Agreement Establishes Galileo as Competitive Distribution Channel for American PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Galileo International, a leading global distribution system (GDS), and subsidiary of Travelport Inc., formerly Cendant Travel Distribution Services, today announced a five-year, full content agreement with American Airlines. Through the agreement, all of American's published fares and inventory will be available to all users of the Galileo GDS system including Galileo-connected travel agencies, corporate customers and Travelport online agencies booking through Galileo. The agreement establishes Galileo as a competitive distribution channel for American Airlines ticket sales. Galileo previously this year announced long-term full content deals with US Airways, United, Delta and Continental. "Ensuring continued access to full airline content is critical to our Galileo travel agency customers and this long-term enterprise agreement with American Airlines is an important milestone in achieving that objective," said Kurt Ekert, senior vice president, Supplier Services for Travelport. "Our travel agents, corporate travelers and consumers can be assured of continuing to get the fares, convenience and service they are used to receiving." "Establishing a competitive distribution agreement with Galileo helps us meet key business objectives to broaden the distribution of American Airlines' fares at lower costs," said David Cush, senior vice president, Global Sales for American Airlines. "With its broad travel agency subscriber base both offline and online, Galileo offers competitive channels to providing a cost-effective and comprehensive distribution platform over the long-term." About Galileo International: Galileo International is a global technology leader. Its core business is providing electronic global distribution services for the travel industry through its computerized reservation systems, leading-edge products and innovative, Internet-based solutions. Galileo is a value-added distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel supplier, agency and corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveler choice. A subsidiary of Cendant Corporation and part of Travelport Inc. Galileo is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, and has offices worldwide. Visit http://www.galileo.com/. About Travelport Travelport is one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse travel companies. With a network of over 8,000 local travel professionals and customers in over 140 countries, Travelport delivers greater choice, more content and cost savings to travelers, travel professionals and travel suppliers every day. Travelport offers a wide range of business and consumer services, from distribution technology and travel packaging to retail sales and solutions. Travelport operates over 20 leading brands, including Orbitz, an online travel agency; Galileo, a global distribution system (GDS); and GTA, a wholesaler of global travel content. DATASOURCE: Galileo International CONTACT: Jill Brenner, Travelport Inc., +1-973-496-5870, Web site: http://www.galileo.com/

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