Langley, UK, 2013-03-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new multi-year agreement with Gray Dawes, a leading travel and expense management company, and member of the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC), in the United Kingdom. In addition to this renewal, Gray Dawes also intends to integrate Travelport Universal Desktop into its roadmap.
“We thought long and hard about what we needed from our travel technology provider and decided that Travelport’s product suite and rich content fitted perfectly with our requirements and growth strategy,” said Suzanne Cockburn, CEO of Gray Dawes. “We’re very excited to be moving to Travelport technology which will deliver increased efficiency to our business and enable us to offer an even better service for our clients.”
“We are delighted to be continuing our strong working relationship with Gray Dawes. Travel Management Companies need to invest in leading point-of-sale solutions, and Gray Dawes is an excellent example of a forward-looking business,” said Simon Ferguson, Regional Director UK & Ireland, Travelport. “With their excellent service model and support infrastructure paired with our technology, content and support, we look forward to continuing our strong relationship going forward.”
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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 174 countries, approximately 3,500 employees and reported 2010 revenues of $2.3 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business, which includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands and its Airline IT Solutions business, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines.
Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company. Travelport is a private company owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Travelport management.
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About Gray Dawes (www.gray-dawes.co.uk)
Gray Dawes Travel & Expense Management is one of the UK’s leading independent business travel and expense management companies. Established in 1927, the company is headquartered in Colchester and serves corporate customers throughout the United Kingdom. Long recognized as a technology partner, Gray Dawes has been a driving force in the development of online self-booking travel technologies.
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