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Exhibit 99.1
Travelport
— Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2010 Results —
Increased revenues and positive cash generation
NEW YORK, NY, March 30, 2011 — Travelport Limited, a leading provider of critical transaction processing for the global travel industry, today announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.
Financial Summary:
($ in millions)
    Net Revenue — FY: $2,290 (2009: $2,248) and Q4: $529 (2009: $533)
 
    Operating Income — FY: $314 (2009: Loss of $499) and Q4: $55 (2009: $69)
 
    Adjusted EBITDA — FY: $629 (2009: $632) and Q4: $139 (2009: $138)
 
    Cash generated by operations — FY: $284 (2009: $239) and Q4: $30 (2009: $48)
Operational Highlights:
    Agreed numerous airline, hotel and transport content deals
 
    Prepared the ground for 2011 strategic roll-out of Travelport Universal Desktop
 
    Completed notable customer migrations
Post Year End Highlights:
    Announced industry first merchandising agreement with British Airways
 
    Signed unique capability to fully support Air Canada’s merchandising functionality
 
    Announced proposed $720 million sale of GTA business
Commenting on developments, Jeff Clarke, President and CEO of Travelport, said:
“2010 was a year of investment in new technologies and emerging markets for Travelport. We have a solid pipeline of customers for Travelport Universal Desktop and are already seeing the benefits from our industry leading Travelport Universal API product set. The strong cash flow performance of the company supports continued investment while also allowing us to opportunistically improve our capital structure.”
Travelport Consolidated
($ in millions)
                                 
    Q4 2010   Q4 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 529     $ 533     $ (4 )     (1 )%
Operating Income
  $ 55     $ 69     $ (14 )     (20 )%
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 139     $ 138     $ 1       1 %
                                 
    FY 2010   FY 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 2,290     $ 2,248     $ 42       2 %
Operating Income (Loss)
  $ 314     $ (499 )   $ 813       N/A  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 629     $ 632     $ (3 )     %
Q4 2010: Travelport’s Net Revenue of $529 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 represented a 1% decrease compared to the corresponding period in the prior year. Operating Income of $55 million is a reduction of $14 million compared to the prior year. Travelport achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $139 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, 1% higher than the prior year.
FY 2010: Travelport’s full year Net Revenue of $2,290 million represented a 2% increase compared to the prior year. Operating Income of $314 million is an improvement of $813 million compared to the prior year. Excluding the 2009 impairment charge of $833 million, Operating Income declined by $20 million (6%), with increased revenue of $42 million offset by an increase in total costs and expenses of $62 million, including $11 million of incremental corporate transaction costs and $9 million of unfavorable movements in the fair value of foreign exchange derivatives. Travelport achieved full year Adjusted EBITDA of $629 million in 2010, marginally lower than the prior year.

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Financial Highlights Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010
Global Distribution Systems (GDS)
Travelport’s main business is its global distribution system (GDS), which includes the Worldspan and Galileo brands and also the Company’s Airline IT Solutions business.
($ in millions)
                                 
    Q4 2010   Q4 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 452     $ 467     $ (15 )     (3 )%
Segment EBITDA
  $ 114     $ 127     $ (13 )     (10 )%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 125     $ 133     $ (8 )     (6 )%
                                 
    FY 2010   FY 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 1,996     $ 1,981     $ 15       1 %
Segment EBITDA
  $ 560     $ 602     $ (42 )     (7 )%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 587     $ 628     $ (41 )     (7 )%
Q4 2010: Net Revenue and Segment EBITDA for the GDS business were $452 million and $114 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2010, with a decrease of 3% in Net Revenue and a decrease of 10% in Segment EBITDA compared to 2009. Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the GDS business was $125 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 6% reduction compared to 2009. Net Revenue decreased compared to the prior year as a result of a 1% decrease in segments and an 11% decrease in Airline IT Solutions revenue due to the merger of Delta and Northwest.
FY 2010: Net Revenue and Segment EBITDA for the GDS business were $1,996 million and $560 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010, representing a 1% increase in Net Revenue and a 7% decrease in Segment EBITDA compared to 2009. Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the GDS business was $587 million for 2010, a 7% reduction compared to 2009. Increased Net Revenue of 1% resulted from a 3% increase in segments compared to 2009, partially offset by an 11% decrease in Airline IT Solutions revenue due to the merger of Delta and Northwest.
Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA)
GTA is a leading global, multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services.
($ in millions)
                                 
