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Emirates has announced the launch of Emirates Pay, a new account-based payment method for purchasing air tickets. Emirates Pay is now available for Emirates customers in Germany and the UK who are purchasing tickets via emirates.com.
Emirates is the world’s first airline to launch this payment alternative powered by a … read more
Hitit has already been certified as NDC Level 4 IT Provider on multiple schemas; now it has just earned a new title as Level 4 NDC Certified Aggregator. The Level 4 NDC Certified Aggregator is a unique certification title that Hitit has been awarded thanks to its Crane Agent Portal Plus (Crane APP) solution. Hitit will now o… read more
Travelport-connected travel agencies will not have to pay Emirates' new $14 to $25 GDS booking surcharge under an agreement revealed Thursday by the companies. The announcement came on the same day that the Emirates surcharge went into effect and also on the first day that Emirates tickets and ancillary products are no longer avail… read more
Before the COVID-19 virus arrived in Uganda early last year, the tourism sector was registering a steady rise in foreign exchange from tourists. According to the Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report for Financial Year 2018/2019, revenue rose from $1.45 billion in 2017 to $1.6 billion in 2018.
The tourism sector accounted for 7.7… read more
IATA’s Lab Network provides a list of eligible lab locations around the globe so that travelers can easily find a location for a COVID-19 test prior to travel. The newly launched portal provides a one-stop-shop for labs to self-register to be included in the Network.
Labs wishing to join the IATA Lab Network should confirm tha… read more
Ethiopian Airlines has advised in a letter to its trade partners that it is enforcing Iata’s Resolution 830D in all markets.
This requires trade partners to insert passenger contact details
(telephone number and email address, preferably both at origin and
destination) in the PNR (passenger name record). The
air… read more
Worldwide leader in travel retail, Travelport, is introducing its new, enhanced RESTful / JSON APIs that will provide next-generation retailing and exchange capabilities to travel retailers worldwide. As part of Travelport’s investment in its next-generation platform, Travelport+, the new APIs are being rolled out globally and will… read more
The current GDS agreement between Emirates and Sabre is due to expire on July 1, and the parties have so far failed to reach a new deal.
In a statement Thursday, the airline said it had attempted to reach an agreement with Sabre for more than a year. Emirates said it sought similar terms to deals it had struck with other GDSs.
… read more
Peakwork powered by Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS) has successfully implemented the first live connectivity for hotel offers within the Peakwork Leisure Travel Network. In combination with Peakwork's cache technology, the new live connection enables dynamic access to almost unlimited hotel product, which can also be calculated and packag… read more
Flight Centre Travel Group has selected HotelHub, a leading hotel technology solution provider for travel management companies (TMCs), to provide a seamless, global hotel booking and distribution solution for its global corporate brands, including FCM and Corporate Traveller.
The HotelHub platform aggregates hotel content from multi… read more
Against high credit card fees, Emirates to launch real-time payment solution
Hitit is an IATA NDC Certified Aggregator
No Emirates GDS surcharge for Travelport agencies
How Digital Innovation Will Play Key Role in Tourism Sector Recovery
Self registration portal for IATA Travel Pass Lab Network
Ethiopian Airlines invokes Res 830D
Emirates and Sabre at an impasse over GDS services
Peakwork powered by EPS sets up first live hotel connectivity in Peakwork Leisure Travel Network
Flight Centre Travel Group selects HotelHub smart booking solution for global corporate brands
