Travelport News
Travelport shelves £1.2bn IPO
Travelport has shelved plans for a £1.2 billion float on the London Stock Exchange due to the continuing weakness of the IPO market. The US airline and hotel reservations company cited “volatility” in world markets for the abrupt withdrawal. The move will also serve as a dampener to owner Blackstone, which plans to list theme park operator Merlin next week.
TravelSky extends commitment to Travelport’s e-ticket technology
Travelport Airline IT Solutions™ today announced that TravelSky has renewed its commitment to Travelport.
Travelport floatation tests market conditions
Travelport has revealed more details of its planned listing on the London Stock Exchange valuing the business at between £1.9bn and £2.2bn.
Sky Express signs distribution agreement with Travelport
Russia’s first low cost carrier, Sky Express, is pushing ahead with the expansion of its sales channels by signing a new distribution deal with Travelport.
Thomas Cook selects Travelport as its GDS partner in the UK
Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), has been selected by Thomas Cook Group plc, the world’s best known name in travel, as its GDS provider in the United Kingdom.
Travelport plans £1.2bn London listings
Travelport, the airline and hotel reservations group, is planning a £1.2 billion London stock market listing to pay debts taken on by its owner, Blackstone, the cash-strapped U.S. equity group with assets that include the Hilton Group.
Travelport reflects on global award winning year
Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, offering both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, is celebrating the achievement of a string of coveted awards in 2009.
Travelport to roll out new rewards scheme across Europe
Travel agents across Poland are the first in the world to benefit from a new interactive reward scheme being piloted by Travelport.
BA and Amadeus agree content deal
Travel agents using the Amadeus booking platform will have guaranteed full-content access to all British Airways’ fares for another three years, it was announced today (December 21). The deal means consultants will have access to the same range of fares and inventory through Amadeus as they would through the airline’s website and at the same opt-in levels as those established in 2007.
Bahwan Travel Consortium Completes Successful Conversion to Travelport
Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), today announced that it has successfully migrated Oman’s Bahwan Travel Consortium to its Galileo platform in what is the single-largest migration for the GDS provider this year.
bookit.com renews partnership with Travelport
Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS), today announced the renewal of an agreement with online travel company BookIt.com®.
Travelport to co-sponsor the WTTC 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Travelport Ltd., the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, today announced that it will co-sponsor The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards