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Galileo Product Solutions Overview

Galileo Product Solutions Overview. Date: January 2007. What does a Travel Agent look for in a GDS?. Content Wider and diverse content to satisfy discerning customers Detailed destination content Economical pricing A combination of Air and Ground content for integrated bookings. .

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Galileo Product Solutions Overview

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  1. Galileo Product SolutionsOverview Date: January 2007

  2. What does a Travel Agent look for in a GDS? Content • Wider and diverse content to satisfy discerning customers • Detailed destination content • Economical pricing • A combination of Air and Ground content for integrated bookings. Business Improvement Tools • Efficient time saving tools to complete bookings • Efficient cost saving tools to complete bookings • Checking and monitoring tools for effectiveness. Business Growth Tools • Integrated processing of front end and back end functions • New business opportunities and products to sell to customers Access • Easy and convenient ways to access the Galileo Desktop • Online Access • 24/7 uninterrupted access

  3. Total Solutions from Galileo Business Improvement Tools Tools to help customers to perform agency functions/processes efficiently and effectively. Business Growth Tools Management tools to grow business, optimize revenues and minimize costs. • Content Sources • Tools that provide bookable content through the Galileo GDS. • 425 Airline Suppliers • 52 Low cost Airline Suppliers • 10 cruise lines • 75000 hotels • 23 car rental companies • 113 E Ticketing carriers Access Options Help customers to access the rich content available on the Galileo GDS through a range of options.

  4. How do you define your Business Retail Non Ticketing Groups Retail Ticketing Travel Management Companies Consolidators Start Start End End Select Customer Type Select Customer Type Products by Customer Products by Customer Connectivity Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Travelport Group Overview

  5. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Groups – Tools you can use

  6. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Retail Ticketing – Tools you can use Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview

  7. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Consolidators – Tools you can use

  8. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Travel Management Companies – Tools you can use Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview

  9. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Retail Non Ticketing – Tools you can use

  10. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Products by Customer Type Access Tools Galileo DesktopGalileo ViewpointGalileo FocalpointGalileo Desktop Internet AccessGalileo Flight Integrator

  11. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Page Intentionally Kept Blank Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview

  12. Content Tools Galileo 360 Fares

  13. Galileo 360° Fares What is it and what does it do? • Galileo 360° Fares is an industry benchmark and delivers state-of-the-art capabilities for pricing airfares in three fare product areas – Airline Published Fares, Airline Private Fares and Agency Private Fares. • Deliver a faster time to market for new and adjusted fares. • Accommodate the intense frequency of change of some fares, such as Qantas Red-E-Fares. • Offers full rule validation ensuring confidence in the fares. • Cater for new enhancements and industry mandates. • Reduces discrepancies risked by manual fare builds that result in ADM’s. • Provide an enhanced Fare Guarantee.

  14. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Airline Published Fares • Our main fares database giving all Galileo agents access to fares filed by the world’s major airlines. • Public Domestic Fares i.e. travel within a single country too, will reside in this database. • Automated rules process from data suppliers – ATPCO and SITA.

  15. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Airline Private Fares • Airline Private Fares allows air carriers who file fares with Air Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) to provide agencies with private fare data directly into the Galileo 360° Fares database. • Airlines are able to file private fares and their corresponding rules and routes with ATPCO in the same manner as they file public fares for travel throughout the world. • Airline private fare data from ATPCO can be sent to Galileo via electronic transmission three times a day. • Agency productivity is increased because agencies require less time to maintain their own private fare records.

  16. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Agency Private Fares • Galileo offers Agency Private Fares where the private fare database is maintained by the host agency. • Agency Private Fares resides in the Galileo 360° Fares database. • Agencies may manually build their own private fare database, and the host agency is responsible for loading and distributing data. • Updates are completed on-line on negotiated data using fill-in formats, thus ensuring that the latest information is immediately available to your staff and customers. • Agencies have control over who may access the fares data.

  17. Content Tools Galileo RoomMaster

  18. Galileo RoomMaster • access to over 65000 hotels on 265 chain codes, representing over 400 brands, Galileo RoomMaster is one of the most powerful look-and-book hotel tools on the market. • Already used at around 47000 agency locations on over 195000 terminals across the world, it is the agency tool of choice for live hotel availability, rates and reservations. • accessible on Galileo Desktop via either Focalpoint®, Galileo’s cryptic-entry global workstation product, or Viewpoint™, agents to access hotel rates and availability on the initial hotel availability (HOA) screen directly from the hotel chain’s Central Reservation System (CRS) real-time reservation capability

  19. Galileo RoomMaster • BAR* rates through RoomMaster with confidence, knowing that they will not find cheaper rates with the same booking conditions on any other travel website or by booking directly with the hotel. • The BAR Programme has already attracted over 85 large global hotel groups and regional hotel chains, representing more than 30000 properties who have all subscribed to guarantee availability of their Best Available Rate in RoomMaster to Galileo agents. • Look out for the exclamation mark on the Galileo screen to identify hotels that offer BAR.

