New reseller agreement makes the latest online GDS courses more accessible to travel trade and general public in the Middle East and Africa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 29 January, 2013 - Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced a significant new reseller relationship with OTT Group Ltd (OTT) that will see one of the world's largest resources for online travel training become an official retailer of Travelport's latest GDS training modules in the Middle East and Africa.
This agreement, together with Travelport Academy -Travelport's recently launched online travel training portal - will enable OTT, who currently have 70,000+ registered members worldwide, provide up-to-date and relevant training on Travelport's core GDS systems to both travel industry professionals as well as members of the general public who may be interested in starting a new career in the travel industry.
Commenting on the agreement, Rabih Saab, President and Managing Director, Travelport, Middle East and Africa, said: "We know there is growing demand for more online, self-paced GDS training and the Online Travel Training Group has a superb track record of retailing such courses. By teaming up with Travelport Academy, OTT now has the opportunity to retail the most up-to-date GDS training modules to existing and future travel agents in the Middle East and Africa."
"We are thrilled to be working in close collaboration with Travelport to offer their latest GDS training to both existing and new members across the globe," said Bruce Martin, Operations Director for OTT. "We're confident that it's the most up to date GDS training available online, as much of what is currently available online is out of date and based on technology that has moved on. Through the Travelport Academy programme, modules of differing levels are on offer meaning there's something to suit both industry professionals wishing to brush up on their skills as well as beginner modules for those wishing to start a new career in travel."
About Travelport (www.travelport.com)
Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.
With a presence in over 170 countries, approximately 3,500 employees and 2011 net revenue of $2.0 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution systems (GDS) business, which includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands and its Airline IT Solutions business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Travelport is a privately owned company.
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About OTT (http://ott.travel/home.aspx)
Online Travel Training was established in 2007 to bring the most advanced and innovative eLearning solutions to the UK travel sector. The company recently re-branded & re-launched itself as OTT and now offers the world's largest resource of travel & tourism eLearning courses by leading travel organisations such as British Airways, Thomas Cook, Virgin Atlantic, Disney & Star Alliance. OTT has also established itself as a leading provider of GDS & travel industry skills eLearning offering a wide range of courses from leading training providers such as IATA.
Renowned for its innovation, member engagement and excellent customer service, the training provider has won six UK trade awards in the last three years and has grown to 60,000 global members & 10,000 followers on social media channels.
Headquartered in London, UK. OTT is a privately owned company.
Media Contacts
Travelport
Baiba Upmale
PR Manager, Middle East
Tel: +971 4 3614836
Email: baiba.upmale@travelport.com
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