Galileo and Delta sign GDS agreement

GALILEO and Delta have signed a seven-year, full-content agreement. All of Delta’s published fares and inventory will be available to all users of the Galileo GDS system. In addition, Delta and CheapTickets, a subsidiary of Cendant Corp, also executed a similar marketing agreement. Lee Macenczak, Delta’s executive vp of Sales and Customer Services, says: “This long-term partnership is a critical component in achieving our key business objectives of growing revenue and effectively managing our distribution costs.” Sue Lewitton (suel@nowmedia.co.za)