Travelport has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$4.4 billion. Evergreen is the private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation. Under the terms of the…

Amadeus and Vistara have renewed a multi-year distribution agreement that guarantees Vistara’s travel agency partners continued access to the airline’s full range of fares and prices through Amadeus. This partnership will enable Vistara to further grow its customer base by continuing to connect to travelers…

Leading provider for outstation taxi travel Gozo Cabs has introduced its ride-sharing service - Gozo Share, using which travellers can share taxi rides with others while travelling from one city to another. Gozo Share is the first-of-its-kind ride-sharing service. Gozo Cabs has aggregated over 25,000…

EaseMyTrip is expecting a growth of 10X in transaction value coming from hotel booking by end of the financial year 2018-19. In the third quarter of the year 2018, the company has seen a high growth in hotel reservation through website. In financial year ending…

Enabling businesses to take immediate decisions as per the changing customer demand and seek out new revenue opportunities. Various industry leaders including; Todd Arthur, Vice President, Sabre; Sandeep Dwivedi, Chief Operating Officer, InterGlobe Technology Quotient; Rakshit Desai, Managing Director, FCM Travel Solutions; Priyanka Chaurasiya -…

Sabre has entered into an agreement to acquire Farelogix, a recognised innovator in the travel industry with advanced offer management and NDC order delivery technology used by many of the world’s leading airlines. Based in Miami, Farelogix provides a suite of SaaS solutions that enables…

Internet Moguls, one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the tourism and hospitality sector, has come on board with Treehouse Hotels for developing online marketing solutions for the chain. Internet Moguls will now be accountable for the brand’s social media management, website maintenance, search…

Sabre Corporation, one of the leading technology providers to the global travel industry, is set to drive the rapid evolution of India’s aviation sector by providing innovation and expertise to companies that shape the travel industry. Hosting the first-ever Airline Leaders’ Forum in Mumbai, Sabre…

Leading travel commerce platform Travelport has become the first GDS operator to manage the live booking of flights using the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC) technical standard. The first transaction was made by a British agency, Meon Valley Travel, on Friday…

Sabre Corporation has announced a renewed, full content, distribution agreement with Jet Airways. Effective April 2019, Sabre’s extended agreement with Jet Airways provides Sabre-connected agents across India and the world a path to access the full content of Jet Airways into year 2024. “As a…

KAYAK, one of the world’s leading travel search engines has launched its newly developed Augmented Reality (AR) Baggage Measurement Tool, which will allow travellers to breeze through check-ins. With the dimensions of carry-on luggage differing from airline to airline, KAYAK’s AR bag measurement tool helps…

Travelport has announced a renewed and long-term partnership with Jet Airways. The airline has signed a long-term supplier agreement with Travelport that will be effective from April 2019 and enable online and offline travel agencies around the world to shop, book and manage itineraries for…

PhonePe announced its partnership with OYO that will make it easier for OYO users to book a room through the PhonePe app. As a part of this strategic tie-up, users will be able to book over 125,000 exclusive rooms, currently part of OYO’s chain of…

Leading travel commerce platform Travelport announced today that it had won a competitive tender process undertaken by Air India for the sole provision of distribution of its domestic flight content in the airline’s home market. The contract awarded to Travelport came after a comprehensive bidding…

Avis India has introduced free car delivery and collection across all of its 10 rental locations in India, namely, Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, and Kochi. This is in line with the evolution of the self-drive car rental space in…