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WORLDMATE® TO PROVIDE MOBILE TRAVEL SERVICES TO AMERICAN EXPRESS BUSINESS TRAVEL
Orlando, FL, WES 2010, April 27, 2010 - WorldMate today announced its collaboration with American Express Business Travel, a leading global travel management company, to add WorldMate's mobile technology to their overall mobile platform for clients. WorldMate's premium services will broaden American Express Business Travel's current mobile offering and be available to its customers using BlackBerry® smartphones.
WorldMate mobile technology gives business travelers access to more information to cope with flight cancellations, sudden meeting changes, and last second booking requirements. The American Express mobile travel services resulting from this collaboration will provide road warriors with the essential tools they need to monitor and control their itineraries. Services include:
- Automatic itinerary synchronization
- Pop-up flight alerts accompanied by suggested alternative flights when necessary
- Calendar synchronization to add business meetings into the itinerary
- Sharing of itineraries with colleagues and business contacts
- Itinerary integration with third party mapping and navigation application
- Social networking tools allowing travelers to locate and connect with colleagues
- One-click access to American Express Business travel counselors
"We are pleased to work closely with American Express Business Travel to help realize their customers' mobile needs," said Jean Tripier, CEO of WorldMate. "Millions of business travelers across virtually all major corporations rely on WorldMate and American Express separately today, and this collaboration brings a remarkable level of combined service into the hands of millions more."
American Express Business Travel is currently piloting the program with clients and the full commercial rollout is planned for later this year.
About WorldMate®
WorldMate® is the personal travel assistant chosen by over 5 million business and premiere travelers worldwide. WorldMate caters to every aspect of business travel, understands your personal preferences and recommends the ideal options for the best possible travel experience. WorldMate sends real-time "push" alerts about itinerary updates and changes, including flight delays or cancellations and provides travel resources such as flight schedules, weather forecasts, travel directories, maps, world clocks, a currency converter and much more.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
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