SITA announced the results of its 2021 Middle East, India, and Africa Hackathon this week. Using SITA's extensive range of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), the program focused on solving the industry's challenges through the creation of innovative solutions. It included more than 300 participants, 16…

IntrCity has acquired GoldSeat ‘in-bus applications & telematics platform’, which will be integrated on its SmartBus fleet. The acquired technology will help the brand in strengthening its own mobility platform, which manages the IntrCity SmartBus fleet across 14 states in India. The platform’s capabilities include…

Travelport has launched its next-generation platform, Travelport+, the centerpiece of the company’s new global strategy that is designed to accelerate industry innovation in multi-source content distribution, travel retailing and value generation. Travelport+ is an extensive, next-generation platform that creates a simplified, capability-rich, marketplace for travel…

Sabre announced the introduction of its new airline storefront, an industry-first capability that makes it easier to comparison-shop increasingly complex airline offers in the indirect channel. Beginning yesterday, the new airline storefront capabilities are available via Sabre’s shopping APIs, which travel retailers can leverage to…

Thriwe, Indian consumer benefits marketplace has exclusively partnered with Dragonpass with an ambition to enhance customer experience of Thriwe’s Indian clients on global travel as well as to provide best in class hospitality to inbound DragonPass’ global clients. Through the tie-up, Thriwe is all set…

OYO Hotels & Homes has connected its first group of UK hotels to Sabre’s SynXis Central Reservations System, following a global partnership signed between OYO and Sabre Corporation. Oyo has 80 hotels in the UK. As well as direct channels, SynXis Central Reservations optimizes global…

Amadeus has added new capabilities to Traveler ID, a secure platform for its travel provider customers, that connects, digitizes and automates traveler identification and document validation across the traveler journey, while meeting regulatory requirements. This platform connects the health certification touchpoints end-to-end, integrating multiple stakeholders…

Further strengthening its leadership position in the market, ClearTax, tax and GST compliance solutions provider, has now entered into a partnership with IDS Next, global hospitality technology platform providers. The partnership will benefit over 200 hotel chains in India by extending ClearTax integrated e-Invoicing solution…

Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Chairman Emeritus of V-Guard Industries Ltd, has made an investment in Kerala based travel technology start-up Verteil Technologies as part of its Pre-Series A funding round. Founded by Jerrin Jos & Satheesh Satchit, Verteil Technologies is a travel technology company transforming the 40…

Sabre Corporation and Akbar Travels have announced a new long-term, strategic partnership agreement to further expand Sabre’s footprint in the Indian subcontinent while driving operational efficiencies to increase productivity and profitability for Akbar. Under the extended and expanded agreement, Sabre will continue to be Akbar’s…

Travelport today launched a bold and distinct new visual identity, which has been created as part of the company’s first ever end-to-end rebrand. “Travelport has transformed”, said Greg Webb, Chief Executive Officer. “We are now fully focused on what we do best — connecting buyers…

Sabre Corporation has announced a strategic long-term technology partnership with Louvre Hotels Group, Europe's second-largest enterprise hotel group counting almost 1,600 hotels across 54 countries and a subsidiary of Jin Jiang International. With this new agreement, Louvre Hotels Group will benefit from SynXis Central Reservations…

Mystifly, one of the leading companies in airline retailing, has partnered with OKR software platform, Profit.co to increase workplace productivity and accelerate business growth. OKR(Objectives and Key Results) software helps organisations drive individual and team focus, productivity and performance. Integration of Profit.co’s OKR services will…

Fliggy, Alibaba’s online travel platform, has announced a new long-term agreement with Amadeus to deliver seamless traveler shopping experiences. The multi-year agreement will see Fliggy, supported by Amadeus’ cutting-edge search and assisted booking technology, create more personalized experiences for Chinese travelers. The agreement will enable…

For the first time, a small group of air travelers flying from Germany and Estonia to the United Arab Emirates has tested the health data platform and app SimplyGo in a live environment. As part of the trial project, SimplyGo is partnering with technology provider…