Travelport announces the development of a blockchain solution to enhance the hotel commission reconciliation process. Working with IBM Services and BCD Travel as well as a number of high-profile hotel chains, the blockchain technology solution aims to optimize hotel commission processing on a distributed ledger…

Whether shopping for bagels in Whole Foods in the USA or butter in Waitrose near my new home in the UK, I know I’ll have an array of choice, a distinct experience and the occasional piece of reassuring personalisation. I take all this for granted.…

Travelport has today begun handling its first bookings with Qantas using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard. The bookings are being made through Travelport Smartpoint in a live production test environment as Qantas prepares distribution of differentiated NDC content from late 2019. This NDC connection…

Sabre in partnership with TrendWatching, global consumer trends and insights experts, has released a consumer trends study explaining the “Retail Revolution” in the hospitality industry. “Technology is changing the expectations of today’s traveler. They demand flexibility, optionality and a seamless shopping experience that goes beyond…

Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have increased from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according to research by Travelport. According to the analysis, India (44,611) had the second highest number of bookings in the world, and…

Expedia TAAP (Travel Agent Affiliate Program), a booking engine which connects travel agents to Expedia Group’s global portfolio of accommodation, flights, packages, car rentals and in-destination activities, is celebrating reaching a milestone of 15 million cumulative trips booked on its platform. “We are delighted to…

Until now, just sitting back and waiting to see what will happen with NDC has been a fairly sensible policy for most agencies – but not any longer. The IATA NDC airline Leaderboard – 21 airlines in total – have committed to transact 20 per…

Amadeus has appointed Champa Magesh to become the Executive Vice President of Retail in Travel Channels and Managing Director EMEA, effective immediately. Magesh, who previously managed this Travel Channels segment in Asia Pacific, replaces Leon Herce who has left Amadeus. Taking over from Magesh in…

Underlining its commitment to offer superlative booking experiences, Cleartrip, the leading travel technology platform in emerging markets has launched ‘Flexifly’. The feature is designed to save travellers who need to change their travel schedule from the hefty charges associated with amending a flight booking. Flexifly…

Owners of untidy homes and weary business travellers may not realise that they have much in common until Japanese decluttering expert Marie Kondo came along. She made the connection clear. Just like it’s possible − with the right method − to transform your chaotic home…

Amadeus has launched a new enhanced version of its flagship Web Services solution called Amadeus Travel API. This NDC-enabled solution will give travel agencies worldwide access to new content and fares from our airline driver customers via an NDC connectivity. Travix , a driver customer…

More than 500,000 companies around the world use Airbnb for Work to help manage their business travel. With in-demand amenities like flexible access, personal kitchens for home-cooked meals, on-site laundry, and places to stay in local neighbourhoods, Airbnb has become a go-to choice for many…

ATPCO and SITA announced that Southwest Airlines is the latest carrier to join NDC Exchange, a platform for NDC that enables content interoperability across the airline distribution ecosystem. By joining NDC Exchange, Southwest continues its journey to make its content more accessible to business travelers…

TripAdvisor has announced the results of a study which uncovers how significantly reviews influence booking decisions. The global study, conducted in partnership with Ipsos MORI, polled over 23,000 TripAdvisor users across 12 markets on the use of online reviews and their role when booking hotels,…

RepUp, reputation management platform for the hospitality sector has announced the launch of “Xperium”, a guest experience management platform that will help hotels own the Guest Journey and enhance the guest experience, through a unified inbox for all guest activity. Xperium is designed to benefit…