    Q4 2010   Q4 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 77     $ 66     $ 11       17 %
Segment EBITDA
  $ 21     $ 16     $ 5       31 %
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 24     $ 15     $ 9       60 %
                                 
    FY 2010   FY 2009   Change   % Change
Net Revenue
  $ 294     $ 267     $ 27       10 %
Segment EBITDA
  $ 82     $ (776 )   $ 858       N/A  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 84     $ 59     $ 25       42 %
Q4 2010: Net Revenue and Segment EBITDA for the GTA business were $77 million and $21 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Segment Adjusted EBITDA for GTA in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $24 million, representing a $9 million improvement compared to 2009. Total Transaction Value (“TTV”) increased 18% in the quarter primarily due to a 20% growth in the number of room nights. Net Revenue increased 17% in the quarter due to the increase in TTV, partially offset by lower margin on sales.
FY 2010: Net Revenue and Segment EBITDA for the GTA business were $294 million and $82 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Segment Adjusted EBITDA for GTA in 2010 was $84 million, representing a $25 million improvement compared to 2009. TTV increased 18% in the year primarily due to a 19% growth in the number of room nights. Net Revenue increased 10% in the year due to the increase in TTV, partially offset by lower margin on sales.

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Corporate
For the fourth quarter of 2010, Travelport incurred adjusted corporate costs of $10 million, which was flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, Travelport incurred adjusted corporate costs of $42 million, which was $13 million less than 2009.
Full year interest costs of $272 million for 2010 were $14 million less than for 2009, primarily due to lower interest rates.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, Travelport generated $284 million in cash from operations, a $45 million increase over 2009. This increase is primarily attributable to a $23 million decrease in cash used for interest payments and a $17 million decrease in cash used for tax payments. During the year ended December 31, 2010, Travelport used $241 million for investment, including $50 million for the purchase of shares of common stock of Orbitz Worldwide and $182 million for continued investment and upgrades to the IT infrastructure, including the deployment of the latest IBM technology.
Travelport’s net debt at December 31, 2010 was $3,435 million, which comprised debt of $3,814 million less $242 million in cash and cash equivalents and less $137 million of restricted cash provided as collateral.
In August 2010, Travelport issued $250 million of 9% senior notes due 2016, using a portion of the proceeds to repay $149 million of term loans.
In October 2010, Travelport amended its senior secured credit agreement to, among other things, extend the maturities on approximately 90% of its term loans and letters of credit commitments by two years and amend certain terms under the senior secured credit agreement, providing the Company with greater financial flexibility. As a result, and subject to the terms of this amendment, less than 10% of current Travelport indebtedness matures prior to September 2014.
Orbitz Worldwide
Travelport currently owns approximately 48% of the outstanding equity of Orbitz Worldwide. Travelport accounts for its investment in Orbitz Worldwide under the equity method of accounting. During the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010, Travelport recorded losses of $38 million and $28 million, respectively, in losses from our investment in Orbitz Worldwide. During the fourth quarter of 2010, as a result of Orbitz Worldwide’s annual impairment test for goodwill and intangible assets, Orbitz Worldwide recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $70 million, of which $42 million was to impair the goodwill and $28 million was to impair the trademarks and tradenames. The loss in the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010 includes the Company’s share of that non-cash impairment charge.
Conference Call/Webcast
The Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2010 earnings conference call will be accessible to the media and general public via live Internet webcast today, beginning at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and through a limited number of dial-in conference lines. The webcast and conference call details are available through the Investor Centre section of the Company’s website (www.travelport.com/investor.aspx), where pre-registration for the event is required.
About Travelport
Travelport is a broad-based business services company and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry.
With a presence in 160 countries, approximately 5,475 employees and reported 2010 revenues of $2.3 billion, Travelport is comprised of the global distribution system (GDS) business that includes the Galileo and Worldspan brands; GTA, a leading global, multi-channel provider of hotel and ground services; and Airline IT Solutions, which hosts mission critical applications and provides business and data analysis solutions for major airlines.
Travelport also owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company. Travelport is a private company owned by The Blackstone Group, One Equity Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Travelport management.
Investor Contact
Julian Walker, Head of Corporate Communications, +44 (0) 1753 288210, or julian.walker@travelport.com

