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The increasing meaning of Cybersecurity
The recent ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline in the United States exemplifies the growing sophistication of cyberattacks over the past 12 months. Ever since the Colonial attack, there have been attacks involving the insurance sector in Asia, a European truck lease provider, a French distressed debt purchaser, a… read more
Sabre teams up with BYHOURS to distribute hotel microstays and support the recovery of hospitality
Sabre Corporation and BYHOURS, a leading international platform for hotel microstays, have signed a new agreement to provide Sabre’s agency community with relevant content that will allow them to sell rooms by the hour through the BYHOURS’ Sabre Red App.
Under the agreement, hundreds of thousands of travel agents using Sabre’s globa… read more
Emirates inks strategic agreement with global tech giant, Huawei
Emirates last May 18 announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei, one of the world's top tech brands, to further extend its existing partnership. The enhanced collaboration will allow both brands to build awareness to a wider audience in the Middle East and beyond.
The agreement was signed at … read more
Travelport wins long-term partnership with Business Travel Partners consortium
Worldwide leader in travel retail, Travelport, announced a multi-year agreement with Business Travel Partners, through e-Business Travel, one of the largest consortiums of independent IATA travel agencies in the Netherlands. The win will see Business Travel Partners members migrate to Travelport+, Travelport’s newly-launched… read more
FCM Nigeria Initiates TeachToFish Project
● Advocates inclusion of entrepreneurial training in school curriculum
● To sponsor 3 best students on further training
As the saying goes ‘Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’, FCM Travel Solutions Nigeria has initiated its #TeachToFish pr… read more
Meet Ethiopia’s ten year-old coding champion
Much has been written about the importance of advancing digital literacy on the African continent, especially among its younger citizens. With more than half of the world’s under-25s expected to live in Africa by 2050, mobilising and inspiring this youthful population to be active participants of the global digital economy is central to the cont… read more
Camair-Co migrates from SITA to the Kiu reservation system
By relaunching its scheduled flights in October 2020, Camair-Co has set itself the objectives of reducing its operational costs while improving its customer experience. This is the perspective of the recently signed multi-year contract with Uruguayan company Kiu.
5 African travel influencers you need to follow on Instagram
As we stoke the wanderlust with travel restrictions easing and the tourism sector slowly coming alive, don't fret about your next destination or sho't left break. There are plenty of Instagram accounts to follow, especially if you want to explore African during Africa Month or later. A little inspiration goes a long way. As such, we have selecte… read more
Mastercard New Expenditures Index: Consumers’ Crave For Digital Payments Rises
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping.
As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retailers worldwide moved their businesses online, embraced e-commerce and explored the potential of new ways to pay.
More than a… read more
NDC Leadership Council shares industry-wide consensus on NDC servicing requirements
The NDC (New Distribution Capability) servicing features that are critical to achieving NDC at scale are those than enable refunds and the management of customer and airline-initiated changes, according to new research by the Travelport hosted NDC Leadership Council.
The NDC Leadership Council was formed by Travelport in 2019 to fac… read more
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