  20. Galileo RoomMaster Galileo RoomMaster Inside Shopper at a glance • Increased Efficiency: More efficient hotel search and booking process, resulting in enhanced agent productivity • Greater Reliability: Elimination of confusion associated with hotel availability (HOA) and hotel sell (HOC) data discrepancies • True Availability: Agents are provided with the ability to show ‘true’ availability directly from the hotels’ Central Reservation Systems when the agent is shopping on the initial HOA screen • Increased Visibility: Inside Shopper filters the response to the agent’s request, even if the rate requested is currently not available or if the property is ‘sold out’. Inside Shopper alerts the agent and provides the opportunity to market other rates or, in a closed out situation, market other properties through Alternate Availability • 1-2-1 Marketing on Shopping Request: If an agent has an availability request for a valued frequent guest, Inside Shopper can send a frequent guest number with the availability request allowing the hotel to enhance its loyalty offering • Promotional/Short Duration Rates: RoomMaster users can request special promotional/short duration rates from Inside Shopper participants by using an ID code in the shopping request. Thus agents can offer their customers the very best rates available

  21. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Galileo RoomMaster

  22. Content Tools Galileo CarMaster

  23. Galileo CarMaster CarMaster™ • Access to rental car inventory via the Galileo desktop • Easy access to major rental companies and unlimited choice of vehicles • Inside Availability® to nine suppliers provides the best available rates • Inside Link to 12 additional suppliers allows instant confirmation • Estimated Base Rate compares all options - not just those participating at the highest level.

  24. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview CarMaster Benefits Create new revenue generating opportunities with car rental and ground transportation • Connect directly to rates and options from major suppliers • Improve efficiency with desktop access and confirmations • Increase customer service and sales with accurate information and instant confirmations • Achieve productivity goals with segment credit for each car booked

  25. Content Tools Galileo Leisure

  26. Galileo Leisure

  27. Galileo Leisure Galileo Leisure enhances your Service Offering. Integrated Itinerary: Low Fare, Full Service Ground Content Galileo Desktop Full Service Airline Agents Customers Integrated Invoice: Low Fare, Full Service, Ground Content Back Office Powered by GTA Ground Content

  28. Galileo Leisure What can you book at www.Galileoleisure.com? Cruises Hotels Car Rental Coaches Entertainment Trains Restaurants Ships Sightseeing Tickets Car Transfers

  29. Galileo Leisure Galileo Leisure using the GTA RBS offers a Comprehensive Supply of Content(Source: GTA Internal Calculations based on January 2006 Figures) Contracted Tourist Attractions *8,359 Hotels contracted >22,000 Last minute availability - most destinations up to 24 hours prior to arrival Contracted Ships & Trains (routes) *4,286 Contracted Restaurants / Shows *4,605

  30. N. America 2 offices Galileo Leisure Galileo Leisure using the GTA RBS offers a Comprehensive Supply of Content(Source: GTA Internal Calculations based on January 2006 Figures) Languages available on websites 32 Acceptable currencies (worldwide) 46 Available Online: Sightseeing tours 4,400 Transfers 3,500 City travel guides (Global) 224

  31. Galileo Leisure Key Benefits For You Increases Revenue • Earn commission on value-added content such as transfers and excursions. • Guaranteed Commission– no payment delays, agents can easily calculate earnings. Reduces Costs • Easy to use –through simple web based registration. • Galileo Leisure is free. Enhances Customer Service • Additional information such as health advice or weather details. • An itinerary which includes all of the content can be printed via ViewTrip. • Saves Time • Agents can access a wealth of content. • All system upgrades are automatic - no need to spend time loading updates onto individual machines. • Galileo Leisure can be accessed directly from the Galileo Desktop. • Improves Efficiency • Access Galileo Leisure from anywhere using any Internet connection. • Produce reports to monitor Sales and Revenue figures. • Integrate bookings into a Galileo Booking File and forward to the back office system for accounting purposes.

  32. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Galileo Leisure Getting Access to Galileo Leisure • A Galileo branded version of the GTA RBS. • Travel agents can look and book leisure travel related content including hotels, villas and apartments, tours and excursions, car hire and transfers. • Agents need to add a Galileo Leisure button onto the desktop (VP3.0 or Galileo Desktop v1.01 only) or add a link from their companions menu (Focalpoint 3.5 customers ) to enable automatic integration of an RBS booking into a Galileo file. • Or agents can access Galileo Leisure from the following URL: www.galileoleisure.com

  33. Content Tools Galileo Travelcare

  34. Galileo Travelcare • Galileo offers agencies an integrated Travel Insurance product through the Galileo GDS. • Galileo provides the technology platform to facilitate insurance agency companies to offer Insurance products to Travel Agents. Complete air, hotel destination content and travel insurance bookings under one PNR without checking with other suppliers for a suitable insurance product. • All Insurance product sale details and invoicing information is made available to the agency’s internal processing system.

