SOUTHLAKE, Texas & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2004–Jurni Network, the leisure travel agency consortium, and WorldTravel Vacations, the leisure division of WorldTravel BTI, today announced that WorldTravel Vacations has selected Jurni Network as its preferred leisure travel consortium. Working with Jurni Network will enable WorldTravel Vacations to provide exceptional leisure travel services to its clients and WorldTravel Affiliates’ customers.
WorldTravel Vacations serves more than 250 corporate clients with leisure travel services and books approximately $25 million in tours and cruises annually. WorldTravel Vacations also provides leisure travel services for the WorldTravel Affiliates program that has more than 50 members who manage $400 million in cruises and tours annually.
WorldTravel Vacations agents and WorldTravel Affiliates that participate in the WorldTravel Vacations program will benefit from access to Jurni market intelligence enabling better customer insight, Jurni Cruise, CustomTrip dynamic packaging, Agent59 last minute deals, the Sabre Vacations tour browser, and other travel resources on the Jurni InternetView desktop. These solutions offer unique high-margin products and sophisticated marketing techniques within agents’ normal workflow that will enable them to sell and earn more.
Kathy Bedell, senior vice president, WorldTravel BTI, said, “Our corporate mission of providing innovation, excellence and the highest quality of services aligns perfectly with the Jurni Network ‘beyond consortia’ model. Their unique approach to marketing intelligence, direct mail and other marketing services will give WorldTravel Vacations agents and WorldTravel Affiliates significant opportunities to grow their leisure travel business.”
“WorldTravel Vacations and WorldTravel Affiliates’ proven expertise in the leisure market and their outstanding fulfillment services make them a natural fit in the Jurni Network family,” said Mike Baldwin, general manager of Jurni Network. “We look forward to building relationships with their agents and being of service to their growing businesses.”
About WorldTravel BTI
WorldTravel BTI, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Atlanta, is among the top three corporate travel management firms in the United States. With more than 4,300 employees across the country and 53 affiliate agencies in the United States, the company supports more than $3.8 billion in annual sales for Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies. WorldTravel BTI’s global services include traditional and online corporate travel services, group travel management, meetings and incentives, leisure services for corporate travelers, as well as consulting and corporate fulfillment services. For more information on WorldTravel BTI, visit www.worldtravel.com.
Business Travel International (BTI) is the world’s leading travel management organization operating in nearly 100 countries. With substantial global capabilities and local expertise, BTI is the acknowledged expert in the delivery of corporate travel solutions. BTI has unrivalled knowledge in shaping the standards in global business travel service, delivery and client care, and prides itself on being able to respond to corporate needs, irrespective of company size, through its cutting edge technological capabilities.
About BCD N.V.
BCD N.V. is the parent company of WorldTravel BTI and a joint shareholder in Business Travel International. A Dutch, family-owned company, BCD focuses on the travel and financial services industries. Founded in 1975, BCD has 8,200 employees in more than 900 locations in 11 countries including North and South America and Europe.
About Jurni Network
Jurni Network, a Sabre Travel Network brand, is a leisure travel agency consortium that enables agencies to sell more products from preferred travel suppliers by using sophisticated market intelligence. This highly targeted distribution channel creates a whole new value proposition for suppliers and optimizes earnings for both suppliers and agencies. Additional information about Jurni Network is available at www.jurni.com.
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides access to the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) enabling agents at more than 50,000 agency locations worldwide to be travel experts. The Sabre GDS, the first system to connect the buyers and sellers of travel, today includes more than 400 airlines, approximately 60,000 hotels, 41 car rental companies, nine cruise lines, 35 railroads and 220 tour operators. Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, the leading Web-based corporate travel reservation technology, and Jurni Network, the unique leisure travel agency consortium that enables members to sell more products from preferred travel suppliers using sophisticated market intelligence.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
Jurni InternetView, Sabre Travel Network, Jurni Network, GetThere, InternetView, Jurni Cruise, CustomTrip, Agent59 and Sabre Vacations are trademarks and/or service marks of an affiliate of Sabre Holdings Corporation. All other trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Sabre Holdings Corporation, Southlake
Nanci Williams, 682-605-2271
nanci.williams@sabre-holdings.com
or
WorldTravel BTI
Amy Berk, 513-631-8383
amy.berk@worldtravel.com
SOURCE: Sabre Holdings Corporation
