BCD Travel signs with online technology solutions partner, Sabre Pacific – Newsletter
Leading travel management company, BCD Travel, has signed a fresh long term contract with online technology solutions partner, Sabre Pacific.
Sabre Pacific CEO, Gai Tyrrell, says both Sabre and BCD Travel are very excited about their continued partnership.
“By re-signing with us, BCD Travel has confirmed the success of our partnership and their belief that a strong technology partner is the key to growth,” says Gai.
BCD Travel Managing Director, David Sumich, says that culturally and philosophically, Sabre is a perfect match for BCD Travel.
“Sabre Pacific has a dedicated team of people with excellent online technology solutions. Our decision was made on the basis that when you choose a business partner, it’s for the long term. Having the right technology partner will add tremendous value to BCD Travel’s corporate travel customers.”
Read the BCD Sabre online technology solutions press release
BCD Travel signs global deal with GetThere
Corporate travel management company, BCD Travel, has signed a global distribution deal with GetThere, the company behind the leading online booking engine of the same name.
Used by more than 3,000 corporate travel clients in 76 countries to book more than $9 billion in business travel in 2009, GetThere is already popular with many of BCD Travel’s largest corporate travel clients, including Fortune 200 companies in the US.
As a formal re-seller of the GetThere program, BCD Travel will help influence future product enhancements and will have access to a wide range of GetThere customer service resources aimed at delivering significant value to business travel programs.
“GetThere’s track record of serving multi-national firms is undeniable and their pace of innovation has clearly ramped up in the past 18 months,” said Tom Kallas, general manager of North America for BCD Travel.
GetThere President, Chris Kroeger, said BCD Travel had an excellent track record for creating customer value through innovative online technology solutions including cutting edge online booking engines and self-booking travel tools to deliver bottom line corporate travel procurement savings.