Galileo launches online solutions for travel agent

NEW DELHI: Galileo India, the Indian arm of the travel and technology distribution company, has launched three new online travel solutions- Galaxy, Visawhiz and Resnet. Galileo international is a provider of electronic global distribution services for the entire travel industry.

Galaxy is an online inventory and booking management system that help travel agents with their distribution including bookings, accounting and operating costs. Its database inventory of information would ease and help travel agents across the country. The inventory and booking management systems would be available to agents for a one-time fee of $1000. Buyers can register online without any charge.

The Galileo Web site www.galileoindia.com will also provide visa information through Visawhiz with access to 231 nations and details on 85 different topics, including an extensive backgrounder of the country being visited. Visa forms could be downloaded from the site with visa news update and an email space of 5MB for all subscribers. Subscription for Viswhiz is Rs 200 per month.

Another product that has been launched is the Resnet for hotels and car rentals across India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It covers around 600 hotels and resorts in 125 cities with holiday packages to over 15 destinations. Galileo's earlier online global e-commerce product has been travelgalileo.com solution for travel reservations and services.

"Galileo has a long standing presence in India. We are now adopting a more aggressive strategy by introducing these range of products into the Indian market", said Vivek Verma, GM, Galileo India.