Skytours GmbH, a European online travel and tourism services provider, has signed a new multi-year travel technology agreement with Worldspan. Over the next three years, Worldspan will continue to…
Skytours GmbH, a European online travel and tourism services provider, has signed a new multi-year travel technology agreement with Worldspan. Over the next three years, Worldspan will continue to provide Skytours` Web sites with state-of-the-art airline distribution, reservations, transaction processing and e-ticketing services. Skytours also plans to adopt other market-leading Worldspan travel distribution technologies. Specializing in offering the best prices and deals, Skytours provides its clients with online points of sale in 12 countries.
We have tested many Internet-based travel technologies from GDS companies and found Worldspan`s solutions to be the fastest and most advanced tools in the market, said Rudi Seiberlich, chief executive officer of Skytours GmbH. Worldspan`s unparalleled expertise will continue to help us grow by allowing our customers to arrange holiday travel using the most popular and reliable online booking tools worldwide.
The Internet is daily becoming more mainstream throughout Europe, helping consumers turn pre-travel shopping and purchase data into actionable information, said Jay Rein, Worldspan vice president e-Commerce. Worldspan`s e-commerce team is committed to helping Skytours provide a world-class experience for its customers by providing comprehensive travel content and innovative technologies. Our 11 years of providing Web-based e-commerce solutions to the marketplace can benefit Skytours in its quest to grow its customer base.
Skytours connects to the Worldspan global distribution system (GDS) using Worldspan Universal Messaging (UM), an advanced data exchange solution that creates a secure and seamless interface over the Internet between Skytours` internal reservations system and the Worldspan GDS.
Skytours plans to enhance its Web sites in the near future with Worldspan e-Pricing(R). Additionally, Worldspan and Skytours are exploring content expansion through Skytours Web sites with Worldspan`s car rental, hotel and tour booking solutions. Skytours is already a user of Worldspan SecuRate(R) Air Plus as well as Worldspan`s My Trip and More Web site.
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