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Peakwork strengthens connectivity to Sabre
Peakwork and Sabre have now set up direct booking connectivity so Peakwork systems and customers have direct access to flight content from the Sabre GDS. Next to flight search the two partners now even operate bookings seamlessly.
Via the new integration, first Peakwork tour operator clien… read more
ATPCO buys SITA’s airfare insight
ATPCO announced it has purchased SITA’s fare management system, Airfare Insight (AFI). The deal enables product consolidation with the integration of AFI into Architect, ATPCO’s new pricing tool. Both companies have committed to supporting airlines during the migration period, which will see SITA customers adopting Architect.
The de… read more
Peakwork launches direct connection to British Airways NDC API
Peakwork has just implemented a direct connection to the British Airways NDC API. This will allow Peakwork customers to access all of BA’s NDC content to book and package directly via Peakwork technology.
Peakwork has created a leisure travel marketplace that brings together the global supply and demand of travel products, op… read more
Sabre and HelloGbye to deliver AI-Assist technology to TMCs globally
HelloGbye, an industry-leading creator of patented AI-Assist technology that makes travel planning more efficient, and Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, announced a new agreement to accelerate intelligent automation for corporate travel management co… read more
Sabre and Lufthansa sign new contract
Sabre has reached a distribution agreement with Lufthansa Group to provide content both through the traditional global distribution system model as well as new commercial models using the New Distribution Capability, according to the companies.
The agreement follows a long negotiation process that extended beyond the p… read more
Dept Invests in Innovation in Tourism Sector
The Department of Tourism is set to introduce a programme that will stimulate and encourage innovation in the travel sector. The department, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), will implement the Tourism Technology Grassroots Innovation Incubation Programme (TTGIIP).
The programme aims to stim… read more
Google and GIATA extend cooperation
The Corona Pandemic has led to hygiene standards in the hotel industry being raised and adapted to new legal requirements in order to meticulously protect guests and employees. This information should now also be made visible to bookers.
The COVID-19 hygiene hub developed by GIATA enables licensed GIATA hotels to display all … read more
Tools to help the travel industry’s recovery
Down the road from our Asia Pacific headquarters, one of the world’s most connected travel hubs—Singapore Changi Airport—is unusually quiet. It’s been this way for months, with global air passenger numbers falling by almost 90 per cent in 2020.
This has been a devastating year for the tourism industry and the $9 trillion global t… read more
Interswitch and Beyonic sign partnership for bulky cash
Beyonic Limited has become the latest company to partner with Interswitch Uganda in a bid to include a push and pull to the bank option for their customers.
According to Carina Rumberger, the Beyonic Ltd Chief Executive Officer, all Beyonic enterprise partners can now push and pull transactions between bank accounts and mobile wall… read more
How to travel the world using Bitcoin
If you have a bunch of Bitcoin in your cryptocurrency account, and you love to travel, then you might combine both of them into a trip around the world. You might be wondering if that is even possible. While not every travel venue will accept Bitcoin, enough now do that it is possible to plan almost your entire trip using Bitcoin that you… read more
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