WTTC is offering 4 exclusive sponsorship opportunities to interested parties as official 'Category Sponsors' for the 2012 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Should you be interested in more information, please contact anja.eckervogt@wttc.org
Providing a multi-award winning service through a presence in more than 160 countries, Travelport powers travel on a global scale by connecting buyers and sellers of travel through traditional, online and corporate channels.
Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business that includes the globally recognised Worldspan™ and Galileo™ platforms; GTA™, a leading global, multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services; and Airline IT Solutions™, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines. Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company and is a joint venture partner in eNett, a leading provider of innovative and integrated payment solutions tailored to meet the needs of the travel industry.
Established in 1971 and USA headquartered, Travelport is a private company, owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures and Travelport management
The Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation which supports work that projects culturally and ecologically sensitive areas around the world. Already, The Foundation has helped Conservation International to protect three million hectares of Atlantic Forest in Brazil, an area of unmatched importance to protect the planet's biological diversity, supported WWF to help establish the first sustainable tourism project wholly managed by the area's indigenous community in The Kimberley, Australia, and funded research in Venice to help protect the city from degradation. New projects this year see the Foundation work to protect the Meso-american reef and marine life in the Mediterranean as well as funding archaeological battlefield digs in Europe and preserve a World Heritage site, Giant's Causeway, in Ireland. For more information please visit www.TheTravelCorporation.com/foundation