  35. Galileo Travelcare - Benefits

  36. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Galileo Travelcare - Features • Choice of products from multiple providers - Insurance products from Union Insurance and Cathay Insurance now available through the Galileo GDS. • Web Based Insurance Shopping Solution. • Can also be launched from ViewPoint / Focalpoint. • Pre-populates PAX details by integrating with the flight/hotel/booking process. • Integrates Sales and invoicing details for the Insurance product into the agency booking process. • Enables agency to print or e mail selected insurance policy. • Choice of Languages (English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese).

  37. Access Tools Galileo Desktop

  38. The Galileo Desktop What is it and what does it do? • The newest release of Viewpoint and FocalPoint has been renamed the Galileo Desktop and is Galileo’s primary agency reservation tool. • The Galileo Desktop combines the world’s first “point and click” reservation system and the traditional “cryptic” environment into a single installation. • The key to the Galileo Desktop is flexibility. You can work in your preferred environment or can chose to customise the desktop to incorporate your own specific business processes.

  39. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Galileo Desktop - Focalpoint • Focalpoint offers Customers the following Benefits: • Designed for Microsoft Windows™, easy integration with other windows based applications. • Multiple screen displays to see all relevant information simultaneously. • Access to rail and leisure hosts, everything you need through a single channel. • TCP/IP platform enables integrated communication with corporate customers. • Focalpoint comes complete with Relay, a suite of seven tools designed to enhance and improve your business processes. • Focalpoint also comes with Scriptwriter Plus, an excellent tool to help guide the booking process. • Data sharing - all users have access to standard letters and fax headers. • Focalpoint also offers Quality Control tools with standardised PKeys and toolbars.

  40. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Galileo Desktop - Viewpoint • The Viewpoint “point and click’ solution brings the following benefits to your travel business: • Intuitive, logical, user-friendly navigation. • Reduced training times. • Enhanced availability and search options - eliminating repetition and automating mundane, everyday tasks. • Greater accuracy leading to increased customer confidence through improved service. • A choice of10 languages for sending itineraries by email - improving customer communications with more personal and professional service. • e-Agent for seamless and complete itineraries - offering instant access to ‘extra’ information and external vendors not traditionally found on the GDS.

  41. The Galileo Desktop - Screenshots

  42. The Galileo Desktop - Screenshots

  43. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview The Galileo Desktop - Screenshots

  44. Access Tools Galileo Desktop Internet Access

  45. Overview Galileo Desktop Internet Access (GDIA) is: • A browser based agency computer reservation system using secure authenticated communications technology. • It enables agents to access Galileo’s air, hotel and car content through a terminal emulation screen in a standard web browser. • Offers full ticketing capabilities via the existing Galileo VPN based Print Manager product.

  46. Benefits Improves Efficiency • Agencies no longer need to use the VPN Client which can be unreliable to ensure communications is authenticated and encrypted when making bookings on the GDS. • As it’s browser based, agents can access GDIA from the office and at home using any Internet connection. Saves Time • Agencies can easily access content on other websites with the click of a button • All upgrades are automatic. This means the agent will always be using the latest version of the product, and the agency does not need to load any updates onto individual machines • Agents can store commands (similar to PKEYS in Focalpoint) that can be executed with a mouse click • Agents can have full control over the creation, amendment and deletion of users once GTID’s have been obtained and set-up using the new administration component. Reduces Costs • A Galileo dedicated line is not required • No new entries need to be learnt. The four separate terminal emulation windows enable experienced users to use the cryptic entries they already know thus reducing training. • No need for engineering visits as printing software is self installable

  47. Login Screen Once the relevant GTIDS have been set-up, they can log-in to the product via the Internet using this screen

  48. Start End Select Customer Type Products by Customer Connectivity Migrating to Galileo Galileo Training Galileo Rewards Travelport Group Overview Availability Response Screen This is the standard availability response. The agent doesn’t need to learn any new entries as the four separate terminal emulation windows enable experienced users to use the cryptic entries they already know. Note: The typed command can be found in the recent entries box

  49. Access Tools Galileo Flight Integrator

  50. Galileo Flight Integrator What is Galileo Flight Integrator? • Galileo Flight Integrator enables agents to check availability, shop, price, and book content on low fare airlines • An aggregation point for content on LCC carriers, low fare/full service airlines and other ground content • GUI (point-n-click) based Internet product

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