CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL WINS COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION ACCOUNT.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1996--Carlson Wagonlit Travel was awarded the travel management account for Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , the world's largest supplier of personal computers. The Houston-based company did not disclose annual air volume. Carlson Wagonlit Carlson Travel Network Carlson Travel Network can trace its origin back to a travel agency that was founded by Ward Forster in the United States in 1888 and named Ask Mr. Foster. will begin servicing Compaq's travelers this month out of an on-site on-site adj. Done or located at the site, as of a particular activity: on-site monitoring of a production run; an on-site film shoot. office at its Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; headquarters. Carlson Wagonlit was chosen from a competitive bid process with eight other agencies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Deborah Deborah (dĕb`ōrə), in the Bible, prophetess and judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. Under her guidance Barak conquered Sisera and delivered Israel from the oppression of the Canaanite King Jabin. Larza, manager, Travel Services, Compaq, Carlson Wagonlit was selected for reasons which include its travel technology products, high service levels, and the ability to assist Compaq in reviewing travel-related service contracts on a worldwide basis. Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs, servers and options. Note to Editors: Minneapolis and Paris-based Carlson Wagonlit Travel (pronounced Carlson Vah-gon-LEE Travel) is one of the world's largest travel agencies, backed by a network of $13.3 billion in annual sales with more than 4,100 locations in 125 countries. Related brands are: Carlson Travel Network (leisure and franchised); Wagonlit Travel (leisure and group); A.T. Mays in the United Kingdom; and Viajes Ecuador in Spain. Carlson Wagonlit Travel company information can be found on the World Wide Web, located at: http://www.carlson.com/ctg.html. Consumer web sites are http://www.travel.carlson.com (for leisure travel) and http://carlsonwagonlit.com (for business travel). CONTACT: Barbara Hemberger, 612/449-2267 |
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