Travelport has signed a long-term agreement with car hire company Avis Budget.
The deal gives customers of Travelport access to Avis Budget's rates and services.
Travelport businesses include two GDSs, Galileo and Worldspan, GTA, which provides hotel and ground services, and Airline IT Solutions.
Dan Westbrook, Travelport GDS's vp supplier services, said: "This partnership offers tremendous opportunity for Avis Budget Group and it is great news for our customers, who will have long-term assurances of access to the products and services of one of the leading car rental vendors in the world."
Kaye Ceille, Avis Budget's senior vp for global travel and partnership sales, said: "We are committed to our traditional and online travel agency customers.
"This agreement enables us to support these agencies."
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