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· US Airways Taps Into The Travelocity Partner Network Private Label Service Travelocity Partner Network To Provide Hotels, Car Rentals Plus Last Minute Deals To usairways.com FORT WORTH, Texas (July 14, 2003) - Travelocity(R), the most popular travel service on the Web, today announced an agreement with Arlington, Va.-based US Airways, Inc. that makes Travelocity the exclusive distributor of hotels, car rentals and last minute deals on the US Airways Web site, www.usairways.com.
US Airways becomes the latest supplier to join the TRAVELOCITY PARTNER NETWORKSM, the site's private label booking service, which builds on Travelocity's robust technology platform and deep experience in distributing products through channels such as AOL and Yahoo!, and through affiliate Site59's experience as an ASP for numerous supplier sites. "US Airways is an important new customer to the TRAVELOCITY PARTNER NETWORK," said Richard Harris, vice president of strategy and business development at Travelocity. "Their decision to work with Travelocity builds on the success we have achieved with other online retailers now using our private label service. Usairways.com shoppers can expect the same great values and ease-of-use Travelocity customers receive each time they shop our site." Hotel inventory provided by Travelocity to usairways.com will feature the entire complement of Travelocity's offerings, including guaranteed low-priced "Good Buy" rates. The same is true for car rentals and last minute deals. "Travelocity has forged a reputation as being very supplier friendly, and we are looking forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with this industry veteran moving forward," said Steven Tracas, US Airways vice president of sales and marketing. "I'm confident our passengers will notice the added savings and convenience of booking their entire trip on usairways.com immediately." About Travelocity Travelocity, a Sabre Holdings company, pioneered the online travel space and continues to be the most popular travel service on the Web, giving consumers access to hundreds of airlines, thousands of hotels and cruise, last-minute and vacations packages, and best-in-class car rental companies, all backed by 1,000 customer service representatives staffed to provide 24-hour assistance. With 40 million members, Travelocity is the seventh largest travel agency in the United States. It has been recognized worldwide for its leadership in the online travel space, and it operates or powers Web sites in five languages across four continents. Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE: TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com. Additional information about Travelocity can be found at http://www.travelocity.com. About US Airways US Airways is the nation's seventh-largest airline, serving nearly 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe. Most of its route network is concentrated in the eastern U.S., where it is the largest air carrier east of the Mississippi. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and the US Airways Express partner carriers operate over 3,300 flights per day. For more information on US Airways flight schedules and fares, contact US Airways online at usairways.com, or call US Airways Reservations at 1-800-428-4322. Media Contact: Judy Haveson 212-554-7425 judy@vollmerpr.com Amy Fuhrer 972-488-4790 amy@vollmerpr.com |
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