Atlanta, 2013-01-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, today announces details of a new global full content agreement with Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. The new multi-year agreement secures access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory for all Travelport-connected travel agents, corporate customers and online agencies worldwide booking through Galileo and Worldspan, with immediate effect.
The new agreement also includes a common framework to provide enhanced Copa Airlines functionality to Travelport’s travel agents, such as the addition of merchandising services, providing Copa Airlines with the ability to sell ancillary services through Travelport point of sale platforms.
Copa Airlines will also subscribe to Travelport Sponsored Flights Advertising™, an advertising tool which enables carriers to place flights in a separate area above the neutral display on the travel agent’s availability results screen for optimum visibility. This industry first solution can promote new destinations or expanded service on existing routes, highlight reduced or promotional fares and offer alternative airport choices.
“Through this partnership, we are delighted to provide our customers with full access to Copa fares and inventory through our Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan distribution channels,” said Dan Westbrook, vice president, Supplier Services, Travelport. “As a global marketplace for 67,000 travel agencies worldwide, Travelport is committed to providing full content for our customers and providing cost-effective and value-added distribution and marketing services to all of our airline partners.”
“As a leader in Latin American aviation, Copa Airlines recognizes the high-yield value of Travelport’s distribution channels, its strong global footprint and key online travel customers,” said Joe Mohan, Vice President Commercial and Planning, Copa Airlines. “We are especially pleased to provide Travelport subscribers with access to our full content given the company’s ongoing expansion in Latin America.”
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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 Copa Holdings
Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, subsidiaries of Copa Holdings, are leading Latin American providers of passengers and cargo services. The airlines provide service to 64 destinations in 29 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, operating one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 83 aircraft: 57 Boeing 737NG aircraft and 26 Embraer-190s. To make reservations, check seat assignments, log on to a MileagePlus account, create a trip log, check in for flights, print boarding passes or purchase tickets via secure transactions in 11 currencies, visit copa.com.
Copa recently launched its mobile website, m.copaair.com, becoming the first airline in Latin America to offer travelers the ability to use electronic boarding passes. Copa Airlines joined Star Alliance in June, 2012.
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