Travelport

News / Technology

Finnair, Swiss talk difficult distribution decisions, customer experience

By Linda Fox | July 5, 2023

Finnair and Swiss executives joined the "Make Flying Fun" panel at Phocuswright Europe 2023 to discuss boosting digital engagement, distribution developments, sustainability and more. Read More

News / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2023: Airline customer experience and distribution developments

By PhocusWire | May 23, 2023

Hear from Lufthansa Group and Finnair executives at Phocuswright Europe on topics that include developments since last year, their initiatives towards NDC and away from Edifact and improvements to the... Read More

News / Technology

AI Insights: Generative AI in travel distribution

By PhocusWire | May 17, 2023

Travelport’s chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw answers our questions about how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence technology. Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines' NDC plans complicate travel advisor efforts

By Robert Silk – Travel Weekly | May 3, 2023

Analysts say that the hullabaloo over American is distracting from how airlines’ move to lean heavily on NDC-enabled technology is making flight shopping more difficult for travel advisors. Read More

News / Distribution

Air Canada launches diverse NDC approach to distribution

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

The airline's new distribution strategy will enable travel agents to access Air Canada inventory in a number of ways, including building their own connections, partnering with third-party technology... Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport tech chief talks moving the needle on NDC

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

Tom Kershaw, chief product and technology officer at Travelport, talks about the current state of NDC, real progress in 2023 and moving the needle on adoption. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport raises $200M to fuel growth

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2023

Travelport said the funds will enable it to advance its growth strategy following a strong first quarter and its acquisition of Deem. Read More

News / Online

WATCH: Visualization of revenue for digital travel brands through 2022

By PhocusWire | March 23, 2023

From a revenue standpoint, 2022 was an up year for most online travel brands, with many reporting record financial results. Read More

alt="corporate travel" title="corporate travel"

News / Distribution

Travelport adds corporate booking technology with acquisition of Deem

By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2023

Deem will maintain its existing integrations with other global distribution systems, including Sabre and Amadeus, while Travelport will continue to support third-party booking solutions such as Concur... Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO Sean Menke hands baton to president Kurt Ekert

By Linda Fox | March 1, 2023

Sabre announced Sean Menke would be relinquishing the CEO role to Kurt Ekert effective April 27. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Two ways airlines might increase revenue

By Peer Winter - 777 Travel Tech | January 27, 2023

Airlines need new tactics and thinking beyond their core markets to find new sources of revenue and take advantage of travel demand. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre CIO on the impact of cloud in travel

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2023

Sabre CIO Joe DiFonzo explains the company's journey to the cloud, moving away from PNRs, next steps for the wider travel industry and more. Read More

alt="Abbott center stage PCW 22" title="Abbott center stage PCW 22"

News / Online

How travel can advance personalization, standardization

By Kathryn Walson | December 21, 2022

DataArt's Greg Abbott and Travelport's Tom Kershaw discuss the cloud and machine learning during this session from The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

alt="iata-travalyst-saf" title="iata-travalyst-saf"

News / Technology

IATA and Travalyst will align emission calculations

By Mitra Sorrells | December 9, 2022

IATA also says governments must do more to create incentives for the production of sustainable aviation fuel, because airlines are demonstrating the demand exists. Read More