It’s tempting to dismiss Bitcoin, the world’s first digital currency, as a passing fad, and nothing to do with the world of business travel, but what if the technology upon which it is built could make the fear of forgetting your passport, a problem of…

Since 2016, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has had a certification process in place for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, for the different industry stakeholders to show their capability to support NDC messaging. Amadeus has now renewed its level 3 certification for Altéa…

Cleartrip has tied up with the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) as its exclusive online booking partner for local tours and activities. Under the association, KTDC will sell all of its exclusive set of activities through the Cleartrip platform, including both existing and new inventory…

Booking.com has announced the 10 sustainable tourism startups receiving scaling grants as part of its 2018 Booking Booster accelerator programme. After three weeks of workshops and intensive coaching sessions led entirely by Booking.com employees and experts, the programme culminated in a final pitch to receive…

Accelerating its strategy to reimagine the business of travel, Sabre has announced a long-term strategic agreement with Microsoft. As part of this new agreement, Microsoft will empower the migration of Sabre’s commercial applications to Microsoft Azure by investing cloud development expertise and services in support…

Amadeus introduced the ‘Airport Common Use Service’ (ACUS) to key stakeholders in the Indian aviation industry at India’s first Common Use Roundtable, an event hosted by Amadeus and Bird Group. ACUS allows check in facility from anywhere. The architecture of Amadeus ACUS allows ‘fixed’ check-in…

ixigo has bagged the ‘Best UI/UX App’ for its flights app at Google India Apps Summit 2018 held in Bengaluru Yesterday. Honoring creativity, innovation, design and user experience in app design, the Google India Apps Summit awards are chosen by a panel of industry experts…

Vistara will station a robot named ‘RADA’ to attend customers at airports. Claimed to be the India’s first such robot, Rada will assist customers, address their queries and offer a seamless experience through an ‘intuitively thoughtful’ on-ground service. For the initial stage, Rada will be…

Millennial business travelers in India are driving an evolution in corporate travel by demanding both cutting-edge digital support throughout their trips and on-demand advice from human consultants, according to an independent global study commissioned by Travelport, the leading Travel Commerce Platform. The research, which surveyed…

TUI Group is expanding its online business in India. As part of the “TUI 2022” programme and to gain market share in the country’s significant growth of online travel bookings, the Group’s subsidiary TUI India has been transformed to a digital provider exclusively focussing on…

Cleartrip has expanded its international footprint by partnering with two of the world’s leading activities platforms, Klook and Musement. The associations enable Cleartrip to augment its current offerings with a whole new selection of engaging activities and experiences, curated from 48 European countries and 18…

Travelport announces the signing of a multiyear agreement with Qantas Airways that includes distribution of the Australian national carrier’s content and integration into Qantas’ recently announced NDC platform, the Qantas Distribution Platform (QDP). Stephen Shurrock, Travelport’s Chief Commercial Officer, commented, “This agreement is testament to…

ICICI Bank has enabled its customers to reload foreign currency to ‘ICICI Bank Travel Card’ instantly, using the Bank’s internet banking platform and its mobile banking app, iMobile. This new service makes international travel more convenient as it allows customers to instantly reload their travel…

Travel portal Travkart has recently signed on its first franchise in Mumbai. Travkart’s foray into Mumbai underlines its commitment to deliver innovative travel solutions to a much larger section of customers through an integrated omni-channel approach. The strategic move is also in line with Travkart’s…

SAP Concur, the world’s leading provider of expense, travel and invoice management solutions, was announced as the winner in the ‘Cloud Solution of the Year’ category by Inflection Awards 2018 organized by Alden Global Value Advisors. Inflection Awards is ranked as one of the foremost…