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Travelport, BCD, Hyatt test blockchain for hotel commission settlement

By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2019

Travelport, in partnership with BCD Travel and Hyatt, is developing a blockchain system for hotel commission settlement. Read More

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VIDEO: Getting to One Order - is the airline industry there yet?

By Jill Menze | August 13, 2019

At GBTA 2019, IATA's Yanik Hoyles and Travelport's Ian Heywood engaged in a spirited discussion on the status of IATA's One Order initiative. Read More

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Travelport brings in ex-Sabre exec Greg Webb to replace CEO Gordon Wilson

By Kevin May | July 9, 2019

In his most recent role, Webb spent just a year as senior vice president and general manager for hospitality at Oracle. Read More

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Bringing on content and the network effect for GDS hotel platforms

By Linda Fox | July 3, 2019

The global distribution companies have evolved away from their traditional airline focus to bring accommodation into the mix. But there's more to it than that. Read More

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VIDEO: Teenage years still to come for NDC, patience required

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2019

New Distribution Capability (NDC) has broadly been accepted as a positive step in bringing value, and eventually greater efficiency, to the airline distribution chain. But, it’s not an overnight... Read More

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Travelport completes $4.4BN sale to private equity

By Kevin May | May 30, 2019

Travelport has officially ended its almost five-year stint on the public markets and is now back in the hands of private equity ownership. Read More

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How online travel agencies can simplify the shopping process

By J.P. Ephithite - Travelport | May 22, 2019

Travelport discusses how online travel brands can streamline the shopping process for customers. Read More

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Revenues down at Travelport amid Russian regulator stalling sale

By Kevin May | May 11, 2019

Travelport's proposed move to return to private ownership has hit a hurdle in the shape of getting approval from the authorities in Russia. Read More

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Latin America, part 1: Mobile, social drive travel forward despite lingering challenges

By Mitra Sorrells | May 6, 2019

For the first piece in our series on Latin America, we explore some of the region's characteristics impacting the travel industry. Read More

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GDS interfaces drag advisors out of the dark, green ages

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 19, 2019

Increasingly, GDSs and agencies are encouraging advisors to switch to graphical user interfaces. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Travel policy 3.0: Six data-powered updates to improve corporate travel

By Ryan Wenger - WhereTo | April 5, 2019

Unlike the blunt rules of the analogue age, the new rules bear digital precision, and take advantage of access to live data. We call the new era of data-driven rules Travel Policy 3.0. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Dear, airlines - are you new distribution compatible?

By Ian Heywood - Travelport | April 1, 2019

The 16.1 standard for NDC will only get you so far. You can just about book an airline seat with it. But not much else. So it is not much use to anybody. Read More

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Japan Airlines and Travelport unite to create domestic distribution platform

By Kevin May | March 22, 2019

Travelport will form a joint venture with Japan Airlines to take over the running of the former global distribution system known as Axess. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Will travel brands bend to join the mobile "fold"?

By Glenville Morris - Travelport Digital | March 11, 2019

Project Valley has finally become more than just a project. It became a proper announcement, with a proper release date but more importantly, it became a proper device: the Samsung Galaxy Fold. Read More

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As travel workplaces get more competitive, ladies, it’s time to take your seat at the table

By Erika Moore - Travelport | February 27, 2019

Too often, women in the workplace deal with gender‐biased judgements and work/life imbalance – especially in male-dominated industries. It's time to change that. Read More

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