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Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
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 over 3,500 employees. Travelport is a privately-owned company.

Travelport operates a global distribution system (“GDS”) business with three brands: Galileo, Apollo 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 business 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 consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

On May 5, 2011, the Company completed the sale of the Gullivers Travel Associates (“GTA”) business to Kuoni Travel Holdings Ltd. (“Kuoni”). The results of operations of the GTA business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows. Due to the sale of the GTA business in 2011, the Company now has one reportable segment.

Certain prior year numbers have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation (see Note 7).