WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- UATP announced
today that it has joined with Expedia.com, one of the world's
leading full-service online travel brands, to accept UATP for
airline ticket payments purchased in the U.S. along with
Travelocity and Orbitz.
"Corporate travel is booming in the U.S.; GBTA predicts that
travel spending will reach over $296
billion in 2017.1 This includes unmanaged travel
that doesn't go through travel management companies such as
Egencia. Accepting UATP for payment will give us a competitive
advantage to capture a portion of that unmanaged corporate travel
market," Falk Richter, Vice
President, Expedia Global Payments.
UATP's Corporate Subscribers now have the option of purchasing
airfare directly through Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity, giving
Subscribers in the U.S. more point of sale options when using UATP
as their form of payment. All airfare purchased through Expedia,
Orbitz and Travelocity follow the same process flow as a ticket
purchased directly from an airline, and travel managers receive the
same detailed UATP statement with itinerary level data.
"Expedia is one of the largest travel companies in the world; it
only made sense to work with them to provide corporate travelers
access to the form of payment that many of their companies require
when booking airfare," said Ralph
Kaiser, President and CEO, UATP. "Through this
collaboration, corporate travelers using Expedia, Travelocity or
Orbitz can choose flexible routes to meet their needs for booking
flights on any airline."
With Expedia as a Merchant, UATP's Subscribers that don't have
access to a travel management company such as Egencia now have the
opportunity to personally book their own airfare with
company-approved payment methods.
For more information, visit UATP.com.
1 GBTA BTI™ Outlook – United States: 2016 Q4
ABOUT UATP
UATP is a global payment solution owned and
operated by the world's airlines and accepted by thousands of
merchants for air, rail and travel agency payments. UATP connects
airlines to Alternative Forms of Payment which can expand reach and
generate incremental sales globally. UATP offers easy-to-use data
tools, DataStream℠ and DataMine℠, which provide comprehensive
account details to Issuers and Corporate Subscribers for accurate
travel management.
Accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel
worldwide by airlines, travel agencies and Amtrak®; UATP accounts
are issued by: Aeromexico; Air Canada (TSE:AC) Air New Zealand
(ANZFF.PK); Air Niugini; American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL); APG
Airlines; Austrian Airlines; China Eastern Airlines (NYSE: CEA);
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL); EL AL Israel Airlines; Etihad Airways;
Frontier Airlines; GOL Linhas aereas inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL
and Bovespa: GOLL4); Hahn Air; Japan Airlines (9201:JP); JetBlue
Airways; Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways (QUBSF.PK); Shandong
Airlines; Sichuan Airlines; Southwest Airlines; Transavia
Airlines; TUIfly GmbH; Turkish Airlines (ISE:THYAO); United
Airlines (NYSE: UAL) and WestJet.
AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for:
Lufthansa German Airlines.
About Expedia.com
Expedia.com® is one of the world's largest full service travel
sites, helping millions of travelers per month easily plan and book
travel. Expedia.com (https://www.expedia.com/,
1-800-EXPEDIA) aims to provide the latest technology and the widest
selection of top vacation destinations, affordable airfare, hotel
deals, car rentals, destination weddings, cruise deals and
in-destination activities, attractions, services and travel
apps.
© 2018 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Expedia and the
Airplane logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other product and
company names mentioned herein may be the property of their
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Visit our web site https://www.expedia.com/ or use our
mobile app to book cheap flights and hotels.
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 774 5017
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