Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, today announces a new long-term agreement with First Class, one of the largest travel management companies in Poland.

First Class specialises in delivering comprehensive and professional business travel management, as well as organising corporate events and conferences. The company was established in 1991 and its client portfolio consists of over 800 corporate customers including governmental and financial institutions, universities and leading companies of both local and international repute. In September 2014 First Class became the exclusive Polish partner of GlobalStar Travel Management, a worldwide travel management company.

As part of the deal, Travelport will provide First Class with access to its unrivalled travel content inventory from the world's leading airlines and low cost carriers as well as over 600,000 hotel properties, including 500,000 independents. The company will also benefit from the innovative features of Travelport Smartpoint, the industry-leading agency point of sale solution which makes booking travel more efficient and gives them the ability to effectively sell a wider range of air, hotel and car content to their customers.

Travelport also appealed to First Class due to other products such as TripGate, a corporate booking tool that gives access to a simple, fast and reliable solution designed to improve the process of booking and coordinating business trips for travel management companies.

Rafał Ostrowski, First Class's President of the Board commented: "Opening cooperation with Travelport is the next major milestone on First Class's new growth strategy. Our long-term aim is to achieve pole position within the local TMC sector and we are confident that Travelport's products and services will help us to build the comparative advantages we need and add real value for our customers."

Aleksandra Tomaszewska, Travelport's Country Manager in Poland commented: "We are delighted to be working with First Class and look forward to supporting them in the effective delivery of our products and solutions to their customers. This deal is a great endorsement of Travelport's unique offering which is proving to be very desirable amongst travel management companies. The agreement will also significantly increase Travelport's presence in the corporate travel space in Poland."

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About First Class (www.firstclass.com.pl)

First Class is the one of the leading travel management companies in Poland, established in 1991. Since 2014, First Class is the only dedicated partner of the GlobalStar Travel Management in Poland - a worldwide travel management company owned and managed by local entrepreneurs. Over 85 market leading enterprises, combine their local expertise, strength and commitment with a global organization to deliver cohesive, multinational solutions through an innovative technology platform.

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, over 3,400 employees and 2014 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 is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "TVPT".

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Media Contacts:

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

Kate Aldridge, VP Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0)1753 288720
Mob: +44 (0)7921 698757
Email: kate.aldridge@travelport.com

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