Bullish on the growing online travel market, Calleo Distribution Technologies, Distributor of Worldspan in India, has chalked out its India expansion plans.
After its official launch on May 17 this year, Worldspan is going headlong into expansion. "We are in the process of opening 14 more offices by March 2007 and have already shortlisted sites in Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Bangalore. The Mumbai office will be operational by September. After setting up these offices, we will focus on Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad," said Raj Makhija, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Calleo Distribution Technologies.
When asked about the progress made since it launched operations in India, he said, "It is just the beginning. We have already signed MoUs with 150 agents in Delhi in just three months. We are also in discussion with agents in Mumbai. Our aim is to achieve 10 per cent market share in India after a year of operation".
Approximately 70,000 hotels, 33,000 car rentals and 500 airlines worldwide partner with Worldspan to provide travel services as well as manage travel information. 64 per cent of all global online bookings pass through the GDS and around 70 online agencies have access to the inventory, reservations and ticketing of leading travel suppliers worldwide via Worldspan, Makhija said.
Also, Worldspan is the only major GDS provider that does not compete with agencies as a travel retailer, therefore, serving as a dedicated and intently-focused technology partner for travel agencies.
Worldspan signed a five-year global distribution agreement with US Airways. Through the agreement, users of Worldspan will have the opportunity to access all US Airways published fares and inventory including web fares available on its own site and through third parties.
Calleo is handling the distribution in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, Australia and New Zealand as well.
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