Air Canada signs multi-year agreement with Galileo for Agency Desktop Solution

Air Canada has signed a multi-year agreement with Galileo for a graphical agency desktop solution that will provide Galileo-connected Canadian travel agents access to the full range and attributes of Air Canada's innovative à-la-carte fare products and Flight Passes.

Air Canada will become the launch customer of the desktop solution, developed by Galileo and powered by Air Canada's direct-connect application programming interface (API) platform called "AC2U". Galileo plans to make their system available to travel agents in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The new desktop solution offers Galileo agencies full product descriptions, the ease of a graphical display and prompts the user when product options are available. All information is seamlessly integrated into the travel agent accounting and back-office systems.

Jean Collier, vice president, Supplier Services, Galileo Americas, added, "As airlines around the world roll-out a variety of non-traditional optional services, it is critical to provide carriers and their customers with merchandising tools to sell these services. At the same time, it is important to protect an airline's brand integrity and to merchandise products as they would via their own distribution channels."

The new desktop solution will enable Galileo subscribers to shop, price and book all Air Canada domestic, U.S. transborder and international itineraries and fares including Tango, Tango Plus, Latitude, Latitude Plus and Executive, as well as the capability to book using Air Canada's complete range of Flight Pass products.

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