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GetThere(R), the world’s leading travel and collaboration management solution, announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with BCD Travel. The formalization of GetThere’s working relationship with this prominent travel management firm (BCD Travel’s annual travel sales exceed $14 billion) gives BCD Travel sales and account management teams a compelling, proven solution for the comprehensive programs it targets at mid-size and large multi-national corporations.
A Sabre Travel Network(R) business, GetThere has self-booking deployments in 76 countries. Corporations booked more than $9 billion in business travel on GetThere in 2009, with the majority of America’s 100 largest corporate travel programs using the solution. The GetThere agreement complements a global contract that BCD Travel and Sabre Travel Network completed in 2008.
Many BCD Travel clients, including several Fortune 200 firms, already use GetThere today to optimize travel procurement and drive maximized use of preferred suppliers. As a formal GetThere reseller, BCD Travel will help influence future product enhancements and will have access to a wide range of GetThere customer service resources aimed at delivering significant value to business travel programs.
“GetThere’s track record of serving multi-national firms is undeniable, and their pace of innovation has clearly ramped up in the past 18 months,” said Tom Kallas, general manager of North America for BCD Travel. “GetThere’s focus on collaborative components offered in conjunction with traditional online travel dovetails with several initiatives we have in place. We’re optimistic about the potential of this relationship in 2010 and beyond.”
“BCD Travel has a track record of creating value for their customers through technology and people solutions that deliver bottom line travel procurement savings,” said Chris Kroeger, president of GetThere and senior vice president of global accounts for Sabre Travel Network. “We look forward to working with BCD Travel as we help our mutual customers travel and collaborate smarter.”
About GetThere
GetThere is the world’s leading online business travel collaboration solution, surpassing $9 billion in annual bookings. GetThere’s proven technology and unparalleled global service infrastructure helps corporations collectively save millions in air and hotel costs. Through its unique relationship with Travelocity(R), GetThere provides a familiar online booking experience for travelers of more than 3,000 companies, including a majority of multi-national Fortune 200 firms that deploy online booking. GetThere works with all major global distribution systems (GDS). Companies using GetThere and the Sabre GDS together can optimize efficiency and cost savings across the entire travel procurement process. More information is available at http://www.getthere.com.
Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
About BCD Travel
As a leading provider of global corporate travel management, BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the business of travel. This benefits the organization on every level: from the bottom line to the business traveler. BCD Travel operates in more than 90 countries on six continents, with US$14 billion in total sales and a combined worldwide work force of 13,000 professionals. BCD Travel is a BCD Holdings N.V. company. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
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