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InterGlobe signs a strategic alliance with Air Travel Enterprises

ETW Staff - Mumbai

Zaheer E N

Bruce Hanna

InterGlobe Enterprises and Air Travel Enterprises (ATE) signed up for a strategic business agreement encompassing the various businesses of InterGlobe. This alliance enables ATE for co-branded promotional activities with the group. Further InterGlobe Technology Quotient (ITQ), the national distributor of Galileo in India, is now the exclusive provider of travel distribution and technology for ATE. Through the Galileo core systems, ATE will be able to access content for over 450 airlines, 52 low-cost carriers, 23 car rental companies and 70,000 hotel properties worldwide.

Speaking on the alliance, Bruce Hanna, president and CEO, ITQ, commented, "We are extremely pleased to win the confidence of our customers and deliver our promise of user-friendly and customised solutions. The presence of ATE will further strengthen our market share in the South India market."

ATE users will now be able to access Galileo's wide array of products and solutions through Galileo Desktop 2.0. E M Najeeb, chairman and managing director, ATE group, said, "We find the Galileo system to be the most robust and streamlined GDS and are assured this alliance will assist in our growth."

Zaheer E N, director, corporate strategies, ATE group, commented, "Our relationship with Galileo and with the InterGlobe group would bring new experiences, opportunities and provide more flexibility in nurturing tailor-made technology solutions. This rich dividend is best illustrated with our online initiative traveldost.com which was conceptualised and completed in a record time frame via the Galileo Web Services."