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April 25, 2008: TRAVELPORT GDS CONNECTS WITH GROUND TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TEAM (GT3), PROVIDING
WORLDSPAN-CONNECTED AGENTS IN THE U.S. WITH AUTOMATED GROUND TRAVEL BOOKING CAPABILITIES
HACKENSACK,NJ (April 25, 2008) -
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc. (GT3) announced today it is providing Travelport GDS and its Worldspan-connected
travel agents in the U.S. with a fully-automated worldwide executive car service reservation system through a
Worldspan-hosted solution. Travel agents using Worldspan by Travelport Resource Center can now access and book recognized
executive car service providers and will earn commission for each net booking made. Top names in the ground transportation
industry that can now be booked seamlessly include: Carey International, Empire/CLS Limousine, TriStar Worldwide Chauffeuring
and World Limousine.
“Chauffeured car services are now accessible and bookable directly through the Worldspan system without requesting
a customized scripting tool. This newly upgraded automated booking process will increase efficiency while bringing
incremental revenue to our customers and we are delighted to offer this valuable tool ,” said Steve Diffley,
group vice president, Travelport GDS, All Worldspan users in the U.S. will now be able to provide ground service
offerings to their clients in a fully automated process.
“Worldspan was the first of the GDSs to recognize the value of automating the ground portion of their corporate driven
reservations (in production since 2000),” said Gregg Tuccillo, president, Travel Services Division, GT3, the premier
provider of automated ground transportation services to corporations. “Now, through this GDS hosted solution, any
Worldspan user can simply download our tool directly from Worldspan and book with the top names in the ground transportation
industry while at the same time earning commission and providing higher levels of service to their clients.”
About GT3’s GDSConnect
Ground Travel Technology Team’s GDSConnect provides travel management firms greater efficiency, ease of use, reduced cost
and greater profit potential than the current methods used to book ground transportation. The GT3 Connect system is the
only solution that permits a single, automated booking methodology across multiple platforms (GDS Legacy, Legacy Web, CBT
Web and Intra-Net). GT3 GDSConnect allows travelers, travel agents, and corporate travel departments to book reservations
for limousines, town cars and other forms of ground transportation online in a matter of seconds, which compares favorably
to the average seven minutes it takes to book a typical telephone reservation. The company’s technology allows extensive
on-line reporting capabilities capturing and reporting data otherwise unavailable. Thousands of limousine trips are booked
on GT3’s GDSConnect’s system daily by a fast-growing list of high-volume Fortune 1000 customers.
For more information about GT3, click on to
www.groundtravel.com.
About Travelport GDS
Travelport GDS is one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers operating both the Galileo and the
Worldspan brands, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies
in over 145 countries. It also operates Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the
industry, and includes its Shepherd Systems subsidiary; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical
reservations, related software and services management to the world’s leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence
of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites
and corporations to provide informed choice to travelers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport,
one of the world’s largest service providers to the travel industry. More information is available at
www.travelportgds.com.
Press Releases
March 17, 2008: GT3 AND VTS TEAM UP TO DELIVER GPS-BASED LOCATION SERVICES THROUGH ODYSSEY™ SOFTWARE.
DEER PARK, NY (March 17, 2008) -
Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) and Ground Travel Technology Team, (GT3) today announced that they will
work together to provide GT3 customers with a GPS tracking solution. VTS’ GPS location services will be
integrated with GT3’s existing Odyssey™ executive car service reservation system. With the new GPS Tracker
Module, Odyssey™ customers will be able to track the location of their cars in their Odyssey™ system,
provide customers with real time vehicle location information, and store vehicle location history in the
ride history.
“Vehicle Tracking Solutions is a leader in the vehicle tracking industry, as evidenced by their 9,700
installations to date,” stated Bill Gemmell, CEO of GT3. “We are excited about teaming up with VTS to provide a
much anticipated enhancement to the Odyssey™ system.”
GT3 customers who choose to use the GPS Tracker Module in Odyssey™ will also have access to FleetMinder©, VTS’
proprietary fleet management software. The program uses Microsoft MapPoint© to provide detailed mapping, real time
vehicle location and historical reporting. Other features of the FleetMinder© software include:
• 10 second updates
• Exception-based text notifications
• Automatic email reports
• Vehicle Maintenance Module
“The services we provide to GT3 will become an invaluable tool for their customers,” said John M. Cunningham Jr.,
President and CEO of Vehicle Tracking Solutions. “Our existing customers question how they functioned without our
system, and I am sure that GT3 customers will have the same opinion after utilizing the GPS Tracker Module in Odyssey™.”
About Vehicle Tracking Solutions
Vehicle Tracking Solutions is a Long Island based company, and is a leading provider of Automatic Vehicle Location
(AVL) devices and fleet management solutions. VTS tracks nearly 10,000 vehicles 24 hours a day for clients in 32
states. Entering its sixth year of operation, VTS has experienced double-digit growth over the past four years. VTS
operates offices in New York and New Hampshire, and is the only company in the AVL industry to offer franchise opportunities.
