Worktopia Integrates with Worldspan to Distribute Group and Meeting Planning Services ATLANTA and NEW YORK, August 15, 2007—Global travel technology provider Worldspan, L.P. and Worktopia, Inc. have reached an agreement to integrate Worktopia’s online group and meeting booking service into the desktops of Worldspan travel agency and corporate customers. The relationship will give Worldspan customers the ability to shop and book small to mid-sized meetings from a selection of more than 1,800 global locations, directly through Worldspan. Worktopia’s interface to Worldspan will deliver online, integrated access and booking capabilities to corporations using the Worldspan Trip Manager® XE and Trip Manager XE for Small Business online self-booking tools. Shopping and booking capabilities will be available to Worldspan retailers through the Worldspan Go!® travel agency desktop. Worktopia is a leading global reservation system for planning and booking meetings, offering users the convenience and speed of conducting meeting planning online through a secure environment, free of charge. Through Worktopia, meeting planners can obtain instant and comparable proposals from hotels, conference centers, business centers, airport lounges and other venues. Meeting rooms and training rooms are available On Demand to meet any budget. “We are pleased to announce the coming addition of Worktopia’s valuable, specialized content through Worldspan,” said Kathy Fitzpatrick, Worldspan vice president – North America Sales and Worldwide Travel Supplier Solutions. “This relationship underscores Worldspan’s commitment to being a one-stop, total travel planning resource for travel agencies and corporations, offering access to leading content providers through the travel industry’s most efficient online shopping platform.” “Worktopia looks forward to providing Worldspan-connected meeting planners a better way to complete their research and book corporate meetings for up to 100 participants,” said John Arenas, chief executive officer of Worktopia. “By offering this service, Worldspan can better serve corporate meeting planners who only have hours, not days or weeks, to arrange meetings. Procurement for corporate meetings is migrating online and we are proud to be the first to offer a comprehensive, real-time solution.” The connection between Worktopia and Worldspan is being built using Worldspan XML Pro, the leading global messaging technology for GDS interface. In addition to providing Worldspan customers with real-time rates, availability, and booking and transaction processing capabilities, XML Pro will also build fully integrated passenger name records (PNR) in the Worldspan system. The interface will be completed later this year. Worldspan customers will be able to comparison shop for meeting space online, 24 hours a day, eliminating the time-consuming RFP process and phone calls to multiple suppliers. To shop for meeting space that meets distinct requirements, Worktopia’s shopping engine provides meeting planners with broad search criteria, from room type and size to audio/visual requirements, catering needs and more. About Worktopia, Inc. Worktopia has enabled the online marketplace for meeting space in hotels and conference centers. Worktopia’s live meeting space booking engine takes the RFP out of meeting procurement for meetings up to 100 participants, providing efficient marketing of hotel meeting space and time savings for planners. The Worktopia engine is available at www.worktopia.com and as a white label for leading GDS and travel distribution partners. The service allows meeting planners to search for properties that match their specific requirements, review live, comparable proposals, check availability of meeting space, catering and equipment and then buy online. With over 1,800 properties in 150 U.S. cities, Worktopia is the only service that brings meeting planners and all major hotel brands together, online in real time. About Worldspan, L.P. Worldspan is a leader in travel technology services for airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking thousands of travel suppliers around the world to a global customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing®, Worldspan Rapid Reprice®, hosting solutions and customized travel products. Worldspan enables travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!® and Worldspan Trip Manager® XE. Worldspan is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information is available at worldspan.com. Statements in this release and any exhibits hereto which are not purely historical facts, including statements about forecasted financial projections or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Worldspan, L.P. (“the Company”) on the date this release was submitted. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: the Company’s revenue being highly dependent on the travel and transportation industries; airlines limiting their participation in travel marketing and distribution services; airlines altering their content or changing the pricing of such content; or other changes within, or that may affect the travel industry or the Company. # # # Worldspan and all other Worldspan marks identified with a ® or SM contained herein are either registered marks or service marks or trademarks of Worldspan, L.P. throughout the world. CONTACT: Worldspan: Erin Hadaway, 770-563-6545, e-mail: erin.hadaway@worldspan.com Worktopia: Elizabeth Gaerlan, M. Silver Associates Inc. for Worktopia, 212-754-6500, ext. 229, e-mail: elizabeth@msilver-pr.com |
