Atlanta, 2012-11-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Alaska Airlines, ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers” in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM for five consecutive years since 2008, today announce a new global full content agreement. The new multi-year deal will provide Travelport-connected travel agencies worldwide with full access to Alaska Airlines published fares, seat availability and schedules.
“Through this partnership, we are pleased to provide our customers with full access to Alaska Airlines fares and inventory through our Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan distribution channels,” said Dan Westbrook, vice president, Supplier Services, Travelport. “As a global marketplace, we bring Alaska Airlines together with over 67,000 online and offline travel agency locations, which in turn serve millions of end consumers globally. Travelport is committed to providing full content for our agency customers and cost-effective and value-added distribution to all of our supplier partners.”
“Travelport is an important commercial partner for Alaska Airlines. We’re pleased that Travelport agents worldwide will continue to have full access to our published fares and inventory,” said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of Marketing.”
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About Travelport (www.travelport.com)
Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.
With a presence in over 170 countries, approximately 3,500 employees and 2011 net revenue of $2.0 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution systems (GDS) business, which includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands and its Airline IT Solutions business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Travelport is a privately owned company.
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About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers” in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM for five consecutive years from 2008 to 2012. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
Media Contacts
Jill Brenner
Senior Director
Corporate Communications, The Americas
Travelport
jill.brenner@travelport.com
Phone: 1.973.939.1325