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Names from left to right: Sonia Nathan (Inside Sales), Richard Devany (Account Manager), Indu Sehdev (Inside Sales), Riwo Horbhu (Regional Manager - Americas), Pervin Choksey (Regional Manager & Account Manager), Sanjay Hathiramani (SVP Supplier Partnerships, Travelong)

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/13 -- Travelong, a full service travel agency under the Fareportal portfolio of brands that includes top three rated online travel agency CheapOair, today announced that Air India has named them one of the airline's top performing travel agencies for outstanding sales.

"Air India is proud to present this Performance Award for 2011-2012 to Travelong, a Fareportal Company," said Mr. Riwo Norbhu, Regional Manager for the Americas at Air India. "Travelong's outstanding performance during this period is testimony to our business partnership and it is only through relationships such as this that Air India can flourish and succeed. We look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial partnership, as it has been a pleasure to work with such a professional and competent organization."

The awards function was held at the beginning of January to congratulate Travelong and other top performing travel agencies for the 2011-2012 year.

"It's an honor to receive this award and the recognition from Air India," said Sam Jain, President and CEO of Travelong. "We are excited to continue our partnership with the airline and strive to provide increased sales results in 2013."

Travelong continues to be acknowledged for its outstanding work and efforts in the online travel industry. In the past year, Travelong has earned numerous performance awards from partners including: LAN Airlines, Korean Airlines, China Airlines, Avianca and TACA Airlines and been named to Travel Weekly's Esteemed Power List.

About Travelong
Travelong, a Fareportal company established in 1993, is a full service travel agency servicing more than 100 corporate clients and 30 home based agents and independent contractors across the United States. Fareportal is a global online travel company committed to innovation and technological advancements, providing leisure and business travelers, its partners and suppliers with a broad range of travel products and solutions through its portfolio of brands including Travelong, CheapOair, CheapOair Canada, CheapOair UK, OneTravel, HotelPricer and CheapOstay.



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