Abacus International, Asia Pacific’s leading travel facilitator, has made its debut into TTG’s ‘Travel Hall of Fame’ following a decade win of the ‘Best Global Distribution System’ award.

The induction into TTG ‘Travel Hall of Fame’ is exclusively awarded to travel players who have consecutively won the same accolade more than 10 times at the annual TTG Travel Awards. Abacus is the first and only GDS to enter the ‘Travel Hall of Fame’.

This award is organised by leading travel publisher, TTG Publishing, with readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTGmice and TTG-BT mice China across Asia Pacific casting their votes based on criteria such as network comprehensiveness, ease of operation, user friendliness, efficiency and reliability.

Abacus International President and CEO Robert Bailey said, “It is a great honour to join the other leading travel companies in the esteemed TTG ‘Travel Hall of Fame’. “

“Over the years, the Abacus team has shown untiring passion to deliver travel solutions that benefit the business of both our partners and customers throughout Asia. This added recognition of our leadership in the industry will further inspire us to spearhead changes and identify opportunities to guide the industry forward,” continued Mr Bailey.

Abacus has launched several solutions and initiatives to help its travel partners and customers adjust to the changing travel environment. Notable amongst these were the introduction of a suite of online solutions, Abacus WebStart and Abacus WebCreate, to help agencies of every size to stake a claim in the cyberspace as well as the waiver of subscription fees for its leading fares solution, Abacus FareX in view of the tighter economic climate. 

“This award is not just about Abacus, it also serves as a tribute to our employees, our customers and our partners. The strong partnerships and great camaraderie that each of them has forged with Abacus have helped us reach this memorable milestone. And so, a big ‘thank you’ to all of you out there who have ever voted for us!” said Mr Bailey.

With this induction, Abacus will have a permanent showcase at the ‘Travel Hall of Fame’ home, sited in the museum of the Raffles Hotel Singapore. The 20th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2009 was presented at the Centara Grand and Bangkok Conventions Centre in Bangkok, Thailand last night.