Global Access, a pioneer in wholesale for Travel & Related Services in Egypt was launched in late 1995. Its business was built on offering to local travel agents Hotel bookings and Car Rental along with furnished apartment rentals, cruises and train tickets, sightseeing tours, meet & Assist and transfers at FIT rates. Such a service was merely offered by agents to their clients who would only buy their airline tickets and manage the rest on their own. The hotel bookings was a feature offered by the different GDS Systems, but was at rack rate or close to rack, and Aviation counter officers were very reluctant to pursue such a venue unless prompted by the client.