Hosted by Galileo International, it took place on 15th and 16th March at the Emirates Training College auditorium in Dubai, where a top team from Galileo Emirates was among delegates attending.
Topics on the agenda included e-commerce, airline fares, reservations and global distribution in an initiative by Galileo to review trends and developments and increase awareness of potential future benefits at a time when the industry faces major commercial challenges.
Delegates heard presentations by Ian Epps, Fazal Muhammed and Robin Ranken from Galileo International, Ian Griffiths from ATPCo, Debbie Matheson from Shepherd Systems, Baldev Virdi from OAG, Johnny Thorsen from Travelport and Sandeep Vohra from IGTS.
Mr Epps, Galileo's Senior Account manager, Airline Business Development Europe, Middle East and Africa said: "The Middle East is an important area of commercial development, and with this event we hope to underpin the success of our regional airline customers."
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Galileo Emirates hosts Middle East's first Solutions Seminar
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 24 - 2004 at 16:28
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More than 40 senior airline managers from the Gulf attended the first Solutions Seminar on travel held in the Middle East.
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About Galileo InternationalGalileo International is a global technology leader. Its core business is providing electronic global distribution services for the travel industry through its computerised reservation systems, leading-edge products and innovative Internet-based solutions.
Galileo is a value-added distributor of travel inventory dedicated to supporting its travel supplier, agency and corporate customers and, through them, expanding traveller choice. A subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), Galileo is part of Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, USA, and has offices worldwide. Visit www.galileo.com.
Galileo has its Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in Langley, United Kingdom, and spans more than 80 countries, through a mix of wholly-owned subsidiaries and distributors. The distributors in Middle East & Africa markets are supported by the regional team in Dubai, UAE.
Details: David Snelling, Media Relations, Emirates Group, (00 971 +4) 203 2165
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorWednesday, March 24 - 2004 at 16:28 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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This article was updated on Tue Apr 20 2004.
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