Online Travel Pioneer Travelocity Comes to India www travelocity co in opens for business

Released on = April 2, 2007, 2:47 am

Press Release Author = Aarti Mhatre

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Travelocity the sixth largest travel agency in U.S., booked
US$10.1 billion in travel worldwide in 2006. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings
Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce. Travelocity, a pioneer of
consumer-direct online travel services is now being launched in India

Press Release Body = Mumbai, 02 April 07: After revolutionising the face of travel
internationally, Travelocity, a pioneer of consumer-direct online travel services is
now being launched in India. Travelocity, today unveiled its Indian online travel
agency web site: www.travelocity.co.in and introduced its India teams, based in
Delhi and Mumbai.

The new Travelocity India website offers Indian travellers an unprecedented choice
of 72,000 hotels, 1,000 cruises and over 4,000 popular sights, tours and activities
in the world\'s favorite destinations along with destination guides and other travel
tools.

Visiting India to celebrate the launch, President Travelocity Asia Pacific and ZUJI
Chief Executive Officer, Mr Scott Blume, commented, "Our team is in place, our site
is ready, and we are poised to revolutionise the way hotels are booked in India."

The focus on real-time local and international hotel reservations marks a strategic
differentiator for Travelocity versus many other online travel agencies (OTAs) in
India. Further, Travelocity India is the only online travel agency with
internationally tried-and-tested, robust online reservation and payment technology
that has been customised for Indian travellers. This sophisticated technology
enables real-time availability search and confirmation of hotel bookings over the
internet, and gives travellers access to great value travel deals which have been
sourced 'locally' all around the world.

Indian hoteliers have embraced the chance to distribute hotel rooms online on
Travelocity India, as well as via ZUJI sites across Asia Pacific, lastminute.com
sites in Europe and Travelocity.com in North America.

"Do we think the Indian travelling public is ready to book hotels online -
categorically 'yes'. We've already processed many bookings from eager travellers
showing that Indians are very ready, willing and able to make real-time hotel
bookings online with Travelocity India," said Himanshu Singh, Managing Director of
Travelocity India.

Indian consumers can visit www.travelocity.co.in to book a hotel, in real time, in
much the same way as they may have already booked a flight online. Travellers can
search and find available hotels for when they want to travel, review hotel
information and traveller reviews, make a reservation which is then instantly
confirmed over the internet, and pay securely online in Indian Rupees.

In another first, Travelocity India offers its consumers the ability to book more
than 1,000 global cruises, available at wholesale rates with prices shown in Indian
rupees. Interested travellers can make a toll free call to speak with a cruise
travel expert in order to help plan a memorable experience.

Travelocity India also offers travellers the ability to find and pre-book 4,000
popular sights, tours and activities by interest or in popular destinations
worldwide, including city tours and access destination guides and other travel
tools.

Indian travellers can book travel online with absolute confidence with Travelocity
India. The OTA offers high internet security policy and an in-depth privacy policy
to ensure travellers of confidentiality, and help to book is at hand if needed by
phone or email.

Sabre-owned Travelocity is a force to be reckoned with in online travel, and is
still growing. In 2006, Travelocity's global gross travel booked exceeded US$10
billion, up 35% on 2005 results. In 2006, Travelocity's global revenue was more than
US$1billion, growth of 31% over 2005. Travelocity sold 16.6 million hotel room
nights in 2006, up 30% on 2005. In Asia Pacific alone, room night sales increased by
90% in 2006 over 2005. Room nights sold from ZUJI sites in Asia Pacific grew year
over year by 250%. Travelocity India's launch extends Sabre Holdings' already
established footprint in India. Travelocity India role is to establish itself as the
best place to book hotels in India.

Ends


About Travelocity
Travelocity the sixth largest travel agency in the U.S., booking US$10.1 billion in
travel worldwide in 2006. Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and
operates Travelocity Business(R) for corporate travelers, lastminute.com, a leader
in European online travel and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel.
Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in
travel commerce.

About ZUJI
ZUJI has been voted 'Asia Pacific's Best Online Travel Agent' in 2005 and 2006 as
awarded by TTG travel magazine. ZUJI gives travellers access to a choice of over
72,000 hotels with 45,000 traveller reviews, 400 airlines as well as offering
package tours, cruises, car hire, attractions and other travel products online. Each
ZUJI site is unique and ZUJI has teams and travel websites in Singapore, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Australia, Korea (Nextour), New Zealand, and now in India (Travelocity
India'). ZUJI is owned by Travelocity, an international leader in online travel.
Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE: TSG), a world leader in
travel commerce.

Web Site = http://www.travelocity.com/

Contact Details = For further media information:
For information about Travelocity India:
Aarti Mhatre, Actimedia: 9821468106

For information about Travelocity's regional presence:
Kim Stockham, Director of Corporate Affairs, ZUJI: +61 7 33955624 (direct);
press@zuji.com

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