Bangkok--Jun 22--Galaxy Distribution System
Galaxy Travel Distribution System Ltd., specialising in low-cost, on-line global travel distribution systems for hotels and other ground services, announced today the appointment of Mr. Myron J. Ticlo as Senior Vice President — Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
Effective immediately, Ticlo, who is currently Galaxy’s Regional Director of Sales for the Americas, replaces Mr. Marco Gorin, who recently resigned to pursue other corporate opportunities in Hong Kong.
Assuming the title of Senior Vice President — Chief Sales Officer (CSO), Ticlo will lead and implement the company’s sales strategies on a global basis to achieve Galaxy TDS sales targets. His responsibilities will include building relationships and providing sales leadership with regional NMCs to achieve Retail Travel Agency sales, while enhancing relationships with Galaxy suppliers and major existing clients and prospects.
In addition, Ticlo will continue to help build the company’s highly successful relationship with Connect-Worldwide (CWW) which enhances Galaxy presence worldwide, particularly in countries where Galaxy is not represented.
In support of Galaxy’s vision, Ticlo will also strive to position Galaxy as a global, low-cost GDS system for Ground Services, while attracting major players that provide supply and distribution to endorse Galaxy and work together as partners.
Prior to joining Galaxy in 2001, Ticlo served as Executive Director for Pacific Leisure, Bangkok, Thailand. From January 1998 to the present, he has spent considerable time successfully attracting private investors to Galaxy Distribution System Ltd. Before entering the travel industry in Asia-Pacific in 1998, Ticlo spent over 20 years in the fields of banking, finance and marketing.
Ticlo earned an MBA from La Salle University (USA) in 1997 and a BA degree in management from Webster University (USA) in 1985.
For more information, please contact:
Mr G.E. “Coke” Mead
Director — Public Relations
Incentive Dynamics (S) Pte. Ltd.
PR Counsel to Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
Tel/Fax: 66-2 — 691 — 7193
Mobile: 66-1 — 850 — 7979
Email: [email protected]
For more information regarding Galaxy executive, regional initiatives and developments please contact:
Mr Wutthilerd Chiannilkulchai (Eddie)
Chief Executive Officer
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
Room 1203, 12/F UBC II Building
591 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2311 0505
Fax: +66 (0) 2741 4610
Mobile: +66 (0) 1646 4333
E-mail: [email protected]
www.galaxy-system.com
Or
Mr. Myron J. Ticlo
Senior Vice President — Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.
78 Ready Crt.
Brampton, ON L6Y4T4, Canada
Tel: (1-905) 451-0114
Cell: (1-905) 460-5365
E-mail: [email protected]
Note to Editors:
Galaxy Distribution System Ltd. (www.galaxy-system.com) is an unbiased, low cost on-line global distribution platform for hotels and other ground services. Galaxy provides travel professionals with multiple products which serve as solutions to specific market requirements—and which connect travel service buyers to a worldwide inventory of dynamic travel products in a way never before available to the travel industry.
Galaxy products, integrated and driven by a central platform, include:
- Galaxy TDS: The first true global distribution system dedicated to hotels and other ground services products and designed for Retail Travel Agents to search, compare, book and pay for competitive inventory provided by Receptive Inbound Operators, national tourism boards/organisations and other inventory aggregators. Galaxy TDS inventory is sourced from many channels and is distributed via Galaxy’s own software applications, as well as Galaxy’s interface capabilities through a dynamic switch called ABBIE.
- The Galaxy ABBIE Switch: Enabling real-time, on-line travel commerce between net-rate inventory suppliers and distributors, including travel portals, resulting in streamlined communications, increased profitability, and customer satisfaction for all participants. Designed to provide participants with a uniform connectivity solution that promotes efficient, easy, seamless trading. Galaxy ABBIE Switch is a joint development between Galaxy and Alliance Reservation Network (ARN)
- Galaxy TBRS: A unique distribution platform designed to assist national and local tourism organisations and hotel associations to capitalise on their own reservation potential, thus generating revenue opportunities for tourism promotion for their respective regions.
- GroundServices: A private trading platform that automates the distribution and sales of Receptive Inbound Operators’ inventory to their private buyers and Galaxy TDS’s Retail Travel Agents.
- Galaxy BSP: The first global billing and settlement system, specifically designed for non-air products in support of the above systems. Galaxy BSP provides access to a banking network in over 80 countries and allows cash transactions in over 30 currencies and credit card transactions in multiple currencies.
Galaxy’s current customers include (1) Retail Travel Agents, who typically sell airline tickets and/or ground services to retail customers; (2) Tourism boards/organisations and hotel associations, who are increasingly looking to generate revenues by offering reservations and other services; (3) Receptive / Inbound Operators ,who receive foreign travellers and provide ground services, including hotel bookings, transfers, tour guides, excursions, etc.; and 4) Outbound Tour Operators, who buy wholesale services from inbound operators and resell packages or individual elements to travel agents or direct to travellers.
In addition to its current customer base, Galaxy is actively participating in the rapid changes in the electronic distribution of travel products by expanding both its supply and distribution channels with Travel Portals; Inventory Aggregators; Switches; Central Reservation Systems; Global Distribution Systems; and other electronic distributors. End.