Press Release.
Stephen L. Carroll
Senior Director, Product Marketing, TRX, Inc.
Phone: 214-346-4758
Email: stephen.carroll@trx.com
| TRX Expands Relationship with Orbitz for Business International |
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| TRX to Provide Ticket Processing and Support Services in Australia |
ATLANTA, 31 August 2009 — TRX, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRXI), a global leader in travel technology and data services today announces a new agreement to provide fulfillment services in the Asia Pacific market for Orbitz for Business International (OFBi). OFBi is the global corporate travel brand of Orbitz Worldwide, which serves more than one million business travelers.
TRX will provide international ticketing, fulfillment and support services for OFBi’s corporate customers in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and other adjacent markets. Under the multi-year arrangement, TRX will automate quality control and ticketing for all OFBi travel bookings, exception processing and fulfillment services. “We believe that expanding our relationship with Orbitz for Business is a testament to the value our clients place in our ability to partner with them and improve their business,” said Shane Hammond, President and CEO, TRX. “We look forward to deepening our partnership with Orbitz for Business.” "Our goal is to look at our business and determine what we should develop internally and what technology or services are best managed by a best-in-class partner. Orbitz for Business’ expansion into international markets is made possible, in part, because of the service TRX provides our customers,” said Frank Petito, president, Orbitz for Business. “TRX ensures our corporate customers have access to the latest technologies for reporting solutions and reservation processing systems, making the expansion of our international product into destinations like the Asia Pacific region.” The agreement further deepens the existing relationship between TRX and Orbitz for Business, which includes a wide range of TRX services such as TRX TRAVELTRAX data intelligence and CORREX reservation processing platforms and fulfillment services for OFBi’s customers in Canada and the UK.
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About Orbitz for Business |
| Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com) is the corporate travel brand of Orbitz Worldwide. Launched in 2002, Orbitz for Business was one of the first full-service managed business travel programs offered by an online agency. Orbitz for Business includes a portfolio of business travel products for small to large companies. Its products include self- managed services for small business, managed travel services with fulfillment and service support and international capabilities. |
About Orbitz Worldwide |
| Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com), ebookers (www.ebookers.com), HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com), RatesToGo (www.ratestogo.com), the Away Network (www.away.com), and corporate travel brand Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com). For more information on partnership opportunities with Orbitz Worldwide, visit corp.orbitz.com. |