Travelport, United Extend Full-Content Distribution Agreement

Travelport said that United Airlines has signed a two-year extension of their current full-content agreement that is designed to provide full content well into 2013, subject to the terms of the agreement. Through the extension of the agreement, all United published fares and seat inventory, including web fares available on its own site, reservation offices and through third parties, will be available to subscribers of Travelport’s Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems, including all Travelport-connected offline travel agencies and online agencies booking through Travelport.

As part of the agreement, Travelport-connected travel agents will be able to sell their passengers upgrades into United Airlines’ popular Economy Plus seating. Economy Plus seat upgrades will become available later this year through the Travelport travel agency point of sale tools, Apollo Focalpoint, Galileo Desktop and Worldspan GoRes.

This capability provides multiple opportunities for agents to offer upgrades into Economy Plus to their travelers throughout the transaction flow. Travelport will also integrate these merchandising capabilities over time into the Travelport Universal Desktop, making it easier for Travelport-connected travel agents around the world to transact this premium coach seat capability within their standard workflow.