E-travel signs up five more airlines for its internet booking engine

45 airlines around the world have now adopted e-Travel Planitgo

e-Travel Planitgo bookings up 105 percent on the year

Waltham, Massachusetts, September 23, 2002: e-Travel, the leading global provider of online travel technology and e-commerce business unit of Amadeus, today announced five new airline customers for e-Travel Planitgo, its online booking solution.

The signing of SN Brussels Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Littoral, Air Caraïbes and Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian), brings to 45 the number of carriers -including Air France, Iberia and Qantas – trusting Planitgo’s ASP (Application Service Provider) business model and technology to connect them with travelers online, via 123 Web sites worldwide.

Planitgo airline customers, supported by e-Travel customer management and e-consulting services, have seen their online transactions rocket by 105 percent in the last year. In the same period, Planitgo’s traveler-friendly features, like its special offers capability, turned more ‘lookers’ into ‘bookers’ – conversion rates rose by 17 percent.

Scott Gutz, president and CEO, e-Travel, said, “The growth in our customer base and transaction volumes is proof that the world’s airlines trust e-Travel’s business model, our products and services – and believe in our commitment to their success. They are seeing for themselves how e-Travel solutions can power their business online in record time. And they know that we can give them secure, reliable and scalable solutions that grow with their business.”
Notes to Editors:

About the new e-Travel Planitgo customers:
 SN Brussels Airlines. Experiencing dramatic growth, the Belgian national carrier serves 35 destinations in Europe and onto Africa (www.brussels-airlines.com).
 Qatar Airways is the national carrier for the State of Qatar. Qatar Airways is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world today and serves 34 destinations (www.qatarairways.com).
 Air Littoral is the number one private French regional airline company. Today, its network offers 120 connections between the 30 larger cities of Southern Europe (www.airlittoral.com).
 Air Caraïbes offers inter-island regular flights to 20 destinations in the Caribbean’s Antilles region (www.aircaraibes.com).
 Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian). A Braathens partner, Norwegian connects Oslo with the major cities in the country (www.norwegian.no).

About e-Travel
e-Travel, the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA, is the leading global provider of online travel technology. It provides e-commerce solutions for airlines, corporations, travel agencies and other online travel businesses, and is dedicated to its customers’ net success. e-Travel serves customers in over 90 countries, including corporations such as Airbus, Daimler Chrysler, Gateway, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Oracle Corporation and Philip Morris Companies, as well as travel suppliers such as Air France, Iberia and Qantas, and online agencies such as Opodo.

Parent company Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA is the leading global distribution system (GDS) and technology provider serving the marketing, sales and distribution needs of the world’s travel and tourism industries.

For further information please visit our web site at: www.e-travel.com.

For further information please contact:

Fred Iannotti
Patrice Tanaka & Company, Inc.
(203) 426-1377
[email protected]

e-Travel is a trademark of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution.

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