APTCO inks rich content retailing agreements with Sabre and Amadeus
The Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) has signed retailing agreements with Sabre and Amadeus to expand their merchandising capabilities for airlines.
The partnership will enable...
Sabre acquires airline retail platform Radixx for US$110 million
Sabre Corporation has acquired Radixx, an airline retailing provider that specialises in services for LCCs, for approximately US$110 million.
Sabre expects the acquisition to help...
Singapore Airlines enhances NDC capabilities with aggregator Lucy
Global travel agency group Lufthansa City Center (LCC) and Israel-based NDC provider Atriis Technologies have launched the pilot operation of the international New Distribution...
Technology key to enhancing passenger experience: IATA’s CEO
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments and industry players to work together in leveraging modern technology to enhance passenger experience...
Upgrade Pack eyes Asia growth with new Singapore office, APAC COO...
UK-based loyalty startup Upgrade Pack has expanded its flight and hotel upgrade business into Asia with the opening of a Singapore office, appointing ex-Google...
ATPCO to roll out NGS into new international markets
Collector and distribution of airline fare data ATPCO is expanding its Next Generation Storefront (NGS) standard globally, forming four new advisory boards for four...
Travelport, SIA strengthen NDC collaboration with KrisConnect
Like Sabre, Travelport has also implemented Singapore Airlines' (SIA) KrisConnect programme – the airline’s initiative to leverage IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard.
Damian Hickey,...
VLeisure rolls out credit service to offer agents greater financial control
VLeisure, a B2B global travel network platform, has launched a new credit service that claims to empower travel agents by allowing them to have...
Adapting to the future
Intelligent retail promises a future of predictive and customised bookings, changing the ways that travellers shop and buy their trips and holidays. But that also means big changes are necessary for travel agencies in their thinking and strategy to remain relevant and survive an ever-evolving wave of technological disruption.
SIA taps Sabre to enhance NDC offerings
Sabre Corporation has partnered Singapore Airlines (SIA) for the expansion of the carrier's NDC programme, KrisConnect.
Effective November 2019, the collaboration will provide select Sabre...
