Articles tagged “travelport”

Airlines

IndiGo’s Move to Capture Global Travelers – India Report

IndiGo's codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines reflects Indian airlines' efforts to grow their global network. The move is essential as they face strong competition from foreign carriers.

Bulbul Dhawan | 4 weeks ago

IndiGo’s Move to Capture Global Travelers – India Report

Business Travel

7 Ways AI Is Changing Business Travel

Someday a computer-generated avatar may explain why you can't fly business class to Dubai. In the meantime, travel management and travel tech companies are testing how to apply Gen AI to various parts of business travel.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

7 Ways AI Is Changing Business Travel
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Online Travel

New Research: Understanding the Hidden Costs of Direct-to-Consumer Retailing

In today’s rapidly evolving travel landscape, the trend toward direct-to-consumer (DTC) models has brought both opportunities and challenges. A new report from Travelport delves into the complexities and nuances of this shift, making a case for modern retailing that lets the customer compare apples to oranges in an apples-to-apples way.

Travelport + Skift | 4 months ago

New Research: Understanding the Hidden Costs of Direct-to-Consumer Retailing

Airlines

Google, Travalyst and Cirium in Talks on How to Measure Airline Emissions

Cirium is a for-profit company, selling its data to corporations and the airline industry to more accurately measure flight emissions. Could its reluctance at this early stage to share that data with Google and Travalyst be out of self-interest?

Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago

Google, Travalyst and Cirium in Talks on How to Measure Airline Emissions

Online Travel

See Why Google’s Competitors Think It’s Violating Europe’s Digital Markets Act

As with privacy concerns, the European Union is ahead of the U.S. when it comes to regulating digital platforms such as Google. European online travel companies aren't satisfied with Google's changes — but hotels think they go too far.

Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago

See Why Google’s Competitors Think It’s Violating Europe’s Digital Markets Act

Airlines

What’s Next for the Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Merger

Today's podcast looks at the Alaska Air-Hawaiian Air combo, American Air's tussle with travel agents, and an investment in Travelport.

Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago

What’s Next for the Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Merger

Travel Technology

Travelport Raises $570 Million and Adds New Owners

Travelport has now received $770 million in private equity this year.

Justin Dawes | 12 months ago

Travelport Raises $570 Million and Adds New Owners

Airlines

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

American Airlines's top boss Robert Isom feels confident in the carrier's evolving distribution strategy, the most assertive of all the carriers in the Americas. But some travel agents still feel bullied.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

News Blog

Travelport Integrates Corporate Booking Tool Following Deem Acquisition

Travelport has completed the integration of corporate booking tool Deem, which it acquired earlier this year.  Travelport — along with its two larger competitors, public companies Amadeus and Sabre — primarily act as marketplaces to connect airlines and travel agents.  While Amadeus and Sabre have had in-house corporate travel booking tools in recent years, Travelport…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Airlines

Google, Lufthansa and EU Team Up to Measure Climate Impact of Flights

Calculating the actual environmental impact of flights has been an immature art. Getting real data from Lufthansa should advance the effort.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Google, Lufthansa and EU Team Up to Measure Climate Impact of Flights