SatoTravel wins account with Calif. research labs.ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1995--SatoTravel recently was awarded a combined contract worth $16 million to provide travel services to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. , part of the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . Under the contract, SatoTravel will serve both laboratories through its Corporate Call Center in Virginia and through satellite ticket printer locations at both the Berkeley and Livermore laboratory campuses. "We're delighted to be part of the University of California system, working in partnership with these very important laboratories," says Michael J. Premo, SatoTravel president. This contract represents SatoTravel's fourth corporate account since entering the commercial travel market in 1994. The company has an established reputation for providing quality travel services to the military and government market for more than 40 years. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, funded by the Department of Energy, are leaders in basic science research, the seed of technological advancement. Their mission is to pursue energy research in its most comprehensive sense, while positioning themselves to play a major role in preserving a competitive advantage for American science and technology. Their alliance with the University of California combines academic excellence with a technical infrastructure to spark spark, in electricity: see arc. (language) SPARK - An annotated subset of Ada supported by tools supplied by Praxis Critical Systems (originally by PVL). http://sparkada.com. initiatives that address industrial and national research needs. SatoTravel is a $1.2 billion travel management corporation based in Arlington. With more than 1,000 locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and the Pacific, SatoTravel provides high-quality, low-cost travel services. Owned by 11 U.S. commercial air carriers, SatoTravel is chartered to impartially im·par·tial adj. Not partial or biased; unprejudiced. See Synonyms at fair1. im  par·ti·al represent all participating airlines in the sale of air travel. In addition to air travel, services range from hotel and car rental reservations to discounted cruises, tours and custom vacations. The company ranks among the five largest travel companies in the United States. CONTACT: SatoTravel Kay KAY Kick Ass Year KAY Kansas Association of Youth McNamee, 703/358-1298 |
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