Travel Agents Worldwide Continue to Recognise Travelport GDS as their "GDS of Choice"

Latest Awards in UK and Ireland Add To Recent Accolades from Agents in Asia, North America and Australia

Langley, UK, 02-14-2008 --

Travel agents across the globe continue to nominate Travelport as their preferred global distribution system (GDS) partner, following the first travel industry awards of 2008 recently announced in the UK and Ireland. Acknowledging Travelport GDS's unique global presence and technology leadership, travel agents throughout North America, Australia, Asia and now Europe have all honoured Travelport's GDS brands Galileo and Worldspan with almost 20 "best-in-class" awards over the past twelve months.

The latest European awards for Travelport GDS, voted for by travel agents and announced at ceremonies in January are:

These latest awards for Travelport add to the international accolades recently received from travel agents all over the world including:

Gordon Wilson, president and chief executive officer for Travelport GDS, commented, "Travel agents worldwide are recognising that Travelport GDS is uniquely positioned to help them drive business by delivering informed travel choice. Through the combined strengths of Worldspan and Galileo, we can deliver the most robust technology, greater depth and breadth of content and innovative tools to drive efficiency and growth. We are setting the pace with new faring and shopping options, unmatchable low cost carrier content and huge depth in hotel and ground choice - its true value add for our travel agency customers and it's fantastic to see them recognising it with these latest awards!"

Notes to Editors

In total, Travelport GDS brands have now amassed almost 20 awards over the last twelve months including:

Galileo by Travelport Awards 2006-2007

Worldspan by Travelport Awards 2006-2007

About Travelport GDS
Travelport GDS is one of the world's largest global distribution system (GDS) providers operating both the Galileo and the Worldspan brands, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies in over 145 countries. It also operates Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry, and includes its Shepherd Systems subsidiary; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical reservations, related software and services management to the world's leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide informed choice to travelers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport, one of the world's largest service providers to the travel industry. More information is available at www.travelportgds.com.

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Travel agents worldwide recognize Worldspan (Travelport) as best GDS at the Travelport website.

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