Airline Merchandising Platform part of Travelport’s journey to reinvent GDS model
In case you think the new Travelport Merchandising platform for airlines is yet another product put out by yet another GDS, Travelport would like you to think again.This is the product that marks a “sea change” in the travel industry and signals the arrival of a new Travelport that intends t [...]
“The OTA business is hard”, cost of traffic rising, competition intensifying
The rising costs of customer acquisition was cited as one key challenge for OTAs competing in the Asia Pacific region.During the WIT Indonesia panel, featuring MakeMyTrip, Expedia Inc,Agoda and ITA Software by Google, much was said about the rising costs of search – and as such, OTAs are trying [...]
Amadeus plugs loyalty gap in its airline solutions with latest acquisition
Amadeus has acquired the Loyalty Division of Istanbul-based Hitit Computer Services, finally filling a gap in its broad airline product portfolio.Announcing the purchase (price undisclosed), Julia Sattel, SVP, Airline IT, Amadeus said: “This is an important milestone for both Amadeus and our Airli [...]
TripZilla debuts in Malaysia, bullish about new market
Singapore based online travel portal, TripZilla, which offers the simplest way for users to find and book their travels, launches in Malaysia with my.TripZilla.com.The Malaysian portal made its debut in mid-March with 69 travel agencies on board and over 3,000 plus packages and itineraries. It is [...]
Online is yesterday, mobile is today, declares TripAdvisor’s Bruno
Online is yesterday and mobile is today, says Julio Bruno, global vice president of sales, TripAdvisor for Business, as the world’s largest review site, which recently crossed 100 million reviews, lays down the gauntlet to own the customer on the move.And it is choosing the Android as its platform [...]
Travelport, American kiss and make up, sign new distribution agreement
Seems Travelport and American Airlines which have been battling in court for nearly two years have settled their dispute and have signed a new global distribution agreement. The release, which did not go into details of the dispute, stated “the terms of the settlement agreement require review and [...]
A robust year for Amadeus
Amadeus reported strong growth for 2012 in its full year financial results ended December 31, 2012, with significant contributions from its Distribution and IT Solutions businesses.Adjusted profit from continuing operations for the full year increased 18% to reach €575.1 million. This was backed [...]
The Wrap: Wego expands reach in India with new office
In the news: Wego’s new office in India, movies and travel trends of Singaporeans, Hint Hint app from Mr & Mrs Smith, Melbourne Convention Bureau rebrandsWego expands reach in India with new officeTravel metasearch engine, Wego, shores up its presence in India with the opening of a new and lar [...]
CheckInTonight focuses on same-day hotel bookings in South-east Asia
It had to happen sooner or later. Following the success of the Hotel Tonight model in the US, it was inevitable a similar business would emerge in Asia.From February 25, a new mobile travel app, ‘CheckInTonight’ will be available for free downloads from the iTunes App Store, with an Android [...]
Wego sets up HQ in Dubai Internet City
Following record growth last year, travel metasearch Wego is setting up a dedicated full-service operation in Dubai as part of global expansion plans.Wego launched the world’s first comprehensive Arabic language travel metasearch site last April, http://www.wego.ae to tap into the desire of trav [...]
