Press Releases
CAREY INTERNATIONAL SIGNS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION AGREEMENT WITH GT3 FOR ONLINE
GROUND TRANSPORTATION RESERVATIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 19, 2006:
Carey International, Inc. today announced that it has executed an agreement with Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc. (GT3) to automate the processing of reservations originating from GT3's ground transportation reservation platform to Carey's Global Reservations System.
"We are pleased to enter into this partnership with GT3 to provide our customers with yet another online booking tool," said Devin J. Murphy, President and CEO of Carey International. "This is an important element of Carey's e-commerce strategy to support the growing demand for reserving a chauffeured car online. We currently offer our customers the choice of multiple booking tools to reserve Carey cars quickly and easily worldwide. Whether it is by toll-free access to our "world class" 100-seat call center, internet access to our award-winning e-Reservation Center at www.ecarey.com, or through the GT3 interface, our mission is to be accessible online or offline, anytime or anywhere with efficient and seamless worldwide reservation capabilities." Murphy added, "As a result of our enhanced relationship with GT3, all of its users on Sabre™, Apollo™, Worldspan™, Orbitz for Business™, Travelport™, Cliqbook™ and Symphonie™ will now have online access to Carey's inventory with fast response times. This agreement is another validation of our commitment to providing our customers with flexibility and choice when reserving a Carey car."
"The integration of the two systems will provide Carey users with some of the fastest confirmations times in the industry today. While speed of confirmation has always been valued in the GDS marketplace, it is absolutely essential in the emerging self booking reservation channel." said Gregg Tuccillo, President of the Travel Services Division of GT3, "With the increase in online bookings to all types of users, confirmations within 20 seconds are the new standard. Carey and GT3 are pleased to provide this to the growing base of travel arrangers booking chauffeured services online."
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About Carey International
Carey International is the world's premier provider of limousine services and luxury ground transportation with locations in over 550 cities and 65 countries. Since 1921, the Carey brand has represented uncompromising reliability and impeccable professionalism, safety, security and quality. Carey provides a full range of chauffeured services, including luxury airport limousine services as well as transportation for road shows, special events, and tours. Certified professional chauffeurs, a state-of-the-art fleet of luxury vehicles and an industry-leading quality assurance program, set the standard for luxury limousine and executive car services. Carey also has the only Meeting and Events division in the chauffeured transportation industry, providing end-to-end event transportation and meeting management services including planning, logistics, on-site coordination and centralized billing. For more information, please visit www.carey.com.
