Egencia Expands Global Alliance With Seven New Countries
By Egenciatm An Expedia Inc. Company, PRNESunday, March 21, 2010
Company Grows Footprint to Include Brazil, Mexico and Japan, Among Others
LONDON, March 22, 2010 - Egencia(TM), an Expedia, Inc. company, today announced the expansion of
the Egencia Global Alliance to include strategic partnerships with leading
local travel management companies (TMCs) in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Malaysia. These additions build on Egencia's
existing points of sale in 15 countries and the nine Global Alliance
partnerships announced in December 2009.
"Egencia has sought out and engaged the most relevant TMC partners for
the Egencia Global Alliance, growing our presence in key world markets like
Mexico, Brazil and Japan." said Rob Greyber, President of Egencia. "Our
clients continue to grow globally and we will evolve to meet their needs."
With travel management services that extend worldwide, Egencia provides
regionally-based expert travel consultants and comprehensive access to the
best available travel inventory. The Global Alliance combines experienced
local partners with Egencia's signature offering, including global
consolidated reporting.
Egencia's consolidated reporting allows travel managers to create and run
customized travel reports that aggregate travel data across countries and
subsidiaries. With additional support from new Global Alliance partners,
Egencia provides deeper insight and cost control opportunities through a
combination of reporting services and regular business reviews.
Effective as of this announcement, the company has established
partnerships with Business Travel Unlimited (BTU) in Austria, Czech Republic
and Slovakia, Tour House in Brazil, Corporate Travel Services in Mexico,
Hankyu Travel in Japan and Mitra Malaysia in Malaysia. Egencia operates
dedicated points of sale throughout Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
About Egencia, an Expedia, Inc. Company
Egencia is the fifth largest travel management company in the
world. As part of Expedia, Inc., (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world's largest travel
marketplace, Egencia helps businesses get ahead by offering the only truly
integrated corporate travel service. Egencia's industry expertise helps drive
results that matter, delivering meaningful advancements that have a real
impact. By combining a powerful offline and online service, Egencia delivers
a complete corporate travel offering supported by global market expertise and
a best-in-class technology platform.
For more information, go to www.egencia.co.uk.
Egencia and the Egencia logo are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other
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their respective owners.
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For more information, press only: UK Samantha Robinson, Egencia UK +44(0)7989965731 s.robinson@egencia.co.uk
For more information, press only: UK, Samantha Robinson, Egencia UK, +44(0)7989965731, s.robinson at egencia.co.uk
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