e-Travel Unveils Aergo V6, Travel Industry’s First Global Booking Platform for Corporations and Business Travel Agencies

MADRID, October 7, 2003 – Bringing new time and cost efficiencies to the traditional online business travel booking model, e-Travel, the global leader in online travel solutions and the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A., is rolling out e-Travel Aergo V6 – the first single-platform, global booking tool for an increasingly cost-conscious corporate travel market.

“Companies and travel agencies need software solutions that will adapt to their business as they evolve, without the hassle of purchasing multiple products to accommodate local requirements,” said e-Travel managing director, Ian Wheeler. “For businesses looking to save time and money, the booking productivity enhancements built into Aergo V6 will open a lot of eyes.”

Wheeler describes Aergo V6 as “Traveler-friendly, travel manager-minded and travel agency-supported, delivering corporate and travel agent customers a flexible, one-stop, online booking solution for managed travel programs of every size and scope.”

Making its debut October 12-14 at the ACTE (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) Global Conference in Dublin (e-Travel booth #19), Aergo V6 will replace its predecessor e-Travel Aergo (US) and e-Travel Aergo (Global) products. In addition to pioneering the industry’s first global platform for travel booking, Aergo V6:

• Enables travel managers and travel agents to manage multiple, global travel programs and policies from a single, secure, Web source.
• Supports all local market requirements, including languages, currencies, travel suppliers, low-cost carriers, travel content, and date/time formats.
• Provides a multi-GDS platform that supports Amadeus, and all other major GDSs.
• Delivers a new interface that lets travelers display preferred content (including weather, trip status and flight schedules) on a single screen.
• Integrates with Master Pricer, Amadeus’ low-fare search engine, offering up to 200 pricing options for hundreds of domestic and international airfares.
• Features improved hotel shopping.
• Allows for faster implementation and deployment times.

“While several online booking vendors offer technology with some local market features, such as languages and currencies, e-Travel simplifies the process for us as it is managed from a single administration module,” said Marilyn Clifton, Travel Manager for EMEA at Oracle Corporation. “This has been especially important to Oracle as its managed travel program has expanded from the United States into Europe. With Aergo V6, we’ll have tightly integrated reporting options for worldwide travel management.”

Wheeler noted that the e-Travel team combined extensive local market knowledge with the Amadeus unit’s global expertise and resources to deliver a solution that saves time and money. “Aergo V6 gives customers peace of mind because they know that if they operate in one country today, and 10 tomorrow, Aergo’s single platform model is flexible enough – yet powerful enough – to meet the different challenges posed by each individual market.”

Aergo V6 also delivers these new administrative features:

“Communities.” Taking advantage of the “user-group” concept, the Communities feature enables travel managers to use one central travel site to quickly assign specific policies to groups of employees, departments, or worldwide business units. Similarly, travel agencies can leverage Communities to apply different policies to different clients. Because the platform adapts to local requirements, the task of introducing the product to a new office location or client is as easy as creating a new community within the central site.

“Dry Run Administration.” A first in online booking, Dry Run Administration lets travel managers make and test changes to their Web site, like adding a new airline contract or making a policy adjustment, in real-time. This eliminates the need for cumbersome “site reloads,” and lets travel managers and travel agencies test and post travel policy changes within minutes for any number of user groups.

Consolidated Reporting. This is a new feature that enables travel managers to create customized reports from any number of data sources, including both online and offline activity, and “who-is-where” reports that quickly trace a traveler’s whereabouts. e-Travel’s reporting engine can also consolidate data from multiple GDSs and travel agencies in a single report.

“Follow the Sun” Global Support. 24/7 customer service staff teamed with dedicated implementation, training and consulting services together comprise the globe’s most comprehensive business travel customer service network.

Aergo V6 is available directly from e-Travel and through authorized e-Travel distributors. Companies interested in receiving more information can contact e-Travel at [email protected] or [email protected]. Interactive, self-guided demos of Aergo V6 are also available at www.e-travel.com.

About e-Travel

e-Travel, the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A., is the leading global provider of online travel technology. It delivers e-commerce solutions for airlines, corporations, travel agencies, and other online travel businesses, and is dedicated to its customers’ net success. e-Travel serves 1,200 customers in 90 countries, including corporations like Airbus, DaimlerChrysler, Ingersoll-Rand, and Oracle Corporation; travel suppliers like Air France, Iberia, and Qantas; and online agencies like Opodo. Parent company Amadeus is the leading global distribution system and technology provider, serving the marketing, sales and distribution needs of the world’s travel and tourism industries. For more information, please visit e-Travel at www.e-travel.com.

e-Travel is a registered trademark of e-Travel Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Media Contacts:

North America, Kristen Goldman, e-Travel, Inc., +1-781-522-8989, [email protected]

EMEA/AP, e-Travel, Corporate and Marketing Communication, +34-91-582-0160, [email protected]

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