FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2021
An exciting alliance combining distribution, technology, content and knowledge.
February 25, 2021 - The new travel landscape presents innovation opportunities. The announcement of a strategic global partnership between the leading international travel management network GlobalStar and travel technology specialist Snowstorm Technologies will enable both organizations to maximize these opportunities.
The partnership includes launching Snowstorm’s oneWURLD Desktop product, which combines global distribution with leading-edge technology, a massive breadth of content, and the combined experience of two established management teams. It is further consolidated by introducing a new hybrid hotel programme, Above & Beyond.
The oneWURLD Desktop includes an SME-focused Corporate Booking Tool, the shared vision of the critical corporate agency and network executives worldwide headed by GlobalStar’s Executive Director of Information Technology and Supplier Relations, Goncalo Fernandes. “We saw an opportunity to create a corporate booking and management tool that was seamless and easy to use for travellers, travel bookers, approvers and agents via desktop or mobile device. An advanced
yet simple platform with all the functionality and comprehensive global content of far more complicated booking tools at a price that we believe will completely disrupt this segment,” said Goncalo Fernandes.
Utilizing oneWURLD’s leading-edge technology, the Above & Beyond hotel consortia program is focused on driving competitive rates to its bookers and saving hotel partners money in distribution costs. The hybrid solution comes from its mix of leisure / corporate focus and from providing GlobalStar’s G5L hotel rates alongside GlobalStar’s HotelStar, including direct connect rates with the major hotel groups and independent chains worldwide.
President of GlobalStar, Steve Hartwell, said, “We have partnered with Snowstorm on their hotel booking platform for the last three years. As we have worked more closely together, we have come to fully understand the value of OneWurld as a complete booking and management travel solution for all our network agency partners, whether they offer corporate or leisure or a combination. Snowstorm has been a valuable partner in helping us foresee and navigate the new travel landscape. We are delighted to be forging a shared vision that will help both companies to compete better,
grow and flourish.”
“Covid-19 has provided the opportunity for both companies to step back from the day-to-day business operations and take a hard look at what travel agencies within the GlobalStar Network will need in the future and fast track the development of the OneWurld Desktop Solution to enable agents to succeed and thrive in the new marketplace. This is the perfect combination of leading-edge technology and distribution with an unbeatable breadth of content,” said Riaz Pisani, Chief Strategy
Officer of oneWURLD.
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GlobalStar Travel Management
GlobalStar Travel Management is a worldwide travel management organization operating in more than 3,500 locations in over 85 countries across the globe. Championed by consistent service levels and cohesive solutions around the world, GlobalStar comprises a network of hand-selected, highly experienced and skilled Travel Management Companies. www.globalstartravel.com
Contact:
Mr. Gonҫalo Fernandes
Executive Director of IT
Snowstorm Technologies (UK) Ltd.
oneWURLD
The revolutionary integrated travel retailing solution provides travel agents the tools to pivot to stay relevant, compete, grow, drive sales and increase profitability in the post-COVID-19 environment.
The solution provides agents with a comprehensive Agent Desktop with world-class B2B and B2B2C collaborative booking solutions, a powerful mid and back office, a fully integrated Corporate Booking Tool for the SME market and a complete end-to-end Lead Generation and Marketing platform. Above & Beyond
The Above & Beyond focus is purely on hotels, with distribution through lucrative SME travel agencies, travel management companies, and closed user-group loyalty specialist networks around the globe. Combining the latest technology with long-standing legacy systems such as the GDS and adding a dynamic data dashboard offers hotels a unique product to maximize distribution and lower costs.