Hong Kong, 2013-01-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a new multi-year agreement with Morning Star Travel Service Ltd, one of the leading travel agencies in Hong Kong.
Under this significant agreement, Travelport will become Morning Star’s key travel technology provider. Travel agents across all Morning Star locations, including their headquarters in Kowloon and office in Macau, will have immediate access to Travelport’s comprehensive air, accommodation and ground content.
Morning Star is one of the leading brands in Hong Kong specializing in leisure travel, and provides hundreds of outbound tours and packages for frequent individual travellers (FIT). The company has received numerous awards by various airlines, tourism boards and travel organizations, such as the “Greater China Super Brands Award 2012 by East Week Magazine” and “The Most Popular Korea Tour Award by Weekend Weekly.”
“We are delighted to have signed this new agreement with Travelport,” comment’s Mr. Peter Sung, CEO of Morning Star. “While Morning Star is experiencing strong and continuous growth, we needed to equip our employees with a reliable, efficient and comprehensive travel IT platform to provide better services to our customers. Travelport’s innovative technology, extensive travel content and their exceptional support function is a one-stop shop for travel agents, which will help propel Morning Star’s services to the next level.”
Patrick Andres, Travelport’s Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific, says “It is our pleasure to work with such an iconic travel agency in Hong Kong. We look forward to working with Morning Star to assist them in the development and growth of their company in 2013 and beyond.”
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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 Morning Star Travel Service Limited (www.morningstar.com.hk)
Morning Star Travel Service Limited established for more than 40 years and is one of the leading travel agency in Hong Kong. We have 14 branches covering the major areas in Hong Kong and Macau to provide hundreds of outbound tours and F.I.T. packages. Apart from regular sightseeing tours, special-interest products and tailor-made tours for private group travel is also available. In recent years, Morning Star Travel has further expanded its business in cruise travel as well as providing professional service to Hong Kong, China and overseas corporate clients on annual conferences, exhibitions and incentive tours. With good marketing sense and rich experience, Morning Star Travel has continuously received numerous awards by various airlines, tourism boards and different travel organizations.
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