Atlanta, 2013-02-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a long-term agreement with Consolid, a leading multiple points of sale consolidator in Latin America. The new agreement establishes Travelport as Consolid’s travel technology partner, providing access to travel content including air, hotel, car rental and cruise lines via its Worldspan platform.
Consolid will incorporate Travelport’s Worldspan platform and Universal API technology in the following Central and South American countries: Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, El Salvador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Panama, as well as the United States. With over 15,000 travel agency clients and 385 offices throughout the region, Consolid offers a comprehensive network of distribution and sales for the Latin American travel industry.
“As Consolid continues to expand in Latin America, we are faced with the challenge of selecting a travel technology partner who can grow and continually evolve alongside us,” said Joaquin Navasal, General Manger, Consolid. “Travelport’s innovative technology, paired with their first-rate customer service, made our choice an easy one.”
“As a leader in Latin American travel distribution and sales, Consolid is well positioned to continue its expansion throughout the region,” said Martin Invernizzi, Travelport’s Country Manager for Argentina and Uruguay. “Travelport is proud to be Consolid’s chosen technology partner and we look forward to providing their customers, members and partners with the most innovative and effective travel solutions in the industry.”
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About Consolid (www.consolidtravel.com)
Consolid is an alliance created in 2003 to establish a new business concept in the tourism industry. Made up exclusively of leading agencies, it has positioned itself in the market as a new and powerful organization built for a generation of business opportunities in the segment of recent years’ greatest growth and market research. With operations in 13 countries, Consolid has more than 385 offices in the region and 15,000 travel agency clients, and so provides the greatest network of travel distribution and sales in Latin America.
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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