Galileo to issue E-Tickets for China Airlines across Asia Pacific

Galileo is to start issuing e-tickets for China Airlines in Asia from June 2005. The new China Airlines and Galileo e-ticket service covers Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and India.

“Following global trends, e-ticketing in Asia continues to increase. In the US, almost nine out of ten tickets are issued as e-tickets,” said Mr. Mark Rizzuto, Managing Director, Asia, Cendant TDS.

“We have an excellent track record and in-depth experience in e-ticketing as we were the first GDS worldwide to offer e-ticketing in 1996. In Asia Pacific we are continuing to support the market demand and are aggressively promoting e-ticket solutions. This new activation with China Airlines in Asia Pacific underscores the continuing momentum of our e-ticketing roll-out,” Mr. Rizzuto added.

“The global reach and innovative solutions Galileo provides enable us to offer added convenience for both travel agents and passengers. E-ticketing is clearly the way of the future, creating a win-win situation for both GDS and airlines,” said Mr. Alex Liu, Vice President, Passenger Sales, China Airlines Limited.

The introduction of e-ticketing puts an end to the nightmare of lost, stolen or forgotten tickets for passengers while reducing ticket costs, streamlining airport check-in and generally increasing convenience and efficiency.

The increase in e-ticketing has also been driven by ever-larger numbers of travelers who book through the internet, as well as by airlines continuing to add more flights and markets that can use e-tickets.

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