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Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

Travelport Limited (the “Company” or “Travelport”) is a leading distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry with a presence in over 170 countries and has approximately 3,500 employees. Travelport is a privately-owned company.

Travelport operates a global distribution system (“GDS”) business with three brands: Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan. The GDS business provides aggregation, search and transaction processing services to travel providers and travel agencies, allowing travel agencies to search, compare, process and book itinerary and pricing options across multiple travel providers.

Within Travelport’s GDS business, Airline IT Solutions hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions to major airlines to enable them to focus on their core business competencies.

Travelport also has a joint venture ownership of eNett, a global provider of dedicated payment solutions for the travel industry. eNett provides secure and cost effective automated payment solutions between travel providers and travel agencies, tailored to meet the needs of the travel industry, currently focusing on Asia, Europe and the United States.

The Company also owns approximately 45% of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (“Orbitz Worldwide”), a leading global online travel company.

These financial statements and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are unaudited, with the exception of the December 31, 2012 balance sheet which was derived from audited financial statements. These consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim reporting. Certain disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

In presenting the consolidated condensed financial statements in accordance with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgments and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the consolidated condensed financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2013.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation (see Note 6).