Wyndham joins an expanding roster of leading travel suppliers using the marketplace as a new platform for selling travel directly to a base of corporate travel buyers representing $10 billion in annual travel spending.

�With the increased demand for online booking by corporations, GetThere will allow us to establish a secure marketplace environment between buyers and sellers,� said Dave Johnson, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Wyndham International. �This relationship will provide integration with Wyndham�s top corporate clients, providing reduced distribution costs to both parties as well as enhanced compliance to corporate travel policies.�

The GetThere Marketplace contains a set of travel �networks� that enable comprehensive online travel booking capabilities specifically for corporations. As part of the GetThere Supplier Network, Wyndham gains a direct connection to a growing base of major corporations. Other networks include the GetThere GDS Network, GetThere Services Network, GetThere Wireless Network and GetThere Application Network.

�Wyndham is a valuable addition to the GetThere Supplier Network, representing another leading hospitality company that can provide enhanced online booking to our corporate customers through the GetThere Marketplace,� said Gadi Maier, president and CEO of GetThere.

GetThere operates the world�s largest Internet marketplace focused on business-to-business travel services.  GetThere�s systems are used to provide online travel procurement to employees at leading corporations such as Boeing, Chevron, Cisco, Cox Communications, Lucent, MetLife, Nike and Xerox. 

GetThere also powers online travel sites for leading airlines, including Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, America West, British Airways, Northwest Airlines, TWA and United Airlines. GetThere can be found on the Web at www.getthere.com.