Corporations Unveil Significant Cost Savings Using Online Booking Technology; Companies Share Successes At GetThere and Ultramar Conference.Business Wire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 At a travel technology conference hosted today by Ultramar Travel Management and GetThere, a Sabre Company, several companies announced that they have cut travel costs by enabling employees to book business trips online using GetThere's technology. The booking technology, which has been used by many of the world's largest corporations, is being provided to mid-market companies by Ultramar. Ultramar is offering corporations a comprehensive travel solution that includes low-cost online booking and a wide range of customized travel management services. Using profile synchronization technology, Ultramar is creating a seamless link between bookings made by travelers directly online and those that are agent assisted. Some of the companies who attended and shared successes at the conference include Dassault Falcon The Falcon is a family of business jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation. Early members of this family were known as the Mystère within France, "Falcon" originally being an export name only. Jet Corp. and ThruPoint, Inc. Corporations discussed their online programs on a panel hosted by Andy Menkes, a twenty-five year travel industry veteran. Dassault Falcon Jet Corp., a global supplier of corporate jets headquartered in Teterboro, NJ, channeled 59 percent of all of its travel bookings through GetThere's online system within three months, including 30 percent of all international travel activity. The cost of tickets booked online average 18 percent less than those booked offline. "I think that the GetThere system appealed to travelers at Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. partly because the online technology is easy to use, but also in great part because Ultramar's profile synchronization systems allowed travelers to start booking online without having to re-enter re·en·ter also re-en·ter v. re·en·tered, re·en·ter·ing, re·en·ters v.tr. 1. To enter or come in to again. 2. To record again on a list or ledger. v.intr. profile information," said Donna Friedlander, manager of corporate travel and meetings for Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. ThruPoint, Inc., a global IT strategy consultant based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , finds that when its employees book trips online, the cost is typically $100 less than reservations made by phone. 68 percent of all travel reservations are being made online through the GetThere system. Ultramar also reduces charges more than 50 percent off of standard costs for reservations booked online. "As a technical consulting company, we have to bill back expenses to our clients when we travel on their behalf," said Kris Bachmann, vice president and controller of ThruPoint, Inc. "Ultramar's travel services combined with GetThere's online booking technology gives us the confidence that we are operating our business travel program in the most cost-efficient way possible." "There are online agencies coming into the corporate travel market with little or no experience in how to service the needs of corporations," said Peter Klebanow, president of Ultramar. "Ultramar is in constant communication with our customers. We understand what it takes to make their travel programs a seamless venture in both the online and offline space." Ultramar has dozens of clients using GetThere's online booking technology, including BlackRock, the asset management arm of PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress Bank, Coach, a leading marketer of accessories for men and women, and Moody International, a technical services firm supporting engineering and quality assurance functions for various process industries. About Ultramar Ultramar is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with corporate headquarters located in the heart of New York's business world for over 50 years. As a partner and Advisory Board member of Global Star, it is positioned for service throughout the globe. Ultramar serves a client base of diverse cultures and requirements -- clients like BlackRock, The BlackStone Group, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Kenneth Cole Productions Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. is an American fashion house founded in 1982 by Kenneth Cole. Born in Brooklyn, Cole is a graduate of Emory University. He originally named the company Kenneth Cole Incorporated in September 1982 and planned to showcase his new line of shoes during , Russell Reynolds, AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. , Coach, Nautica, and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Market Watch. It attributes its business success to a commitment to innovation - not only in implementing and adapting technologies, but also in delivering completely customized travel programs. About GetThere GetThere, a Sabre Company, is the leading provider of Web-based travel reservation systems for corporations and airlines. GetThere's systems are used to provide Web-based travel procurement including air, hotel, car and meeting planning to employees at leading corporations such as American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson , Boeing, ChevronTexaco, Cisco, Honeywell, PricewaterhouseCoopers and SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications. GetThere also powers Web-based travel booking for leading airlines, including Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Aloha Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways and United Airlines. GetThere LP is wholly owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TSG TSG The Smoking Gun (web site) TSG Technology Services Group (UK) TSG Technical Specification Group TSG Timing Signal Generator TSG Technical Support Group TSG Tumor Suppressor Gene TSG ThermoSalinoGraph ), the leading provider of technology, distribution and marketing services for the travel industry. More information on Sabre can be found at www.Sabre.com. Additional information about GetThere can be found on the Web at www.GetThere.com. All trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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