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Lufthansa signs new NDC deal with Travelport
Lufthansa and Travelport have signed a new distribution agreement that enables modern airline retailing as well as technology innovation. The tech giant will distribute Lufthansa Group airlines’ NDC content through the next-generation content distribution and travel retailing platform, Travelport+.
This agreement builds on the ongoi… read more
Etihad Airways signs landmark deal with Amadeus to introduce next-gen travel technology
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is set to embark on a major digital transformation following the signing of a landmark multi-year deal with Amadeus.
As part of the deal, Etihad Airways will implement the full Amadeus Altéa PSS suite, including web booking, revenue management and merchandising, data management… read more
Mastercard and Paycode increase access for remote communities
An estimated 57 percent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa remains financially excluded while close to 30 percent remain without a form of identification and 60 percent of the continent has no internet connectivity, leaving these individuals unable to access government assistance and basic financial services.
To address these c… read more
Travel Tech announce its fourth 2021 Virtual Conference
Travel Tech, the largest educational event worldwide, 100% online and free, for the tourism trade (Hospitality, Travel, Destinations and Tourism) is proud to announce its fourth event of the 2021 schedule: TRAVEL TECH LATAM & SPAIN Second Edition, taking place online from September 13 to 17, 2021.
Travel Tech's mission is to empo… read more
Qatar Airways plans for new distribution agreement with Sabre
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry and Qatar Airways, the award-winning international airline, are now finalizing a new distribution deal that will provide long-term access to the airline’s content through the Sabre travel marketplace.
Qatar Airways inten… read more
Delta Air Lines signs transformative agreement with Travelport driving industry retailing innovation
Delta Air Lines and Travelport announced a transformative global distribution agreement, designed to further enhance value-generation for the entire travel retailing ecosystem, including travel management companies, agencies, corporations, and travelers. The customer experience and value-based, multi-year content distribution agreement gi… read more
Hotelbeds further expands ‘experiences’ distribution reach through Nemo Group partnership
Hotelbeds has announced a new partnership with Nemo Group, an Argentinian technology company that specializes in supporting the needs of the travel Industry.
Through this partnership, Nemo Group will make available to its clients Hotelbeds’ ‘Beyond the Bed’ portfolio of more than 18,000 activities in 690 destinations worldwide, incl… read more
Emirates enhances NDC offers with ATPCO’s Routehappy content
Emirates has partnered with ATPCO to enhance and enrich the airline’s new distribution content (NDC) offers with Routehappy Content. The new integration is now live via Emirates’ direct connect NDC API Gateway platform, enabling a more bespoke shopping experience for travel agents and corporate shoppers who use Emirates Gateway.
The deal f… read more
Kaspersky identifies Top Malware families in Nigeria, others
Kaspersky researchers have identified the top malware families in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya as ransomware, financial/banking Trojans and crypto-miner malware. In a report, Kaspersky researchers said when comparing the first quarter of 2021 with second quarter of 2021, Kaspersky saw a 24 percent increase in ransomware in the second quarter … read more
SiteMinder World Hotel Index: UK hotel bookings hit highest level since March 2020
Hotel bookings in the UK have reached their highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index, sourced from the company’s open hotel commerce platform, used by 35,000 hotels and connected to more than 400 hotel booking channels globally.
This is the most concrete confirmation so far of the “staycati… read more
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