Caracas, 2012-08-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Venezuelan air carrier, Avior Airlines, have today jointly announced a new agreement. The deal also includes an upgrade to Direct Sell and Seamless Availability which enable real-time reservation and confirmation of bookings, and allow agents to offer the highest level of service to their travelers.
Based in Barcelona, Venezuela, Avior has a fleet of Boeing 737s which offers flights across Venezuela’s key cities and some important international destinations, primarily for business travelers and tourism. It offers regular flights between strategic cities including Barcelona, Barinas, Barquisimeto, Caracas, Maracaibo, Puerto Ordaz, Porlamar, Santa Elena, Valencia, Aruba, Curacao, Miami and Panama.
”We are very pleased with our partnership with Travelport,” said Mr. Zaki Aroutin, IT Director at Avior, “Our full content agreement with Travelport is an important part of our distribution strategy to ensure our flights are available to the largest possible audience across Venezuela. We look forward to continuing to work closely with them over the coming years.”
Derek Sharp, President and Managing Director of the Americas, Travelport, said “Signing this agreement is great news for Travelport, Avior and our mutual customers. Our agreement secures seamless availability and direct sell connectivity levels, as well as full content from one of the key airlines in Venezuela.”
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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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