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Travelport inks deal with WestJet
Travelport has revealed that travel agents can now select and purchase WestJet paid seats in advance, including the ability to sell a Plus fare and fulfill a Plus seat, using Travelport Smartpoint, Travelport’s industry-leading desktop point of sale.
Etihad Airways goes live on Travelport Smartpoint platform
Etihad Airways has gone live on the Rich Content and Branding product from Travelport, with Etihad’s Fare Choices structure fully enabled to search, sell and book through the Smartpoint platform. Product innovation is at the foundation of Etihad Airways’ recent move to allow customers to further tailor and customise their travel experience through their Fare Choices offering.
Travelport signs multi-year agreement with Kenya Airways
Travelport and Kenya Airways, the national airline of Kenya, have announced the extension of their multi-year, full content agreement. The agreement means that Travelport-connected agents worldwide will have continued access to effectively search, compare and book Kenya Airways’ full range of fares and optional services via Travelport’s industry-leading Travel Commerce Platform.
Travelport overhauls global commercial leadership
Travelport has revealed a number of leadership moves and expanded roles within its commercial organisation. The new appointments, which are designed to provide even greater focus on supporting the growth plans of Travelport customers across the globe, all take immediate effect. Sandra McLeod has been named as the new chief executive of Locomote, the fast-growing Australian corporate travel technology company in which Travelport took a majority ownership stake in October.
Travelport takes majority stake in Locomote
Travelport has grown its investment to 55 per cent in fast-growing Australian corporate travel technology company, Locomote, becoming its majority shareholder. Travelport’s investment is an integral part of its on-going strategy to redefine travel commerce to address previously unmet needs - in this case through the provision of state of the art digital and mobile services for business travellers.
Travelport launches Eurostar seat map
Travelport has today announced the launch of a new enhanced app for booking Eurostar seats, called Travelport Seat Map App for 9F. As Eurostar prepares to launch a new fleet of state-of-the-art trains between London, Paris and Brussels, Travelport has enhanced its app ready to make seat bookings even quicker and easier for UK travel agents.
Travelport welcomes Heathrow Express to Smartpoint
Travelport has announced travel agencies in the UK, Ireland and the Nordics can now earn commission on Heathrow Express tickets booked through Travelport Smartpoint. The announcement follows the launch earlier this year of Travelport’s industry-first solution, offering airport express services to travel agencies through a plugin on its Travel Commerce Platform.
Alfy assumes leadership of Travelport operations in Egypt
Travelport has appointed Mervat Alfy as its new country manager for Egypt. Alfy comes to Travelport with a wealth of regional experience having held the position of Egypt country manager for British Airways for the past seven years.
New senior leadership for Travelport
Travelport has announced the appointment of Stephen Shurrock as executive vice president and chief commercial officer, replacing Kurt Ekert who leaves the company at the end of the year, as the position relocates to the UK. Shurrock joins Travelport from Telefonica, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, where he is currently chief executive of its consumer division, responsible for both the consumer business and digital divisions globally.
Travelport signs partnership with Greek Tripsta
Travelport has signed a new long term agreement with Tripsta, one of the biggest online travel agencies in Europe. Tripsta, based in Greece, operates the travelplanet24 brand and recently merged with airtickets.com to create the largest online travel agencies in south-east Europe and Greece’s largest e-commerce company.
Travelport acquires Austrian distributor TraviAustria
Travelport has announced the acquisition and vertical integration of its distributor in Austria, TraviAustria. TraviAustria was founded in 1987 by Austrian Airlines, an original shareholder in the predecessor company of Travelport.
Travelport signs latest distribution deal with rail operator SNCF
Travelport and SNCF, one of the largest rail operators worldwide, have today announced a new multi-year distribution agreement. This deal is a continuation of the existing relationship between Travelport and SNCF which dates back to 1999.