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'Travelocity Partner Network' Adds Southwest Airlines to Its Private Label
Booking Roster
Online Travel Service to Provide Leading Low Cost Airline With Best-in-Class
Cruise Products, Great Deals
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelocity(R) today announced an
agreement with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines making Travelocity the exclusive
supplier of cruises for Southwest Airlines. Beginning today, Travelocity will
provide cruise content to Southwest Airlines via its Web site,
http://www.southwest.com/ . This move broadens Travelocity's distribution for
its cruise suppliers and, for the first time, provides Southwest Airlines a
best-in-class cruise product for its customers.
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The addition of Southwest Airlines to the TRAVELOCITY PARTNER NETWORK(SM), the
company's private label booking service, continues the expansion of
Travelocity's distribution reach. Travelocity already has distribution
agreements in place with several leading online retailers, including America
Online and Yahoo! Furthermore, Travelocity continues to leverage sister company
Site59's experience as an ASP for a numberof travel-related Web sites.
"This partnership with Southwest Airlines through our private label booking
service is a monumental move both for us and for our cruise suppliers," said
Richard Harris, vice president of strategy and business development for
Travelocity. "Our cruise partners will see the benefit of connecting with this
leading airline, while Southwest Airlines customers will have access to some of
the best cruise offers available -- along with a terrific shopping experience."
Travelocity will provide a comprehensive suite of its product offerings to
Southwest Airlines and its customers, including Intelli-Deck(TM), which displays
views of specific ship features; clickable deck plans and cruise reviews by
fellow travelers.
"We continue to bring our customers the best products, the best service and the
best values, which is why we chose to partner with Travelocity and their rich
offering of the leading cruise brands," said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines
vice president of interactivemarketing. "We look forward to fostering a
significant cruise relationship with them -- one that is mutually beneficial for
each company as well as our mutual partners in the cruise industry."
About Travelocity
Travelocity(R), with 41 million registered users, booked nearly $4 billion of
travel in 2003. Every day Travelocity negotiates thousands of great travel
deals with the world's most reputable airlines, hotels, car rental companies,
cruise lines, ground transportation providers, and popular destination
attractions such as theme parks, ski resorts and theaters. Additionally,
Travelocity offers access to special rates for weekend getaways and dynamic
packages through its Last Minute Deals and TotalTrip(SM) shopping engines, and
provides customer service support over the phone 24 hours a day. Travelocity's
industry-leading technology and wealth of straight-talking, honest information
allows travelers to make informed decisions and have more rewarding travel
experiences. Through Travelocity Business(SM), companies can better manage
business travel, lowering costs and expanding options for travelers, while the
Travelocity Partner Network(SM) further distributes Travelocity's products
through an array of channels.
Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also powers international travel Web
sites in seven languages and has been recognized worldwide for its consumer
advocacy and global leadership in online travel. More information about
Travelocity is available at http://www.travelocity.com/ . Travelocity is owned
by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce.
More information about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/ .
About Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) is the nation's largest carrier in terms of
scheduled domestic departures. The airline currently serves 59 airports in 58
cities in 30 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates 2,800
flights a day and has 34,000 employees systemwide. The carrier will begin
service to Philadelphia on May 9, 2004.
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