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  • Orbitz Worldwide, StarCite Integrate Online Travel Booking Functionality to Meetings Management Application



    CHICAGO, IL -- July 24, 2007 -- Orbitz Worldwide, whose corporate travel brands serve everyone from the small, independent business traveler to the large Fortune 500 corporation, is now helping those attending corporate meetings readily plan and book travel through a new strategic alliance with StarCite, the largest on-demand global meetings management company in the marketplace today.

    GetThere Launches GetThere2go Service for Business Travelers Using Mobile Devices



    BOSTON, Massachusetts (July 23, 2007) -- GetThere(R), the world's leading online corporate travel reservation technology, today announced that corporations using GetThere can soon offer business travelers the capability to book and manage trips anywhere around the globe via their hand-held device. GetThere2go seamlessly replicates a corporation's travel site on any web-enabled mobile device, allowing road warriors to book flights, add an extra hotel night, or rent a car - all within corporate policy guidelines.

    WORLDHOTELS Launches Automated Rate-Loading Process



    BOSTON -- July 23, 2007 -- WORLDHOTELS (booth #1831), the hotel group for independent hotels and regional hotel brands, today announced that the company's new automated rate-loading process will directly benefit its corporate clients. The technology, which is possible through a seamless interface between Nexus (WORLDHOTELS' account management and contracting platform) and WORLDHOTELS' CRS provider, simplifies the complex rate-loading process. It ensures that negotiated rates are quickly loaded into Global Distribution Systems upon acceptance from the client; that the rates are loaded with total contract compliance; and they remain accessible throughout the term of the contract.

    Enterprise: Business Travelers to Immediately Benefit from VanguardAcquisition



    July 23, 2007 (St. Louis, Mo.) -- Business travelers will be first to benefit when the owners of Enterprise Rent-A-Car complete their acquisition of Vanguard Car Rental, which is anticipated for August 1. Immediately after the transaction closes, the Enterprise Business Rental Program will offer its members a free Emerald Club membership at National Car Rental, entitling them to a discount on National's rates.

    AUTOMATED PERSONAL TRAVEL ASSISTANT WORLDMATE LIVE™ LAUNCHES ON BLACKBERRY® DEVICES



    Los Angeles, CA and NBTA Conference (July 23, 2007) -- WorldMate, a leading provider of travel services for mobile devices, today announced the launch of WorldMate Live, an automated service providing frequent fliers with up-to-date flight status and other useful information in real-time on their mobile phones.

    NEXUS CONNECTS WITH TRUST VOYAGER CRS FOR WORLDHOTELS



    LONDON, July 23, 2007. Nexus World Services reaches agreement with Trust International, a Travelport brand, to establish an interface between Nexus and Trust Voyager. The interface means that rates 'accepted' in the Corporate and Consortia contracting process will automatically be uploaded from Nexus into the Trust Voyager CRS and onward into the various distribution channels.

    Where in the World are Your Travelers: Sabre Launches Affordable Solution to Quickly Locate All Corporate Travelers Worldwide



    SOUTHLAKE, Texas, July 23, 2007 -- Sabre Travel Network, the world's largest and most rewarding marketplace for buying and selling travel and the leading technology and services provider of solutions for corporate travel, announced today that it has launched its new Traveler Security and Data Suite.

    Travelocity Business Report Shows Corporations How to Save By Making Trip Changes Online



    BOSTON, Massachusetts (July 23, 2007) -- Travelocity Business(R) today introduced a new report targeted at travel procurement executives. The online ticket exchange (OTE) Lost Savings report defines a corporation's savings potential by driving travelers to make ticket exchanges online rather than calling an agent, giving travel managers CFO-ready reports detailing how much the company could save as adoption of OTE grows.

    Travelocity Business Consulting Group Saves Corporations Millions in Hotel Spend



    SOUTHLAKE, Texas (July 24, 2007) -- The consulting unit of Travelocity Business(SM) today announced the results of its successful 2007 hotel rate negotiating season. Working with six clients, including two companies in the Fortune 35, Travelocity Business recorded an average daily rate savings of more than 34 percent off the published corporate rate at preferred properties.

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