Egencia Expands Global Alliance With Seven New Countries

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Egencia™, an Expedia, Inc. company, today announced the expansion of the Egencia Global Alliance to include strategic partnerships with leading local travel management companies (TMCs) in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Malaysia. These additions build on Egencia's existing points of sale in 15 countries and the nine Global Alliance partnerships announced in December 2009.  

"Egencia has sought out and engaged the most relevant TMC partners for the Egencia Global Alliance, growing our presence in key world markets like Mexico, Brazil and Japan," said Rob Greyber, President of Egencia. "Our clients continue to grow globally and we will evolve to meet their needs."

With travel management services that extend worldwide, Egencia provides regionally-based expert travel consultants and comprehensive access to the best available travel inventory. The Global Alliance combines experienced local partners with Egencia's signature offering, including global consolidated reporting.  

Egencia's consolidated reporting allows travel managers to create and run customized travel reports that aggregate travel data across countries and subsidiaries. With additional support from new Global Alliance partners, Egencia  provides deeper insight and cost control opportunities through a combination of reporting services and regular business reviews.

Effective as of this announcement, the company has established partnerships with Business Travel Unlimited (BTU) in Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Tour House in Brazil, Corporate Travel Services in Mexico, Hankyu Travel in Japan and Mitra Malaysia in Malaysia. Egencia operates dedicated points of sale throughout Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

About Egencia, an Expedia, Inc. Company

Egencia is the fifth largest travel management company in the world. As part of Expedia, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXPE), the world's largest travel marketplace, Egencia helps businesses get ahead by offering the only truly integrated corporate travel service. Egencia's industry expertise helps drive results that matter, delivering meaningful advancements that have a real impact. By combining a powerful offline and online service, Egencia delivers a complete corporate travel offering supported by global market expertise and a best-in-class technology platform.

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