WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UATP announced
today the addition of Avianca Brasil as a Merchant airline.
Effective immediately, Avianca Brasil accepts all UATP accounts as
a form of payment.
"We look forward to working with UATP to grow our business
traveler base throughout Brasil," said Tarcisio Gargioni, VP
Marketing and Sales Avianca Brasil. "Our corporate travelers have
requested to use their preferred form of payment, UATP, and as a
distinguished airline in this market our goal is to continue to
evolve to fit our passengers' needs."
"Avianca Brasil is a key addition to our Merchant base," said
Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO,
UATP. "We have a number of corporate clients that fly with Avianca
Brasil that have been requesting for UATP acceptance; this
partnership will allow UATP to continue to expand in the
Latin America market while at the
same time increase corporate market share for Avianca
Brasil."
Avianca Brasil, based out of Sao
Paulo, has a fleet size of 44 aircrafts and flies to 22
destinations in 24 airports. The airline is well-known for
providing its passengers with superior customer service, without
adding additional fees.
For more information, visit UATP.com
About UATP
UATP is a global payment solution owned and operated by the
world's airlines and accepted by thousands of merchants for air,
rail, hotel and travel agency payments. UATP offers easy-to-use
data tools, DataStreamSM and DataMineSM,
which provide comprehensive account details to Issuers and
Corporate Subscribers for accurate travel management.
Accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel
worldwide by airlines, travel agencies and Amtrak®; UATP accounts
are issued by: Aeromexico; Air New Zealand (ANZFF.PK); American
Airlines (NasdaqGS: AAL); Austrian Airlines; China Eastern Airlines
(NYSE: CEA); Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL); EL AL Israel Airlines;
Etihad Airways; GOL Linhas aereas inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and
Bovespa: GOLL4); Hahn Air; Japan Airlines (9201:JP); Luhfthansa
German Airlines; Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways (QUBSF.PK);
Shandong Airlines; United Airlines (NYSE: UAL); and US Airways.
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 626 4077
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