank among the top 100 companies in 2008," said Sue Powers, chief information officer, Travelport GDS. "Travelport is the leader in Web-based More
Travelport GDS Ranked Among the100 Most Innovative : 2008-10-08 20:48:15
"It is an honor for Travelport GDS to once again be included in the InformationWeek 500, and particularly to rank among the top 100 companies in 2008," said Sue Powers, chief information officer, Travelport GDS. "Travelport is the leader in Web-based More
Travelport GDS signs global agreement with FCm Tra : 2008-10-06 16:42:43
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, has announced a global dual preferred GDS agreement with FCm Travel Solutions’ Network Partners worldwide. More
Winners of the Easter 2008 BlackBerry Promotion : 2008-06-12 17:25:22
Galileo Finally announces the Easter 2008 BlackBerry Promotion. More
Travelport GDS Signs Ground-Breaking Content Agree : 2008-06-11 16:21:23
Travelport GDS Signs Ground-Breaking Content Agreements With Lufthansa and SWISS
No GDS surcharges guaranteed for Galileo and Worldspan-connected agents
Langley, UK 05-30-2008
More
Data Establishes Travelport’s e-ticketing Leadersh : 2008-06-11 16:01:15
In the drive toward meeting IATA’s mandate of 100% electronic ticketing by June 1, 2008, Travelport GDS maintains the industry’s leadership role in enabling airlines and agencies to go paperless, new data shows. More
British Airways Changes Fees On Both Long haul And : 2008-05-08 12:19:31
This procedure, which becomes effective on 01 May 2008 and applies to the collection of 'change' (rebooking) fees on all British Airways longhaul and shorthaul routes. Details appear below. If you have any queries regarding GDS entries, please contac More
Travelport Quick Fact: Low-Cost Carriers : 2008-05-08 12:04:10
Did you know that Travelport now has 74 low-cost carriers bookable in its systems versus Amadeus with 65, Sabre with 63 and Abacus with 20? More
Galileo Kenya Introduces GTA Product to Kenya : 2008-05-08 11:45:24
Galileo Kenya has increased its products portfolio to its clients by incorporating a Galileo Travelport product known as GTA. GTA is an online or web portal product that gives agents access to wealth of both GDS* and non-GDS content including 72,00 More
Zero Commission sets in… What next? : 2008-05-08 10:58:06
As the year begun, the Kenyan travel trade was counting down to a new business model that would determine its survival or dismissal. While many would have taken the wait and see strategy, the travel trade had realized the seriousness and planned for More
Galileo Kenya & Career Training Center Partnershi : 2008-04-04 10:28:51
We wish to announce that the first batch of students have successfully completed the premier training of Galileo Kenya/Career Training Centre Galileo GDS course on Basic Reservations & Document production. More
Moving to a Service Fee Based Model Galileo Guide : 2008-04-03 17:15:50
Adopt smart solutions
Galileo offers a suite of solutions designed to help travel agents move to a service fee pricing model. More
Travelport Receives Payment Card Industry Complian : 2008-04-03 09:24:42
Major accomplishment helps set us apart from the competition
The growth of fraud and identity theft has placed tremendous pressure on the Payment Card Industry (PCI) to ensure the security and integrity of customer transactions. More
Best Practices For Using Galileo system : 2008-04-03 09:08:40
For a while airlines have raised concerns over rising costs in relation to poor system usage by travel agents. It is important to note, while the GDS provides an access for the Agents to the airlines inventory, all reservation and ticketing activitie More
Paper Tickets Are Flying Away For Good : 2008-03-06 16:01:22
In just three months, according to the International Air Transport Association, 100% of tickets issued for air travel will be electronic. This is an impressive figure given that four years ago "just 18 percent of airline tickets issued worldwide were More
Travelport offers its “best of breed” GDS booking : 2008-03-06 15:59:11
LANGLEY, UK, 12-10-2007 —
Travelport GDS, one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers and parent of both the Galileo and Worldspan GDS brands, today announced that it will replace the existing Worldspan UK rail solution wi More
Paper Tickets set to Disappear by June 1 2008 : 2008-03-06 14:41:51
On June 1, 2008, the association that handles airline ticketing will dump paper tickets (only about 3 percent of tickets processed today are paper) for good in favor of electronic ones. The airlines have been anxious to get rid of the things for cost More
We welcome the Hotels & Preference (IW) chain as : 2008-03-06 13:30:13
This chain can now return nightly rates in more than one currency in their Inside Availability (HOC) response. You now have access to more rates and inventory than what was previously available. Looking for a hotel in London? You may find a guaran More
Fare for Input Criteria : 2008-03-06 13:13:13
Do you know what do what in case a fare quote system returns this response NO VALID FARE FOR INPUT CRITERIA? More
Galileo View trip has a new look and feel : 2008-03-06 12:38:41
The acclaimed View trip has undergone major changes. This includes the new name Travelport Viewtrip, adapting the Travelport brand and finally it has enhanced value adding features. Some of its key features include Maps, Driving Directions, Flight St More
Travelport GDS Announces Launch of Travelport Crui : 2007-12-11 11:24:08
Industry Leading Web-Based Leisure Shopping and Booking Tool Available to Galileo- and Worldspan-Connected Agencies in the United States More
Travelport GDS and Flight Centre Extend Their Excl : 2007-12-11 11:19:47
Travelport GDS and Flight Centre Extend Their Exclusive Partnership Agreement....
more
All Travelport logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materi More
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More than 63,000 off-line and online travel agencies rely on our products and services every day.
We deliver over 20 million hotel bookings annually, enough to fill every room in the world’s largest hotel, every night, for 11 years.
It’s confirmed! Travelport e-PricingTM is the global market leader in low-fare shopping technology. The December 2008 study by Topaz International shows Travelport e-Pricing consistently finds the lowest available airfares worldwide.
We are a global leader that helps travellers, travel professionals and travel suppliers with over 1.5 billion travel messages daily.
Travelport operates in 160 countries, providing services in 29 languages.
If you put all the beds booked in GTA each year end to end, you could build a bridge across Eurasia - from the outermost point of Europe to the outermost point of Russia.
There are on average almost 24 Travelport customers on any one of the 28,537 commercial flights that fly over the United States on any given day.
Over 19.3 million cars are booked through Travelport per year. Place these cars in one line and they would stretch 24,000 miles—enough to circle the globe.
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