MASSIVEGOOD: Travelport Commits to Improving the Lives of Many
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For the first time ever, Travelport, Amadeus and Sabre are joining together along with other leading representatives of the travel and tourism industry to declare their support for a new ambitious global initiative, MASSIVEGOOD. Created by the Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health, MASSIVEGOOD will allow travelers to give a voluntary ‘micro-contribution’ each time they purchase travel services. These contributions will go towards fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries.
Travelport has declared full commitment to supporting and implementing MASSIVEGOOD in our global distribution systems (GDS), Galileo and Worldspan. The contribution mechanism is expected to be made available to travel agencies using Galileo and Worldspan GDSs in the first half of 2010. At that time, passengers making travel reservations will be able to voluntarily contribute to this worthwhile cause each time they purchase a plane ticket.
Why is Travelport supporting this cause?
Travelport firmly believes in corporate social responsibility and the powerful force of mass travel to drive cultural awareness and understanding. The worthiness of the cause speaks for itself and we are delighted to be pioneers for real and meaningful change. With the combined strength of all GDS systems, the potential impact our organisations can make together is truly enormous.
“Travelport is honored to be part of this ground-breaking initiative – one that unites the travel community in a mission to drive change where it is so desperately needed. We are taking social responsibility to a new level by harnessing the power of global organizations and single individuals behind a common cause. Every contribution to this ambitious project, no matter how small, will make a crucial difference for millions of people by expanding and improving health care in our world’s most impoverished countries.”
Jeff Clarke, CEO and President, Travelport
“The Foundation’s message that we should feel good about travel, but embrace responsibility to our planet is entirely aligned with our ethos, which is why I am personally backing this initiative. This project is a chance to make a difference to the world stage – and reinvent the way the world sees our business, and our industry.”
Gordon Wilson, President and CEO, Travelport GDS
Learn more about the Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health and MASSIVEGOOD.