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Wednesday, November 11 - 2009

ALTA selects Travelport as exclusive GDS provider

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 25 - 2009 at 12:50
  • PRESS RELEASE

Travelport GDS, one of the world's leading providers of global distribution systems operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, today announced that it has signed an exclusive Galileo contract with Al Ghaith Al Moosa Travel Agency, also known as ALTA.

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  • Rabih Saab, Vice-President, Middle East, Travelport GDS.
    Rabih Saab, Vice-President, Middle East, Travelport GDS.
Offering industry leading technology, Travelport's Galileo system will help ALTA boost its customer service capabilities and enhance the efficiency of the group's operations.

"In today's competitive landscape, it is crucial to address the increasing expectations of customers by delivering products and services that will earn their loyalty and retention," said, Abdul Kareem, General Manager, ALTA. "That is why Galileo is our preferred GDS."

Under the multi-year agreement, ALTA will subscribe to Galileo's world-class IT platform, backed by state-of-the art technology and a new direct, round the clock support network for travel agents in the UAE.

Rabih Saab, Vice-President, Middle East, Travelport GDS, said:
"ALTA is an important win for Travelport GDS as it reinforces the continued popularity of our Galileo product offering among UAE travel agents and the appreciation for our new, highly dedicated support structure."


As one of the first travel agencies to set up operations in Dubai, ALTA has a strong history in the region and a loyal customer base. After 44 years in business, the agency boasts a broad portfolio spanning holiday, travel, tourism and cargo services.

With new infrastructure firmly in place and unmatched local experience, Travelport GDS is ideally positioned to help travel agencies streamline their operations and compete more effectively.

Since the launch of the company's direct Galileo operations for travel agents at the beginning of the year in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Travelport GDS has been steadily reinforcing its position as the preferred GDS provider in the Middle East.
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About Travelport GDS:

Travelport GDS is one of the world's leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies in over 145 countries. It also operates Travelport Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical reservations, related software and services management to the world's leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide informed choice to travellers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport, one of the world's largest travel conglomerates offering broad based business services to companies operating in the global travel industry.

About ALTA:

Al Ghaith & Al Moosa Travel Agency L.L.C., popularly known as ALTA, is one of the first few Travel Agencies in the emirates of Dubai. With a humble start, ALTA has come a long way since its inception 44 years ago. Now it is often identified with the growth of the city of Dubai.

ALTA has its head office conveniently located in the heart of the city and 15minutes drive from the Airport and branch offices in busy commercial districts. ALTA is very proud to claim that they have a strong team of professionally qualified and experienced staff and has sophisticated airline reservation/ticketing systems to cater to the needs of every passenger and customer.

ALTA represents the following carriers as GSA in the emirate of Dubai:
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Passenger and Cargo)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Passenger and Cargo)
• Czech Airlines (Passenger and Cargo)
• Smart Wings (Passenger and Cargo)
• Latavian Airlines (Passenger and Cargo)
• Royal Djibouti Airways (Passenger and Cargo)
• Euro Air Cargo

For media enquiries, please contact:

Alana Ngoh
PR Manager
Travelport GDS Middle East
Tel +971 4 607 0548

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