India's leading provider of information technology and business process outsourcing solutions to the travel and transport sector, Inter Globe Technologies (IGT), is investing $2.3 million in the country for its first 400-seat delivery center at Upper McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

IGT, the first BPO specializing in travel and hospitality processes in the Philippines, plans to invest more and expand its local facility to accommodate 1,000 people eventually.

“We are not limiting our capabilities to expand our business here. We are confident in the skills and competencies of Filipino agents, and we are looking forward to successful launch 2009 and further growth in 2010,” declared IGT CEO, Vipul Doshi.

"IGT caters to global clients across six continents. We are building multiple service and delivery centers as part of our global delivery model. Our expansion in Manila is an important addition to our global footprint. It will also help our clients take advantage of global redundancy and service capabilities," he explained.

Aside from its first facility in the Philippines, IGT has four more state-of-the-art facilities in India – two in Gurgaon, one in Mumbai, and one in -Chennai. It plans to establish new facilities in other parts of the world like Romania, Poland, Brazil and Spain.

IGT is a leading global pure-play travel technology organization based in India that provides integrated services and solutions to travel corporations worldwide in the areas of information technology, business process outsourcing, and consulting. The company also provides customized and cost-effective solutions and services to leading travel industry players.

With some 2500 global employees operating in facilities located in India, North America and Europe, InterGlobe was ranked by The Great Place To Work Institute as the best travel company of India. In 2009, Deloitte and Touche recognized IGT as one of the fastest growing companies in APAC and The Black Book of Outsourcing ranked it in top 3 Travel BPO & IT companies in the world.

Anthem Solutions Inc., fully-owned subsidiary of Diversified Technology Solutions International, Inc. (DTSI), outfitted IGT’s first facility in the Philippines.

“We look forward to a fruitful partnership with one of the world’s biggest travel technology service providers,” according to DTSI and Anthem Solutions President and CEO, Miguel C. Garcia. “As a managed service provider, we are here to enable BPO companies so they can focus on their core business, supplying end-to-end solutions for entry and expansion.”