Internet Travel Network Becomes GetThere.com; New Name Reflects Web-based Corporate Travel Leader's Online Business-to-Business Growth
PALO ALTO, Calif. / Internet Travel Network (ITN)(r), the first developer of Web-based online travel reservation technology, has changed its name to
GetThere.com will continue to expand upon its travel-related products and services, while also using its proven technology and expertise in travel services to explore new businesses where it can help organizations manage and control costs of purchasing corporate services over the Internet.
"We pioneered Web-based travel reservations. Our leadership in business-to-business transactions over the Web and strong relationships with large corporations means increasing the areas where we can save our customers money is a natural progression," said Gadi Maier, President and CEO of GetThere.com. "As corporations worldwide look for ways to reduce costs and operate more efficiently, we are in the vanguard of the revolution to make Web-based business transactions the future standard of how business gets done. "
GetThere.com offers Web-based functionality and an easy-to-use browser interface that provides rapid and simple access – anywhere and anytime – to suppliers' content, including vendor information such as pricing and real-time product/service availability. By improving how companies manage the purchase of indirect goods and services over the Internet, by incorporating policy adherence and steering purchases toward preferred vendors, companies save money.
GetThere.com's clients report that they have reduced the average number of phone calls per transaction by as much as 91 percent compared to phone-based reservations and achieved savings of 20 percent in their travel expenditures. Customers also report that they are able to process nearly 10 times more transactions per employee per week online versus traditional telephone-based purchasing.
GetThere.com will offer the full line of ITN-branded, Web-based travel booking technology and services to corporations, airlines, travel agents and consumers.
About GetThere.com.
GetThere.com is the leading Internet-based business-to-business technology services company. As Internet Travel Network, the company launched the first World Wide Web-based travel reservation system in 1995, and it developed the first Web-based corporate travel product line to serve corporate customers in 1996. GetThere.com has more than 150 clients around the world, including United Airlines, Boeing, Nabisco, Nike, Texas Instruments, Credit Suisse First Boston, Procter & Gamble, CNN Interactive and Diners Club. By taking advantage of opportunities created by the Internet, GetThere.com saves money for businesses by personalizing E-commerce services for the individual. For information, check in at GetThere.com's Web site, www.GetThere.com.
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