BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, September 8, 2015 – Despegar.com, a large travel agency in Latin America, selected Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) for its domestic and international toll free collect call services. Despegar.com provides flights, hotels, tourist packages and car rental reservations for customers traveling around the world. To differentiate themselves in the market, Despegar.com wanted to provide customer support by phone around the clock, selecting Level 3, in lieu of a multi-provider model, to meet this need. As a result, Despegar.com simplified processes, reduced implementation costs for call services and improved customer service.
Level 3’s voice solutions provide Despegar.com with the tools necessary to manage customer service issues, standardize functionality and provide lower delivery times for both answering customer calls and dealing with customer concerns.
“Level 3 specialists provided us with advice and monitored implementation of a solution that allowed us to improve customer service, optimize processes and achieve greater efficiency,” said Manuel Ponce Martínez, Despegar.com’s network operations center and telephony IT manager. “Thanks to the simplified solution, we made additional investments and improvements in the region.”
“Despegar.com is a leading company in the industry and we take pride in being a part of its growth and improved customer service,” stated Luis Píccolo, vice president of sales for Level 3 in Argentina, Chile and Peru. “We are pleased that our network solutions have allowed them to expand their business.”
About Despegar.com
Despegar.com is Latin America’s largest travel agency. It was founded in 1999 and has presence in 21 countries in the region, employs 3500 professionals in the provision of innovative services to its site userswww.despegar.com. In just a few seconds, it is possible to compare prices of flights by hundreds of airlines, make reservations in over 192 thousand hotels around the world, look over thousands of travel packages, book sea cruises and rent cars at the best market prices. Added to these advantages, it is possible to make online payments and obtain offerings and/or financing in easy installments. Currently, 2 out of 3 Latin American passengers check the Despegar.com online pages prior to traveling.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3’s comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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The information contained under the caption “About Despegar.com” has been provided by Despegar.com, which is solely responsible for its content.
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