CW Government Travel Receives Task Order to Provide Travel Management Services for the United States General Services Administration

CW Government Travel Receives Task Order to Provide Travel Management Services for the United States General Services Administration

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a task order to CW Government Travel (CWGT) to provide electronic travel services.

CWGT, part of the Carlson family of brands and services, will provide federal travelers with all necessary travel management support including planning and estimating travel, obtaining necessary authorizations, managing reservations and processing reimbursements.

The contract is valued at $10 million for a base period of 23 months with options that would extend the agreement for a total of nine years.

CWGT's product, E2 Solutions, has been selected by other government offices, including the Department of Labor, Department of State, Agency for International Development, Small Business Administration, Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Business Center, which supports 17 smaller federal agencies.

"The General Services Administration award demonstrates the value of our eTravel program to federal agencies," said Scott Guerrero, CWGT's chief operating officer. "Our company's commitment to excellence and unique, lowest- fare guarantee allow agencies to better manage the total cost of travel."

This award is another step toward GSA eTravel's government-wide initiative to reduce the paperwork and administration burden on both travelers and agencies. To that end, E2 Solutions is designed to trim all aspects of travel expense in an easy-to-adopt, train-and-implement package.

Carlson Companies is a global leader in the marketing, business and leisure travel, and hospitality industries.

Among the names in the Carlson family of brands and services are: Carlson Marketing Group(R), Peppers & Rogers Group, Carlson Wagonlit Travel(R), Carlson Destination Marketing Services, Carlson Leisure Travel Services, CW Government Travel, Results Travel, Regent(R) International Hotels, Radisson(R) Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(R), Park Inn(R) hotels, Cruise Holidays, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises(R), and T.G.I. Friday's(R) and Pick Up Stix(R) restaurants. Carlson Companies' 2003 system-wide sales under the brands (including franchises) totaled $20.9 billion, while sales from the company's owned and operated divisions totaled $6.8 billion.

With headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Carlson Companies was recognized by Working Mother magazine as one of the "100 best companies for working mothers" in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

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Source: Carlson Companies

CONTACT: Sam Macalus for Carlson Companies, +1-763-212-2477

Web site: http://www.carlson.com/
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