Sunday, 19 May 2013

Technology News

Enhancements link travellers to the perfect hotel: Sabre

Friday, 28 September 2012

Sabre Pacific’s latest release for its online booking engine, Sabre Explore, has ‘substantially enhanced’ hotel search functionality for customers.

Long term partners Qantas and Sabre renew distribution agreement

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Qantas Airways and Sabre Travel Network, a global technology company serving travel agencies and suppliers, have renewed their distribution agreement, signing a long-term, global full content global distribution system (GDS) deal, which includes the airline’s advance seat selection ancillary.

Amadeus, EVA Airways enter long term IT partnership

Thursday, 27 September 2012

EVA Airways joins the Amadeus Altéa community of 120+ airlines.

Rainbow Holidays renews partnership with Sabre

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Auckland-based VFR travel agency, Rainbow Holidays, has renewed their contract with Sabre Pacific as part of a new long-term deal.

Qantas renews global full content agreement with Amadeus

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Amadeus travel agencies worldwide will continue to have guaranteed access to Qantas’ full range of fares and ancillary services via the Amadeus distribution system.

Pullman and Sofitel join Travelport’s 'Lowest Public Rate' Hotel Programme

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Travelport has added two new participants to its Lowest Public Rate Programme that guarantees agents access to the lowest publicly available rate. Both Pullman and Sofitel Hotels are part of the Accor Hotel Group and bring more than 190 hotel properties to the programme.

Boeing caters for comms connections

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Boeing will offer features such as live television, the ability to make mobile phone calls and the use of the internet on 787 Dreamliners and 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft as soon as 2013.

Alitalia first European airline to sell ancillaries through Sabre

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Landmark deal sees Italian carrier use industry technology standards to sell pre-paid baggage and lounge access

Travelport and Gulf Air renew agreement to provide full content for travel agents

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have renewed their full content agreement, which will ensure that all travel agents within Travelport’s worldwide network continue to have access to the airline’s full range of published fares and inventory.

Wego and Scoot Team Up Online

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Asia’s newest low cost carrier Scoot and the region’s leading travel metasearch site Wego have announced a commercial agreement to integrate Scoot fares into over 50 Wego country sites globally.

Air France-KLM inks full-content and ancillaries agreement with Sabre

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Sabre Travel Network, a global technology company serving travel agencies and suppliers, has signed a multi-year full-content agreement with Air France-KLM to sell the carrier’s seats and ancillary products to travel agents connected to the Sabre global distribution system (GDS).

Online Bookings Boom Sparks New Distribution Partnership

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Texas-based hotel reservations company, Genares, has chosen the Room Distribution Exchange (RDX) platform from SiteMinder to gain direct, two-way connectivity with the world’s leading booking sites.

Amadeus extends its global content agreement with FCm Travel Solutions

Monday, 17 September 2012

FCm, a global corporate travel and expense management specialist, continues to benefit from Amadeus content since its initial agreement in 2007.

TUIfly.com Poised to Expand Flight Offering and Partnerships through Travelport

Friday, 14 September 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced a new long-term airline IT services agreement with TUIfly, the third largest airline in Germany.

Sabre Online saves corporates 45 minutes per booking

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Businesses booking corporate travel can expect to save in excess of 45 minutes per booking using Sabre Online, according to Director of Sales at Executive Edge and Executive Travel Management, Paul Nethercott.

Top-rated Skyscanner App Available to Blackberry Users

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Leading global travel search site Skyscanner has made its hugely popular flight search app available to Blackberry users to compare millions of flights today.

Travelport completes KLM Economy Comfort rollout for Galileo agents in Benelux

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces the completion of its KLM Economy Comfort seat rollout to all Galileo-connected travel agents in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. In March, Travelport became the first GDS to complete a live booking of a KLM Economy Comfort seat using the new EMD industry standard.

Sabre Red Workspace wins Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Sabre Red Workspace has been chosen as New Zealand's Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation at the inaugural New Zealand Travel Industry Awards (NZTIA) held on Saturday [8 September] at The Langham Hotel, Auckland.

Travelport Joins Global Travel & Tourism Partnership Supporting Global Education in Travel & Tourism Industry

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry and Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP), a multi-country educational program introducing students to career opportunities within the travel and tourism industry, today announce.

British Airways becomes the first airline to sign for Amadeus’ new revenue accounting solution

Friday, 7 September 2012

Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting enables real-time revenue monitoring for faster, more accurate revenue decisions.

Sabre Hospitality Solutions selected by New World Hotels to Launch Private Label Chain Code

Thursday, 6 September 2012

New World Hotels offers special introductory offer to travel agents; 18 percent commission and complimentary internet access through December.

Sabre Hospitality Solutions selected by New World Hotels to Launch Private Label Chain Code

Monday, 3 September 2012

New World Hotels offers special introductory offer to travel agents; 18 percent commission and complimentary internet access through December.

MasterCard, eNett form partnership to drive innovative payment solutions

Thursday, 30 August 2012

MasterCard Worldwide and eNett International have signed a partnership agreement which provides innovative payment and reconciliation solutions for the travel industry through the use of Virtual Account Numbers (VANs).