GetThere Partner Program Adds 60 Corporate Agency Resellers; Regional Travel Agencies Driving Adoption of Industry-Leading Booki
16 August 2005 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
GetThere(R) announced that its Partner Program, launched in January
2005, has already added 60 corporate travel agencies to the roster
of Authorized Resellers of the world's leading corporate travel
reservation technology. The majority of the new resellers are
regional agencies taking advantage of GetThere's customizable Web
pages, marketing tools, and experienced customer support staff to
implement managed online booking programs for hundreds of corporate
clients. The GetThere Partner Program offers agencies a customized
Web site which includes GetThere's proven, multi-GDS booking tool,
used by more than 3,000 companies worldwide. GetThere, in concert
with the agency's GDS, helps partner agencies develop online
business strategies and programs designed to generate cost savings
for corporate clients. Partner agencies can take advantage of
GetThere's adoption tools and best practice standards, passed on
from ten years of implementing both big and small corporations.
GetThere also helps manage client Web sites and provides support to
maximize savings for both the customer and the agency. "We've only
had the GetThere tool in our arsenal for two months, and it is
already a key component of our strategy to slash costs for our
clients," said Kathleen Roberts, director of corporate sales for
Utah-based Morris Murdock Travel. "Initial response from our client
base is overwhelmingly positive. Our clients can learn from the
successes of large corporations, and they are ready to adopt best
practices to drive online bookings in their unique businesses."
GetThere refocused a number of its sales staff to promote the new
Partner Program across North America. Two other regional agencies
that signed on to the program are Garber Travel in New England and
San Diego-based Balboa Travel. Highlights of GetThere's Partner
Program for corporate travel agencies include: -- Greater site
customization, with agency branding opportunities -- Familiar,
streamlined booking displays and processes for travelers --
Unlimited travel policy -- Automated flight upgrades --
User-selectable languages -- Access to non-GDS content sources,
such as Amtrak -- Access to GetThere's unique Online Ticket
Exchange technology GetThere resellers also receive frequent
enhancements to the product that result from significant
investments made across all of Sabre Holdings' online technologies.
For example, GetThere recently added Travelocity's award-winning
TotalPrice(SM) for Cars functionality, which gives business
travelers the complete price of their rental car, including taxes
and fees, prior to choosing and booking a car online. "We're
pleased to see this reaction to the Partner Program," said Bev
Heinritz, general manager of GetThere. "Corporate travel managers
and the agencies that work with them are making strides in
recognizing and adopting technologies that make travel easy while
keeping costs in line. We look forward to increasing the reach of
the Partner Program to agencies in Latin America and Europe in the
months ahead." About GetThere GetThere is the world's leading
online corporate travel reservation technology. GetThere enables
global corporations and government agencies to provide a convenient
way for employees to book travel and plan meetings while
significantly reducing costs. GetThere's advanced technology works
with all major global distribution systems (GDS) and all travel
management companies. More than 3,000 corporations, including the
majority of Fortune 200 companies that have online booking sites,
use GetThere. More information is available at www.getthere.com.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel
commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and
technology solutions for the travel industry. More information
about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
(C) 2005, GetThere. All rights reserved.
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