The Future Technology Trends of the Travel Industry in 2018 and beyond

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Chirag Nandaniya
Sep 28, 2017

As the holiday season of 2018 is approaching, many of you would have your plans ready about traveling to some country, city or any other desired places with your family, friends or maybe someone special, isn’t it? Have you done your bookings for traveling & hotels? If the answer is YES, it’s awesome.! But if the answer is NO, mate, you should be worried now because it’s going to be one hell of a task to get the bookings done in such a s [...]

Top 10 Most Searched Travel API Providers on TravelOTAS

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TravelOTAs
Dec 21, 2016

TravelOTAS is a travel portal development company that delivers complete travel portal solution as well as more proficient travel portal software for tours and travel industry. It provides end to end solution which has no limit with hotel booking API, flight booking API, car booking API but also concern with white label travel portal API, mobile recharge API with the best development integration. It has been doing travel development over 10+ yea [...]

Latest version of Travelport Smartpoint now available

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TravelOTAs
Dec 22, 2015

Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform, has released an enhanced version of its award-winning travel agency point-of-sale solution, Travelport Smartpoint. Available now, it features performance enhancements, improved usability and new functionality that significantly improves the selling experience for travel agents. To increase the opportunities to sell hotel rooms and derive incremental revenue, agents can now search for hotels by vicin [...]

Amadeus reveals ancillary sales through OTAs up 85% in a year

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TravelOTAs
Dec 08, 2015

A dramatic shift towards online merchandising is being spearheaded by online travel agencies (OTAs) new research reveals. TheAmadeus IT Group saw an 85% increase in the amount of ancillaries sold via travel agencies in the first nine months of the year. There are three times more OTAs integrating ancillary services as part of their overall offering in 2015 compared to last year. The trend suggests that the OTA sector is becoming a big player in t [...]

Travelport’s Universal API demo site launches new functionality

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TravelOTAs
Nov 28, 2015

Travelport, recently launched an innovative new demonstration site to showcase its Universal API capabilities. The tool allows both commercial decision makers within travel agencies and developers to fully explore the content and functionality available from Travelport before making decisions about how they would like to develop their own products. In the future, Travelport plans to add car shopping to show how easily Travelport Universal API can [...]

Expedia to acquire HomeAway, Inc.

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Chirag Nandaniya
Nov 05, 2015

Expedia, Inc., and HomeAway, Inc., announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Expedia has agreed to acquire HomeAway, including all of its brands, for an equity value of approximately $3.9 billion in cash and Expedia common stock, representing a per share price for HomeAway shares of $38.31, based on Expedia's closing price on November 3, 2015. Under the terms of the transaction, Expedia will offer to acquire each ou [...]

Travel companies can unlock hidden revenues with smarter cybersecurity – Amadeus white paper

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Chirag Nandaniya
Nov 03, 2015

As the online channel becomes increasingly dominant in our business and personal lives, the risk of account takeover or identity theft are ever greater. This creates a significant burden for companies: today, cybercrime costs the victim company an average of 2.6 million dollars per incident. Some of the Amadeus's white paper’s key findings include: 1. Companies can use security initiatives to improve their customers’ experience and [...]

Delta, Expedia team up to make airline fees more transparent

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Chirag Nandaniya
Oct 27, 2015

The partnership builds on Delta's customer-driven approach, offering a full description of the flight experience passengers are buying. Expedia's new display lists fees for checking bags or canceling a reservation, as well as the perks of a particular fare. Delta provided all of the product, fare and cost information. The move, which attracted media attention, signifies the latest step in Delta's effort to consistently give customers the informa [...]

Expedia introduces clearer fare choices and new site features – Enhancements to improve the air travel experience

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Chirag Nandaniya
Oct 23, 2015

Expedia, Inc. introduced several new flight products and services designed to help improve the air travel experience for both customers and industry partners worldwide. The company is investing in tools to enable customers to compare and understand flight components in a transparent way, by making vast improvements to its global air products to address traveler fees and service expectations, and to help create a better overall shopping experience [...]

Tripadvisor and The Priceline Group announce instant booking partnership

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Chirag Nandaniya
Oct 15, 2015

TripAdvisor and The Priceline Group announced a strategic partnership whereby some of The Priceline Group’s online travel brands will participate in TripAdvisor’s instant booking platform. Within The Priceline Group, Booking.com will be the first brand to implement the partnership through its global network of accommodations, and in time, Priceline Group brands priceline.com and Agoda.com are likely to list inventory on the platform. Developm [...]

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