Press Release: OneTravel.com
March 13, 2001
EAST GREENVILLE, PA -- OneTravel.com, a leading website for value-oriented leisure travel, and Amadeus Global Travel
Distribution, a leading global distribution system and travel technology provider, announced today the launch of
a private-label online travel solution with the first customer being the nation's leading membership warehouse
club.
SAM'S CLUB via their website, www.samsclub.com, marks the first implementation
whereby Amadeus and OneTravel.com are working together to serve large corporate partners looking to participate
in online travel, the largest e-commerce category.
As a leading player in the travel industry, Amadeus is often approached by large corporate customers looking for
online travel solutions. ``Our relationship with OneTravel.com allows us to offer a leading edge online solution
to our preferred customers like SAM'S CLUB,'' said Mel Trudeau, Vice President of Commercial Development and Online
Sales for the North American operations of Amadeus. ``By leveraging Amadeus' GDS and professional services organization
and OneTravel.com's proprietary technology and products, we are able to provide clients with top-notch offerings
and delivery.''
``The private-label solution for SAM'S CLUB provides a highly personalized and completely branded online travel
site,'' said Brian Dickman, Vice President of Business Development for OneTravel.com. ``Additionally, the private-label
solution allows us through Amadeus to expand our current affiliate Partner Program, taking it to the next level
and offering tremendous opportunities for websites of all sizes.''
OneTravel.com's relationship with Amadeus began early in 1999. In April 2000, Amadeus acquired a minority interest
in the company and became OneTravel.com's global distribution system. In November 2000, Amadeus and Terra Lycos,
Inc. strengthened their interest by acquiring a 55% controlling interest in OneTravel.com.
About OneTravel.com
OneTravel.com is the definitive website for the traveler on a budget. Recently named ``Best Bargain Booker'' by
a prominent Internet magazine, OneTravel.com offers customers great travel bargains found nowhere else through
its patent-pending White Label fares and other negotiated rates. Customers can easily search and book bargains
from some 500 airlines, 54,000 hotels, and 48 car rental companies for domestic and global travel. The website
also features a comprehensive library of expert advice found exclusively at OneTravel.com in Rules of the Air,
Ask the Experts and The Smart Travelers' Corner. For more information or to book a trip, visit www.onetravel.com.
About Amadeus Global Travel Distribution
With North American headquarters in Miami, Amadeus is a leading global distribution system (GDS) and technology
provider serving the marketing, sales and distribution needs of the world's travel and tourism industries. Its
comprehensive data network and database, amongst the largest of their kind in Europe, serve over 55,000 travel
agency locations and more than 8,300 airline sales offices worldwide.
Through the Amadeus System, travel agencies and airline offices are able to make bookings with some 500 airlines,
representing more than 95 percent of the world's scheduled airline seats. The system also provides access to some
54,000 hotels, 48 car rental companies serving some 24,000 locations, as well as serving newer provider groups,
including ferry, rail, cruise, insurance and tour operators.
Amadeus is a significant provider of information technology and an enabler of e-commerce for the travel industry.
Amadeus also delivers the powerful booking engine behind the web pages of 3,400 travel agencies, 11 hotel sites
and 80 Web sites serving 36 airlines. Additionally, it provides similar e-commerce solutions for partners including
Gruppo L'Espresso (Italy) and Terra Lycos (Spain, Portugal and Latin America).
Founded in 1987, and fully operational from 1992, Amadeus is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Its data centre is
in Erding (near Munich), Germany and its development offices are located in Sophia Antipolis (near Nice), France.
The company has over 3,200 employees worldwide, including 750 in the U.S. Additional information about Amadeus
can be found at www.global.amadeus.net.
SOURCE: OneTravel.com