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Travelport boosts balance sheet with $570 million investment

By Linda Fox | December 4, 2023

The capital will enable the company to invest in its technology platforms and “pave the way for other innovations” in the travel industry, according to a statement. Read More

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Phocuswright inducts Flo Lugli and Steve Kaufer to Hall of Fame

By PhocusWire | November 16, 2023

The latest inductees to the Phocuswright Hall of Fame are Flo Lugli, principal at Navesink, and Tripadvisor founder Steve Kaufer. Read More

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Getting beyond the impasse between airlines and the corporate travel community

By Linda Fox | October 6, 2023

Frustration between airlines trying to seek more modern ways to sell their products and corporate travel managers who feel left behind bubbled over this week at the Institute of Travel Management... Read More

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Google, Expedia, Travelport and Wego on AI risks, opportunities

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2023

In a session at WiT Singapore, executives from the four companies discussed concerns such as privacy, hallucinations and bias in relation to generative AI. Read More

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Travelport execs share insights from new platform migration

By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | August 24, 2023

More than two years after launching Travelport Plus as a unified platform to replace its three legacy global distribution systems, CEO Greg Webb and chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw... Read More

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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