Expedia's
Egencia has added corporate travel services or partners in seven additional markets,
bringing the size of its global network to 62 countries. The new markets include
Turkey, where Egencia claims to be "the first travel management company to
offer integrated online and agent-assisted corporate travel management."
Egencia
on Wednesday indicated that its online booking tool in Turkey this quarter already
has been used by early adopters "and will serve all Egencia customers operating
in Turkey as the phased rollout continues."
Elsewhere,
via partners in its Egencia Global Alliance, the TMC now claims a presence in the
Baltics, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama.
In
the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Egencia teamed with the Baltic
Travel Group. The EGA roster of countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
now totals 15.
In
Latin America, the newest EGA partners are Gestur in the Dominican Republic, El
Salvador's Amate Travel and Novaterra in Panama. According to a statement attributed
to Egencia Latin America alliance manager Mario Hidalgo, new partnerships "are
a reflection of our global clients' interest to expand their managed travel programs
into this growing business region." EGA's Latin America country roster now
numbers 13.
According
to Egencia, all partners within EGA—which launched in late 2009—can service
Egencia global clients by "following the company's processes while delivering
local value through a complete offering of corporate travel services."