PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Galileo and ITA Software reached an agreement
that brings the latter's fare and flight search technology -- the
same engine used by Orbitz -- to Galileo's online customers,
including Trip.com and Cheap Tickets.
The ITA Software technology, which is considered very robust
because of the large number of flight combinations it produces,
will also soon be integrated with Galileo's corporate self-booking
tool, Highwire.
An official from Cendant, which owns Galileo and operates Cheap
Tickets and Trip.com through Trip Network, said ITA's solutions
may be integrated "into Galileo's more complex offline platform to
further broaden fare shopping capabilities for all
Galileo-connected agencies."
Amadeus has an equity stake in Cambridge, Mass.-based ITA
Software.