Secures full content for agents in Poland and beyond
Langley, 2012-08-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and LOT Polish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Poland, have announced a new global full content agreement. The new multi-year deal secures full access to all of LOT’s fares, seat availability and schedules for Travelport-connected travel agencies worldwide.
“Being part of Travelport’s extensive network is a critical part of our distribution strategy to ensure our flights are available to travel agents everywhere”, said Marcin Piróg, Chief Executive Officer, LOT Polish Airlines. “Travelport’s breadth, technology and merchandising capabilities will ensure we continue to have a very successful relationship for years to come.”
Robin Ranken, Travelport’s Head of Airline Relationships for Europe, said “We are proud of our ability to successfully sign full content agreements and continue to be an essential part of the travel industry. Signing this agreement with LOT is great news for travel agents in Poland and beyond and we are looking forward to further cementing our relationship with LOT in the future.”
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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 LOT Polish Airlines (www.lot.com)
LOT Polish Airlines is one of the oldest airlines in the world. It has been connecting Poland with the rest of the world since 1929. Now planes in LOT colours fly to nearly 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. Many of LOT’s pilots are among the European and World Champions in several types of aviation sports. Since 2003 LOT is a member of Star Alliance whose network currently offers more than 21,500 daily flights to 1,356 airports in 193 countries all over the world. In 2012 LOT will take delivery of the most modern aircraft – the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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