Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, has today announced a multi-year contract renewal with Schiphol Travel International.

Travelport has worked in partnership with Schiphol Travel International since 2000 and provides the company with both on and offline services. Schiphol Travel International is a travel management company specialising in providing professional services to medium and large multinational companies and is based in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It has been named as one of the fastest growing business chains in the Netherlands over the past three years.

The renewal allows Schiphol Travel International will continue to have access to Travelport's unsurpassed travel content inventory, which includes fares and now ancillaries from the world's leading network and low cost carriers and over 600,000 hotel properties (of which 500,000 are independent hotel properties), as well as its industry leading merchandising and desktop technology.

Daan Lenderink, Director at Schiphol Travel International, said: "We are pleased to extend our agreement with Travelport as providers of consistently superior and innovative technology solutions which enable us to deliver an exceptional service to our customers. We feel that in our collaboration with Travelport we more effectively meet the needs of our business."

Marco van Ieperen, Benelux General Manager at Travelport, said: "We are delighted that Schiphol Travel International has extended its partnership with Travelport. We look forward to continue working together over the coming years, by supporting their evolving needs as a modern travel management company operating in a highly competitive environment."

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About Travelport (www.travelport.com)

Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry.  With a presence in over 170 countries, approximately 3,400 employees and 2013 net revenue of $2.1 billion, Travelport is comprised of:

  • A Travel Commerce Platform through which it facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world's leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business to business ("B2B") travel marketplace.  In addition, Travelport has leveraged its domain expertise in the travel industry to design a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the needs of travel intermediaries to efficiently and securely settle travel transactions. 

  • Technology Services through which it provides critical IT services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs. 

Travelport is headquartered in Langley, UK. The company recently completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "TVPT".

Media Contact:

Mark Hamilton, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0)1753 288342
Mob: +44 (0)7552 212132
Email: mark.hamilton@travelport.com

Kate Aldridge, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0)1753 288720
Email: kate.aldridge@travelport.com

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