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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “projects”, “estimates”, “plans”, “may increase”, “may fluctuate” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “should”, “would”, “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements.
Various risks that could cause future results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements included in this press release include, but are not limited to: the impact that our outstanding indebtedness may have on the way we operate our business; factors affecting the level of travel activity, particularly air travel volume, including security concerns, general economic conditions, natural disasters and other disruptions; general economic and business conditions in the markets in which we operate, including fluctuations in currencies; pricing, regulatory and other trends in the travel industry; our ability to obtain travel supplier inventory from travel suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, car rental companies, cruise lines and other travel suppliers; our ability to develop and deliver products and services that are valuable to travel agencies and travel suppliers and generate new revenue streams, including our new universal desktop product; risks associated with doing business in multiple countries and in multiple currencies; maintenance and protection of our information technology and intellectual property; the impact on supplier capacity and inventory resulting from consolidation of the airline industry; financing plans and access to adequate capital on favorable terms; our ability to achieve expected cost savings from our efforts to improve operational efficiency; our ability to maintain existing relationships with travel agencies and tour operators and to enter into new relationships on acceptable financial and other terms; and our ability to grow adjacencies, such as our recent acquisition of Sprice and our controlling interest in eNett. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law.
This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, important information regarding such measures is contained below.

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)              
    Three Months     Three Months              
    Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
(in $ millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
                               
Net revenue
    529       533       2,290       2,248  
 
                       
Costs and expenses
                               
Cost of revenue
    265       256       1,164       1,090  
Selling, general and administrative
    137       151       547       567  
Restructuring charges
    8       1       13       19  
Depreciation and amortization
    64       56       252       243  
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
                      833  
Other income
                      (5 )
 
                       
Total costs and expenses
    474       464       1,976       2,747  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    55       69       314       (499 )
Interest expense, net
    (70 )     (63 )     (272 )     (286 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
    2             2       10  
 
                       
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes and equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    (13 )     6       44       (775 )
(Provision) benefit for income taxes
    (18 )     4       (60 )     68  
Equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    (38 )     (9 )     (28 )     (162 )
 
                       
Net (loss) income
    (69 )     1       (44 )     (869 )
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
                1       (2 )
 
                       
Net (loss) income attributable to the Company
    (69 )     1       (43 )     (871 )
 
                       

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
SEGMENT EBITDA
     The Company’s presentation of Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
                                 
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)              
    Three Months     Three Months              
    Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
(in $ millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
GDS
                               
Net revenue
    452       467       1,996       1,981  
Segment EBITDA
    114       127       560       602  
GTA
                               
Net revenue
    77       66       294       267  
Segment EBITDA
    21       16       82       (776 )
 
                       
Combined Totals
                               
Net revenue
    529       533       2,290       2,248  
Segment EBITDA
    135       143       642       (174 )
Reconciling items:
                               
Corporate and unallocated
    (16 )     (18 )     (76 )     (82 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
    2             2       10  
Interest expense, net
    (70 )     (63 )     (272 )     (286 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (64 )     (56 )     (252 )     (243 )
 
                       
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes and equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    (13 )     6       44       (775 )
 
                       

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
(in $ millions)   2010     2009  
 
               
Assets
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    242       217  
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $35 and $59)
    348       346  
Deferred income taxes
    5       22  
Other current assets
    204       156  
 
           
Total current assets
    799       741  
Property and equipment, net
    521       452  
Goodwill
    1,277       1,285  
Trademarks and tradenames
    413       419  
Other intangible assets, net
    1,048       1,183  
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    91       60  
Non-current deferred income taxes
    5       2  
Other non-current assets
    346       204  
 
           
Total assets
    4,500       4,346  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    183       139  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    809       765  
Current portion of long-term debt
    18       23  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    1,010       927  
Long-term debt
    3,796       3,640  
Deferred income taxes
    133       143  
Other non-current liabilities
    233       228  
 
           
Total liabilities
    5,172       4,938  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common shares $1.00 par value; 12,000 shares authorized; 12,000 shares issued and outstanding
           
Additional paid in capital
    1,011       1,006  
Accumulated deficit
    (1,686 )     (1,643 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (9 )     30  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    (684 )     (607 )
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
    12       15  
 
           
Total equity
    (672 )     (592 )
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
    4,500       4,346  
 
           

