American Airlines has reached a deal with Travelport which will see the existing full content global distribution agreement between the pair extended beyond a 2011 deadline. The deal settles a dispute which first reached court in the US in Illinois in December last year after the airline terminated an agreement with online travel agent Orbitz, which is part-owned by Travelport.

eNett International, a Travelport joint venture and a leading provider of innovative and integrated payment solutions tailored to meet the needs of the travel industry, today announces that online travel agency Vliegtickets.nl has adopted the vNett virtual card solution.

Germanwings is strengthening its cooperation with travel agents by further expanding its presence in the large central reservation systems (Global Distribution Systems/GDS). Following the announcement of a cooperation with Amadeus at the end of January this year, low-cost flights with Germanwings can now also be booked via Travelport with immediate effect.

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, announces that as part of its extensive global partnership with FCm Travel Solutions, winner of Europe’s Leading Travel Management Company at World Travel Awards and parent company Flight Centre, it has successfully migrated the travel group’s operations in Dubai to the Galileo global distribution system (GDS).

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has been re-appointed as the preferred global distribution system (GDS) provider to Al Tayyar Travel, Saudi Arabia’s largest and best known travel and tourism group.

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a participation agreement with Germanwings, the growing airline based in Cologne, making the carrier’s content and fares available on all Travelport GDS platforms.