Press Release
GetThere Launches Powerful Travel Intelligence Service To Give Corporations and Travelers Added Sense of Security Through Alliance with iJET
Annapolis, Maryland and Menlo Park, California - March 4, 2002 - GetThere™, a Sabre company, today announced the first comprehensive information service integrated into an online corporate travel reservation system. Called GetThere Travel Intelligence, the service helps corporate travelers prepare for, manage and avoid situations that can impact their security, safety, health or productivity. In addition, the service provides corporate travel and security managers with in-depth data, and a system that allows them to monitor situations around the world and locate and contact employees traveling in affected regions.
"In the past, general destination information was acceptable for travelers, but times have changed," said Mark Orttung, vice president of Product Marketing at GetThere. "Corporations and their travelers want focused, real-time intelligence that can help travelers better plan and manage their travel. By using GetThere Travel Intelligence combined with GetThere´s online booking system, travelers get intelligence information when they need it the most -- as they are planning their trips."
"GetThere´s Travel Intelligence service is a very important development given peoples heightened sensitivity to traveling," said Cheryl Hutchinson, director of Global Travel at American Management Systems. "With 80 percent of AMS´ trips now being booked online, it is important to provide an increased level of service and information that empowers travelers to make the best travel decisions. It also gives our company the ability to see where we have travelers, and whether they might need assistance."
Integrated into the GetThere DirectCorporate™ and GetThere DirectMidMarket™ online travel reservation products, GetThere Travel Intelligence offers a seamless, cost-effective means of advising travelers as they review travel options and make their reservations. Real-time intelligence is provided by iJET Travel Intelligence, the worldās largest intelligence agency dedicated solely to travel. iJET analysts monitor more than 5,000 data sources in 17 different languages, validate all information and distill it into a concise, easy-to-read format. Travel Intelligence categories include Security, Transportation, Health, Entry/Exit Requirements, Financial, Legal, Communications, Environment, Culture and Language.
"Recent events have created a heightened need for businesses to take strong measures to protect their international travelers," said Bruce McIndoe, CEO of iJET. "GetThere´s Travel Intelligence service offers corporations the ability to minimize risk and expand traveler safety, security and productivity throughout the corporation."
Personalized Intelligence for The Traveler
The GetThere Travel Intelligence service provides relevant information to travelers as they make reservations on the corporate travel site, and detailed travel intelligence is consolidated on the printable itinerary page once a trip is booked. Corporate travelers can also subscribe to an enhanced service that delivers more comprehensive reports, tailored to each travelerās profile and itinerary, as well as alerts that are sent directly to each traveler before, during and after their trip.
Intelligence and Traveler Tracking for Corporate Travel Managers and Corporate Security Officers
The most comprehensive level of the service is designed for corporate human resources, security and travel managers, and provides 24x7 access to all active alerts and up-to-date destination intelligence for 156 countries. Managers may browse and search the intelligence database, and direct the system to advise them when alerts for selected destinations are issued. The service also includes powerful but simple-to-use tools that enable corporate managers to track, locate and contact employees while they are traveling.
Pricing and availability
GetThere Travel Intelligence is available today to companies using the GetThere online travel reservation system. An initial group of GetThere customers are already deploying the service and all GetThere customers will be offered a free 30-day trial beginning in April. The primary service is based on a yearly subscription for all employees, and the enhanced services are provided on an annual per-employee subscription basis.
About GetThere
GetThere, a Sabre company, operates the world´s largest Internet marketplace focused on business-to-business travel. GetThere's systems are used to provide Web-based travel procurement including air, hotel, car and meeting planning to employees at more than 800 leading corporations such as American Management Systems, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, ChevronTexaco, Cisco, General Electric, Honeywell, Price Waterhouse Coopers and SBC Communications. GetThere also powers Web-based travel booking for leading airlines, including Air New Zealand, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, National Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
GetThere LP is wholly owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE: TSG), the leading provider of technology and marketing services for the travel industry. More information on Sabre can be found at www.sabre.com. Additional information about GetThere can be found on the Web at www.GetThere.com.
About iJET Intelligent Risk Systems
iJET Intelligent Risk Systems is a leader in business resiliency, helping multinational corporations and government organizations monitor, protect against and respond to global threats. Integrating world-class open source intelligence with patented technology, iJETs award-winning Worldcue® solutions help clients monitor and assess global threats relative to their key people, facilities and supply chain assets; automatically track and communicate with travelers and expatriates; and deploy emergency response services throughout the world at a moment's notice. Providing a unified view of threats to assets, iJET enables clients to mitigate risks, reduce corporate liability and prepare for and respond to business disruptions.