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 
    Year ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
(in $ millions)   2010     2009  
Operating activities
               
Net loss
    (44 )     (869 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    252       243  
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
          833  
Gain on sale of assets
          (5 )
Provision for bad debts
    2       15  
Equity-based compensation
    5       10  
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
    (2 )     (10 )
Amortization of debt finance costs
    23       16  
(Gain) loss on interest rate derivative instruments
    (6 )     6  
Gain on foreign exchange derivative instruments
    (3 )     (13 )
Equity in losses of investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    28       162  
FASA liability
    (18 )     (26 )
Deferred income taxes
    11       (118 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    (6 )     31  
Other current assets
    (12 )     (4 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    68       (20 )
Other
    (14 )     (12 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    284       239  
 
           
Investing activities
               
Property and equipment additions
    (182 )     (58 )
Investment in Orbitz Worldwide
    (50 )      
Businesses acquired
    (16 )     (2 )
Loan to parent company
    (9 )      
Loan repaid by parent company
    9        
Proceeds from sale of assets
    2       5  
Other
    5        
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (241 )     (55 )
 
           
Financing activities
               
Principal repayments
    (318 )     (307 )
Proceeds from new borrowings
    517       144  
Cash provided as collateral
    (137 )      
Payments on settlement of derivative contracts
    (77 )      
Proceeds on settlement of derivative contracts
    16       87  
Net share settlement for equity-based compensation
          (7 )
Debt finance costs
    (20 )     (3 )
Distribution to a parent company
          (227 )
Other
    (3 )     (4 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (22 )     (317 )
 
           
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
    4       5  
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    25       (128 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    217       345  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
    242       217  
 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
Interest payments
    232       255  
Income tax payments, net
    29       46  

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
NON-GAAP MEASURES

(in $ millions and unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  
                    Reconciling        
                    Items:        
                    Corporate and        
                    Unallocated        
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income   GDS     GTA     Costs     Total  
 
                               
Adjusted EBITDA
    125       24       (10 )     139  
Less adjustments:
                               
Acquisitions and corporate transaction costs
    1       2       1       4  
Restructuring charges
    6       1       1       8  
Equity-based compensation
                3       3  
Unrealized losses on foreign exchange derivatives
                2       2  
Other
    4             (3 )     1  
 
                       
Total
    11       3       4       18  
 
                       
EBITDA
    114       21       (14 )     121  
Less:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
                            (64 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
                            (2 )
 
                             
Operating income
                            55  
 
                             
                                 
    Three Months Ended December 31, 2009  
                    Reconciling        
                    Items:        
                    Corporate and        
                    Unallocated        
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income   GDS     GTA     Costs     Total  
 
                               
Adjusted EBITDA
    133       15       (10 )     138  
Less adjustments:
                               
Acquisitions and corporate transaction costs
    5       (2 )     2       5  
Restructuring charges
          1             1  
Equity based compensation
                3       3  
Unrealized losses on foreign exchange derivatives
                1       1  
Other
    1             2       3  
 
                       
Total
    6       (1 )     8       13  
 
                       
EBITDA
    127       16       (18 )     125  
Less:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
                            (56 )
 
                             
Operating income
                            69  
 
                             

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TRAVELPORT LIMITED
NON-GAAP MEASURES

(in $ millions and unaudited)
                                 
    Year Ended December 31, 2010  
                    Reconciling        
                    Items:        
                    Corporate and        
                    Unallocated        
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income   GDS     GTA     Costs     Total  
 
                               
Adjusted EBITDA
    587       84       (42 )     629  
Less adjustments:
                               
Acquisitions and corporate transaction costs
    11             23       34  
Restructuring charges
    6       2       5       13  
Equity-based compensation
                5       5  
Unrealized losses on foreign exchange derivatives
                3       3  
Other
    10             (4 )     6  
 
                       
Total
    27       2       32       61  
 
                       
EBITDA
    560       82       (74 )     568  
Less:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
                            (252 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
                            (2 )
 
                             
Operating income
                            314  
 
                             
                                 
    Year Ended December 31, 2009  
                    Reconciling        
                    Items:        
                    Corporate and        
                    Unallocated        
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to OperatingLoss   GDS     GTA     Costs     Total  
 
                               
Adjusted EBITDA
    628       59       (55 )     632  
Less adjustments:
                               
