Travelink adds Galileo content
Galileo content is to be incorporated into the Travelink tour operator booking system.
The deal with the GDS follows the company sealing a similar arrangement with Amadeus in March last year.
Travelink claims that by integrating GDS content it can offer customers the ability to book a wide range of flights – from charter airlines through to no-frills and scheduled airlines.
Galileo’s UK country manager Jason Clarke said he expected to grow the GDS’s leisure business as a result of the deal.
“We expect the efficiency of the combined approach will appeal to many tour operators,” he said.
Travelink sales director Howard Frost said: “Gone are the days of a ‘one package fits all’ approach and operators who persist are printing their own redundancy slips. Consumers want flexibility and choice, and that’s what this development helps us provide.
“Operators are evolving quickly to cater for the changing tastes and habits of the British traveller. There is growing demand for greater flexibility. People want to travel on dates that suit them and this doesn’t always fit the traditional package model.
“Similarly, if I want to book my holiday online, or fly on a given airline so I can use my frequent flyer miles, a good operator will allow me to do so. It’s called customer choice. Smart technology is enabling this revolution and out-of-date legacy systems are getting the push.”
Travelink, which is used by 60 operators across Europe, is the tour operator technology partner at next week’s Travel Technology Show in London and will be displaying its integrated GDS solutions on stand 113.
Report by Phil Davies
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