As we emerge from this pandemic, health & safety is a crucial aspect of the information guests are seeking in order to make informed travel and especially accommodation decisions. To cater to this need, a new feature on Booking.com now makes it simple for accommodation…

Akbar Travels has expanded its long-standing partnership with Sabre. Akbar Travels is already a long-time user of Sabre solutions, having implemented Sabre’s APIs to drive operational efficiencies and the Sabre Automated Exchange solution to save costs and improve customer service. Now, Akbar Travels, which has…

Amadeus has announced the launch of a new online bot, Travel-19, to address the most frequent COVID-19 related travel questions from travelers across the world. The online bot has been launched to help travelers find credible information easily in one place, and to provide timely…

In May 2020 air transport lies physically and financially fragmented, with major airlines grounded, flight schedules cut by up to 80% globally, and many countries closing their borders to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite this global turmoil, the industry is aligning around the need…

Cleartrip has launched “TravelSafe” across all its markets in the Middle East and India. This new product offering was soft launched first on May 23 and provides customers curated information around travel trends, travel planning, safety measures, protocols to be adhered to during travel, and…

CWT has expanded its integration with Concur Travel, a leading provider of expense, invoice, and travel management solutions. CWT clients using Concur Travel can select RoomIt by CWT, the hotel distribution division of CWT, as their enriched source of hotel content. Patrick Andersen, Chief Commercial…

With domestic flights opening up with one-third capacity effective 25th May 2020, travellers are looking for reassurance on refunds in case they need to cancel their flights amid COVID-19 concerns. To reduce this travel anxiety, AI-based travel app ixigo has announced the launch of ‘ixigo…

Singapore-headquartered big data and AI company ADVANCE.AI has expanded to India with offices in Bangalore and Delhi. The company plans to open a third office in Mumbai as it seeks to accelerate the digital capabilities of India’s banks, financial services, retail, and e-commerce sectors. ADVANCE.AI…

Sabre Corporation announced today that it is taking significant measures to strengthen its financial position in response to the current industry conditions. The travel industry continues to be adversely affected by the global health crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, as well as by…

Amadeus IT Group maintained a positive financial evolution in 2019, supported by the solid operating performances of its businesses, particularly IT Solutions, the consolidation of TravelClick (since October 4, 2018) and positive foreign exchange effects. All these factors drove double-digit growth both in revenue and…

DJUBO, a cloud based PMS platform, with all hotel technology verticals built into a single platform announced the launch of ‘Djubo X-press’, an iPad based self check-in app, which enables the guests to just walk-in, use a self check-in kiosk, issue room key cards and…

Amadeus is a new business partner of Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG). Through this agreement, Amadeus enters BARIG’s forum for communication, joining more than 100 national and international member airlines. "We welcome Amadeus as a new business partner," Michael Hoppe, Secretary General, BARIG,…

Easy Trip Planners has announced integration on WhatsApp messenger to book flight tickets. The integration will allow customers to book flight tickets at competitive rates for their desired destination through WhatsApp itself. This association with WhatsApp is significant for EaseMyTrip to further develop its market…

RezLive.com, a global player in B2B online travel reservation space from the house of Travel Designer Group, has announced the launch of ‘Affiliate.Travel’ at SATTE 2020, South Asia’s leading travel & tourism event. Affiliate.Travel will be a game changer to revolutionise India’s corporate travel by…

Millennials in India seek a premium digital experience across all aspects of travel, says Global Digital Traveller Research 2019 by Travelport. Travellers in India want and expect travel providers to help them personalize their experience seamlessly, says the Report. The research surveyed 23,000 people from…