Galileo International Secures New Three-Year Agreement With Cyplon Holidays
Apr 23, 2001, 01:00 ET from Galileo International, Inc.
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LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- Galileo
International, Inc. (NYSE: GLC), a leading provider of electronic global
distribution services for the travel industry, announced today the signing of
a new three-year agreement with Cyplon Holidays. For nearly 30 years, Cyplon
Holidays has been the leading independent tour operator in the UK for holidays
to the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. This new agreement further extends the
relationship Cyplon and Galileo have enjoyed for the past ten years.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000208/GALILEO )
Leveraging Galileo's latest technology enhancements, Cyplon connects
to the Galileo(R) computer reservation system through Galileo's Focalpoint(R)
3.5 workstation software. Along with Focalpoint 3.5, which utilises full
TCP/IP connections, Cyplon travel agents also have access to Galileo's
application protocol interface (API) product, Inside Access, providing faster
response times in the delivery of travel information.
"With the technology landscape for the travel industry changing on a
daily basis, it is important to work with a company that is a leader in that
change," said Tasos Anastasi, sales director of Cyplon Holidays. "Galileo has
always provided us with superior customer support, technology solutions and
enhancements, and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship as
we embrace the technology our customers want to use today."
"Galileo continues to provide customers such as Cyplon, with products and
services that ensure effective and efficient assistance in helping them grow
their businesses," said Galileo's Bryan Conway, director, Sales and Marketing
for the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. "Now with our latest e-enabling
initiatives, such as Galileo Wireless(TM), ViewTrip(TM) and
TravelGalileo.com(TM), Galileo is helping its travel agency clients compete
successfully in the 21st century."
Cyplon, based in North London, also has a business travel section and a
wholesale department known as Seatfinders, a leading consolidator for more
than 23 well-known airlines throughout the world. Cyplon's business travel
section has built up over the last 30 years a portfolio of blue chip companies
and local businesses, to which Cyplon provides business travel account
services.
Galileo International is a diversified, global technology leader. Its
core business is providing electronic global distribution services for the
travel industry through its computerized reservation systems, leading-edge
products and innovative Internet-based solutions. Galileo is a value-added
distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel agency and
corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveler choice. Among
Galileo's subsidiaries are TRIP.com, an award-winning online travel service
and technology provider; and Quantitude, which delivers advanced
telecommunications services and enterprise networking solutions. Galileo also
offers secure, flexible and cost-effective managed hosting services.
Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, USA, Galileo International has offices
worldwide and operates a state-of-the-art data center in Greenwood Village,
Colo., USA. Visit www.galileo.com .
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LONDON, April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- Galileo
International, Inc. (NYSE: GLC), a leading provider of electronic global
distribution services for the travel industry, announced today the signing of
a new three-year agreement with Cyplon Holidays. For nearly 30 years, Cyplon
Holidays has been the leading independent tour operator in the UK for holidays
to the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. This new agreement further extends the
relationship Cyplon and Galileo have enjoyed for the past ten years.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000208/GALILEO )
Leveraging Galileo's latest technology enhancements, Cyplon connects
to the Galileo(R) computer reservation system through Galileo's Focalpoint(R)
3.5 workstation software. Along with Focalpoint 3.5, which utilises full
TCP/IP connections, Cyplon travel agents also have access to Galileo's
application protocol interface (API) product, Inside Access, providing faster
response times in the delivery of travel information.
"With the technology landscape for the travel industry changing on a
daily basis, it is important to work with a company that is a leader in that
change," said Tasos Anastasi, sales director of Cyplon Holidays. "Galileo has
always provided us with superior customer support, technology solutions and
enhancements, and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship as
we embrace the technology our customers want to use today."
"Galileo continues to provide customers such as Cyplon, with products and
services that ensure effective and efficient assistance in helping them grow
their businesses," said Galileo's Bryan Conway, director, Sales and Marketing
for the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. "Now with our latest e-enabling
initiatives, such as Galileo Wireless(TM), ViewTrip(TM) and
TravelGalileo.com(TM), Galileo is helping its travel agency clients compete
successfully in the 21st century."
Cyplon, based in North London, also has a business travel section and a
wholesale department known as Seatfinders, a leading consolidator for more
than 23 well-known airlines throughout the world. Cyplon's business travel
section has built up over the last 30 years a portfolio of blue chip companies
and local businesses, to which Cyplon provides business travel account
services.
Galileo International is a diversified, global technology leader. Its
core business is providing electronic global distribution services for the
travel industry through its computerized reservation systems, leading-edge
products and innovative Internet-based solutions. Galileo is a value-added
distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel agency and
corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveler choice. Among
Galileo's subsidiaries are TRIP.com, an award-winning online travel service
and technology provider; and Quantitude, which delivers advanced
telecommunications services and enterprise networking solutions. Galileo also
offers secure, flexible and cost-effective managed hosting services.
Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, USA, Galileo International has offices
worldwide and operates a state-of-the-art data center in Greenwood Village,
Colo., USA. Visit www.galileo.com .
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