Sponsor monitoring fees
                7       7  
Acquisitions and corporate transaction costs
    17       (2 )     8       23  
Restructuring charges
    6       4       9       19  
Equity-based compensation
                10       10  
Unrealized gains on foreign exchange derivatives
                (6 )     (6 )
Impairment
          833             833  
Other
    3             (11 )     (8 )
 
                       
Total
    26       835       17       878  
 
                       
EBITDA
    602       (776 )     (72 )     (246 )
Less:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
                            (243 )
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
                            (10 )
 
                             
Operating loss
                            (499 )
 
                             

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NON-GAAP MEASURES (Continued)

(in $ millions and unaudited)
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash Provided   December 31,     December 31,  
by Operating Activities and Unlevered Free Cash Flow   2010     2009  
 
               
GDS Segment Adjusted EBITDA
    587       628  
GTA Segment Adjusted EBITDA
    84       59  
Reconciling items: Corporate and Unallocated costs
    (42 )     (55 )
 
           
Adjusted EBITDA
    629       632  
Less:
               
Cash interest payments
    (232 )     (255 )
Tax payments
    (29 )     (46 )
Changes in operating working capital
    (29 )     (32 )
FASA liability payments
    (18 )     (26 )
Other non-operating and adjusting items
    (37 )     (34 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    284       239  
 
               
Add cash interest payments
    232       255  
Less capital expenditures
    (182 )     (58 )
 
           
Unlevered free cash flow
    334       436  
 
           
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. We believe this measure provides management with a more complete understanding of the underlying results and trends and an enhanced overall understanding of our financial liquidity and prospects for the future. Adjusted EBITDA is the primary metric for; measuring our business results, forecasting and determining future capital investment allocations and is used by the Board of Directors to determine incentive compensation. Capital expenditures, which impact depreciation and amortization, interest expense and income tax expense, are reviewed separately by management. Adjusted EBITDA is disclosed so that investors have the same tools available to management when evaluating the results of Travelport. The Adjusted EBITDA measure is a defined term within our credit agreement and bond indentures. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude the impact of purchase accounting, impairment of goodwill and intangibles assets, expenses incurred in conjunction with Travelport’s separation from Cendant, expenses incurred to acquire and integrate Travelport’s portfolio of businesses, costs associated with Travelport’s restructuring efforts, non-cash equity-based compensation, and other adjustments made to exclude expenses management views as outside the normal course of operations. Adjusted EBITDA is a critical measure as it is required to calculate our key financial ratio under our credit agreement covenants. This ratio compares our Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months to our consolidated net debt and is known as our Leverage Ratio. We are currently in compliance with our Leverage Ratio. A breach of this covenant could result in a default under the senior secured credit agreement and the indentures governing our notes.
Unlevered free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. Unlevered free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operations adjusted to exclude cash interest payments and include capital expenditures, all of which are GAAP measures included within our Statements of Cash Flows. We believe unlevered free cash flow provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of the underlying liquidity of the core operating businesses and our ability to meet its current and future financing and investing needs.

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Operating Statistics

(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended              
    December 31,              
    2010     2009     Change     % Change  
GDS (segments in millions)
                               
Americas segments
    37.5       38.6       (1.1 )     (3 )%
International Segments:
                               
Europe
    18.6       18.2       0.4       2 %
Middle East and Africa
    8.3       9.1       (0.8 )     (9 )%
Asia Pacific
    13.1       12.1       1.0       8 %
 
                       
Total Segments
    77.5       78.0       (0.5 )     (1 )%
 
                               
GTA
                               
Total Transaction Value (in millions)
  $ 480     $ 406     $ 74       18 %
Room nights (in millions)
    3.0       2.5       0.5       20 %
                                 
    Year Ended              
    December 31,              
    2010     2009     Change     % Change  
GDS (segments in millions)
                               
Americas segments
    172.5       169.9       2.6       2 %
International Segments:
                               
Europe
    83.7       80.0       3.7       5 %
Middle East and Africa
    38.3       39.9       (1.6 )     (4 )%
Asia Pacific
    54.9       48.5       6.4       13 %
 
                       
Total Segments
    349.4       338.3       11.1       3 %
 
                               
GTA
                               
Total Transaction Value (in millions)
  $ 1,887     $ 1,594     $ 293       18 %
Room nights (in millions)
    11.9       10.0       1.9       19 %

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