About GT3
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc (GT3) provides a fully integrated platform of leading edge products and
technologies to automate the ground transportation industry. Its vendor-neutral infrastructure delivers
advanced reservation and confirmation systems as well as dispatch and account management. GT3 offers Odyssey™,
a Windows based back-office management system fully integrated with real-time web-based bookings through legacy
web sites, corporate intranets and travel agencies. For more information about GT3 visit online at
www.groundtravel.com or call (877) GT3-3311.
Press Releases
March 17, 2008: GT3 & Livery Coach announce integration relationship at the International LCT Show 2008.
Las Vegas, NV (March 17, 2008) -
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc. (GT3) and Livery Coach Software, L.L.C. today announced an
integration agreement that will allow users of their respective systems to electronically send
and receive ground travel reservations.
Using GT3’s TranspoNet™ protocol, Ground Transportation Service Providers who operate on the
Livery Coach Software platform will have the capability of both sending and receiving Affiliate
Reservations with users of GT3’s Odyssey platform. This connects two of the significant software
platforms in the industry and should both enhance and simplify the ability of users of both products
to more easily build and manage their Affiliate network businesses. With the announcement of the
agreement, connectivity is expected to be completed between the two systems in the second quarter of 2008.
“We’ve always believed that limousine operators should have the ability to send reservations
electronically to each other rather than via a phone call or a fax machine”, said Dennis Adams,
President and CEO of Livery Coach. “This integration with GT3 is another step down that path”.
“Livery Coach has a significant user base of quality providers and we’re pleased to be in a position
where we can jointly deliver connectivity for them with users of the Odyssey system. This is a very
positive step forward for the industry,” stated GT3 CEO Bill Gemmell.
About Livery Coach
Livery Coach Software, LLC provides state of the art business management software to assist limousine operators
in running their business. Livery Coach provides a powerful yet flexible limousine management solution for
reservations, dispatching, accounting, web reservations and mapping/GPS. Owned by a top-100 limousine operator
since 1999, Livery Coach helps operators large and small improve both productivity and customer satisfaction.
For more information about Livery Coach, go to www.liverycoach.com or call (877) 898-7800.
About GT3
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc (GT3) provides a fully integrated platform of leading edge products and
technologies to automate the ground transportation industry. Its vendor-neutral infrastructure delivers
advanced reservation and confirmation systems as well as dispatch and account management. GT3 offers Odyssey™,
a Windows based back-office management system fully integrated with real-time web-based bookings through legacy
web sites, corporate intranets and travel agencies. For more information about GT3 visit online at
www.groundtravel.com or call (877) GT3-3311.
Press Releases
March 17, 2008: GT3 & FASTTRAK announce integration relationship at the International LCT Show 2008.
Las Vegas, NV (March 17, 2008) -
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc. (GT3) and FASTTRAK Livery Systems today announced an integration agreement that
will allow users of their respective systems to electronically send and receive ground travel reservations.
Using GT3’s TranspoNet™ protocol, Ground Transportation Service Providers who operate on FASTTRAK Reservation and
Management Software will have the capability of both sending and receiving Affiliate Reservations with users of GT3’s
Odyssey platform. This connects two of the significant software platforms in the industry and should both enhance and
simplify the ability of users of both products to more easily build and manage their Affiliate network businesses.
With the announcement of the agreement, connectivity is expected to be completed between the two systems in the second
quarter of 2008.
“This integration continues our commitment to our users to supply them with as many sources of quality business transactions
by any means available. FASTTRAK has been integrated with GT3’s Saturn product for many years. This integration further
enhances our capabilities thru the TranspoNet™ switch to better serve our clients subscribing to GT3’s Saturn System in
addition to providing the electronic affiliate-to-affiliate capability to communicate between Odyssey, FASTTRAK, and GT3’s
other integrated suppliers”, said FASTTRAK CEO Eddie McCoy.
“FASTTRAK has a large base of quality ground transportation providers and we’re pleased to be working together to make
sure their users will be able to seamlessly work with companies using the Odyssey system. This is another positive step for the
industry and GT3 will continue to work on enabling as many back office systems as possible,” stated GT3 CEO Bill Gemmell.
About FASTTRAK® Livery Systems
FASTTRAK is the Livery Industry’s leading supplier of comprehensive Microsoft Windows® Management Software with over 750
installations and 4500 users throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Egypt, Italy, Dubai,
Kazakhstan and China. FASTTRAK delivers products for the Limousine, Casino, Hotel and Resort markets offering complete in-office
booking management software and on-line travel management tools serving corporations around the Globe. For more information about
FASTTRAK, visit online at www.MyFASTTRAK.com or call 800-533-6440.
About GT3
Ground Travel Technology Team, Inc (GT3) provides a fully integrated platform of leading edge products and
technologies to automate the ground transportation industry. Its vendor-neutral infrastructure delivers
advanced reservation and confirmation systems as well as dispatch and account management. GT3 offers Odyssey™,
a Windows based back-office management system fully integrated with real-time web-based bookings through legacy
web sites, corporate intranets and travel agencies. For more information about GT3 visit online at
www.groundtravel.com or call (877) GT3-3311.
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