Travelport has announced that it has renewed its long-standing, successful partnership with BCD Travel. With this new agreement, Travelport Digital will continue to collaborate on BCD Travel’s digital traveller engagement solution, TripSource, making it the preferred way to manage all aspects of business travel. TripSource…

MakeMyTrip has launched travel finance for customers to avail credit facilities of up to two lakhs to book flights, hotels, holidays or international travel. The customers will be able to pay back in easy monthly instalments of up to nine months at zero interest and…

The best time for Indian travelers to book for holiday destinations is two months in advance, reveals a survey by leading travel search engine KAYAK. According to KAYAK’s latest 2019 ‘Best Time To Book’ from India travel guide, the best time for Indian travellers to…

BLS International has announced that it is working with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) in UAE to provide a portfolio of Mobile Services to citizens under TAW-SEEL. The Company will currently start the project with Ministry of Labor to provide mobile services…

RateGain Technologies has announced the launch of AirSight, the next generation solution for airlines, allowing them to gain complete access to comprehensive historical competitive intelligence for airlines. Historical data is essential for today’s airlines to easily identify demand trends and get insights that are vital…

Amadeus has signed a new distribution agreement with Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, that includes a private channel. The private channel will be known as the Qantas Channel and will come into effect on 1st August 2019. The agreement ensures that Amadeus travel sellers that sign…

MakeMyTrip today launched its new TV campaign with its brand ambassadors – Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. The campaign aims to reach out to its consumers with yet another compelling reason to book their international travel online with features like – ‘MMT 24x7 Hotline for…

AirAsia has recently introduced a website and mobile app facelift, including a chatbot named AVA (AirAsia Virtual Allstar) powered by artificial intelligence. The updates are designed with guests in mind, and are aimed at delivering a more seamless, user-friendly experience to airasia.com and the app’s…

Following the successful implementation of its NDC roadmap during 2018, Travelport has completed the onboarding of the first group of travel agencies to receive access to NDC content. UK-based travel agency Meon Valley completed the first live booking using NDC content through Travelport’s Smartpoint desktop…

The hospitality industry is a complex machine under which various types of businesses are set up to accommodate travelers. Each category of business (hotel chains, vacation homes, boutique hotels etc) is akin to a unique ecosystem, though all types of them define the industry, they…

Sabre Corporation announced a new, long-term distribution agreement with Cambodia Airways. While considered a relatively new entrant to the market, operating since July 2018, the airline has ambitious plans and aims to quickly transform into a major regional carrier. “By selecting Sabre as our first…

Avis Car Rental and multiple Formula E race winners Mahindra Racing will be partnering for the fifth consecutive season of the global all-electric street racing series. The long-term partnership between Avis and Mahindra Racing, one of ten founding teams of the ABB FIA Formula E…

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…