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…

RepUp, a Gold level member of Oracle Partner Network (OPN), has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of Xperium by RepUp with Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5.5. With this new integration, hospitality properties using the Oracle Hospitality OPERA PMS can now access and use the Xperium by RepUp…

Sabre Corporation and ATPCO, provider of pricing and retailing content, tools, and services to airlines, announced a new long-term retailing agreement enabling Sabre to distribute ATPCO’s Routehappy content to Sabre-connected travel agencies, online travel agencies and other travel buyers as well as airline IT customers.…

The digitisation of corporate travel has been a major driver of efficiency in corporate travel management in the region, according to a new study from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Disruption hub: Landing innovation in Asia’s corporate travel industry, sponsored by Citi. The report is…

Amadeus announces that Selling Platform Connect, its cloud-based booking platform, now allows travel sellers to shop, order, pay and service airline travel offers via an NDC connectivity. A main advantage for travel sellers is that they can now view and compare all available airline flights…

Sabre has completed its acquisition of Radixx, a leading airline retailing software provider with an established presence in the low cost carrier (LCC) space. Sabre purchased Radixx for approximately US$110 million, including payments to debt holders, using cash on hand. The acquisition is expected to…

Sabre Corporation has announced that Vietnam Airlines is the first carrier in Asia Pacific to leverage the leading loyalty redemption solution, Sabre Dynamic Rewards. Marking a new milestone in its long-term alliance with Sabre, Vietnam Airlines is upscaling its Lotusmiles loyalty program and delivering an…

The appetite for travel has never been greater – in the past year the global travel and tourism sector contributed a record US$8.8 trillion and 319 million jobs to the world economy according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). Globalised workplaces which employ…