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CWT Main Street Travel partners with Worldspan for total Travel Management Solutions

Global travel technology provider Worldspan, L.P. has been selected by Fort Worth, Texas-based CWT Main Street Travel as the travel firm`s…

Global travel technology provider Worldspan, L.P. has been selected by Fort Worth, Texas-based CWT Main Street Travel as the travel firm`s global distribution system (GDS) and travel technology provider of choice. CWT Main Street Travel has also become a licensed distributor of Worldspan Trip Manager(R) XE, one of the travel industry`s most advanced online corporate travel management solutions.



CWT Main Street Travel is a full-service travel management company specializing in complete corporate travel planning and fulfillment services. In business since 1985, the firm`s 33 travel professionals serve customers through seven locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. CWT Main Street Travel is a multiple-time, award-winning franchisee or associate of the Carlson Wagonlit Travel network.



CWT Main Street Travel is combining the strengths of the Worldspan GDS with our latest technologies and Web solutions to seize new opportunities and build corporate travel business, said Mike Parks, senior vice president and general manager — Worldwide Travel Distribution for Worldspan. As the only GDS that does not compete with agencies as a travel retailer, we are intent on enhancing their growth by supporting their business and financial goals and delivering superior technologies and services.



According to Vince Ashwill, chairman and CEO of CWT Main Street Travel, We chose Worldspan so that each of our locations and agents can work in an integrated, state-of-the-art environment, using the most versatile travel planning, management and ticket fulfillment technologies on the market-in particular, Worldspan`s legendary fares and pricing functionality. We recognize the value these solutions bring to our company and clients, and we know we made the right decision in choosing Worldspan.



As a licensed distributor of Worldspan Trip Manager XE, CWT Main Street Travel is able to help corporate clients control and reduce travel expenditures by adopting the global travel industry`s most advanced online travel management application available to corporations today. Engineered to leverage the strengths of the .NET platform, Trip Manager XE integrates travel planning and procurement with existing enterprise-wide expense management systems via the Internet. Business travelers have up-to-the-minute availability and bookings for millions of airfares daily, and thousands of hotel properties and car rental locations worldwide. Trip Manager XE also integrates fully with Worldspan`s industry-leading fares and pricing tools.



CWT Main Street Travel takes full advantage of the browser-based Worldspan Go!(R) travel agency networking environment, an integrated desktop solution that interfaces with Worldspan`s global travel database and renowned fares and pricing system, as well as the Internet. CWT Main Street Travel also employs two of Worldspan`s market-leading, value-added fares and pricing technologies, including Worldspan Rapid Reprice(R), the first and most comprehensive automated ticket repricing solution, and Worldspan e-Pricing(R), a revolutionary suite of tools that continue to set global standards in low-fare shopping and booking technology.



Of the many awards received by CWT Main Street Travel, the most notable are the 2004 American Business Awards Stevie in the category of Best Franchise, the 2003 Golden Legacy Award which is awarded to the CWT associate that best exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, leadership and high quality standards of Curt Carlson, the founder of the Carlson Companies, and the 1996 Carlson Wagonlit Associate of the Year award.

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