2008-02-19 23:23:43 - New York -- Ovation Travel Group, the 7th largest corporate travel management company in the United States as ranked by Business Travel News, announced today it has been awarded a 2008 GetThere Luminary Award for 'Overall Support and Customer Satisfaction'.

The Award recognizes that Ovation maximized GetThere system upgrades and tools, and used its expertise in order to develop and implement customized client sites, training and online booking tool consulting for Ovation clients. 'Our end-all goal has always been to best customize this product in order to ease the online booking process for our travelers,' commented Julie Piro, Director of

Online Technologies at Ovation. 'By embracing, adapting and expanding on the multiple online options GetThere provides, we were able to take the tool to the next level. Online adoption is up, which confirms that Ovation's customized approach is working for our clients.'

In 2007, Ovation increased its online transactions by over 40%.

'We are thrilled to be receiving this award for the second consecutive year,' commented Paul Metselaar, Chairman and CEO, Ovation Travel Group. 'GetThere is a first-rate product which allows us to customize in order to drive online adoption, growth, and innovation inmeeting the needs of our clients. Flexibility is key to Ovation's high-touch business model and GetThere consistently allows us to accommodate our clients' diverse requests.'

In the past months Ovation has implemented GetThere's GroundRez service, which gives the user the ability to book black cars, sedans, limousines and even taxis in cities across North America and Europe to supplement online travel programs. Additionally, Ovation has incorporated dynamic messaging into its clients' customized travel sites, which allows Ovation to set up individualized, custom messages which appear noticeably on the client's GetThere pages.

About Ovation Travel Group
Ovation Travel Group is a $400 million corporate travel management company providing comprehensive travel solutions to over 300 leading professional services firms and corporations, representing over 200,000 travelers. Ovation's travel management solutions include corporate travel spend analysis and travel policy development; customized reporting; vendor negotiations; air, hotel, train and car reservations; risk management, online bookings, leisure travel; and meeting and special events planning. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in New York, Ovation is among the top 7 travel management companies in the US. Ovation Travel Group includes Ovation Corporate Travel, The Lawyers' Travel Service, and Ovation Vacations. Ovation is a member of the global travel company RADIUS and operates in over 80 countries.

About GetThere
GetThere is the leading global leading online corporate travel reservation technology. An established innovator in the global travel arena, GetThere enables global corporations and government agencies to provide a convenient way for employees to book travel and plan meetings online while significantly reducing costs. GetThere's advanced technology works with all major global distribution systems (GDS) and all travel management companies. More than 3,000 corporations, including a majority of Fortune 200 companies that have online booking sites, use GetThere. More information is available at www.getthere.com. Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at www.sabre-holdings.com.

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