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| | Galileo History |
 | | Galileo International was founded in 1971 as Chicago-based United Airlines introduced the Apollo® computer reservation system (CRS), for use in their own offices to automate seat reservation, booking and tracking. |
 | | In response to the growing need for CRS automation in Europe, The Galileo Company Ltd was incorporated by shareholders British Airways, Swissair, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia and Covia. |
 | | Headquarted in Parsippany, New Jersey, Galileo International, is one of the world’s leading providers of electronic global distribution services, connects 52,000 travel agency locations to 425 airlines, 23 car rental companies, 68,000 hotel properties, and a wide array of tour operators and cruise lines throughout the world. |
| www.galileo.com /galileo/en-gb/about/History (278 words) |
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