Tag: Travelport
Travel Snafus Are Piling Up, As Are Resources To Help Avoid Them
Job No. 1 for today’s managed travel program is understanding fluid government and supplier policies, and preparing travelers for what they’ll face on the road….
European Court’s Data Privacy Decision Adds Uncertainty And Work For TMCs, Other Travel Companies
Ensuring the protection of data about European citizens transferred to the United States just became mildly to a whole lot more complicated. The Court of…
Hotel Cleanliness: Know Before You Book, And Maybe While You’re There
Hotels are taking hygiene very seriously. Instilling confidence is the top strategic challenge, but the practicalities are difficult. One is getting the specifics of new…
Amex Global Business Travel: Investor Dispute Involving Carlyle Group Doesn’t Impact Day-To-Day
A shareholder in American Express Global Business Travel is suing two investment firms, Carlyle Group and GIC, to get them to stick to their agreement…
Coupa Buys Mobile Business Travel Tech Developer ETA Inc.
Spend management company Coupa added more travel tech to its portfolio, acquiring business travel app builder ETA Inc. ETA co-founder and CEO Choon Hong Peck…
Sabre Thinks About Applying For Government Lending
[UPDATE, May 8, 2020: Sabre opted not to pursue financial relief via the CARES Act loan program for the aviation industry. Following a $1.1 billion…
Southwest ‘Still Evaluating’ TMC Strategy Ahead Of Expanded GDS Participation, Expected By June
Southwest Airlines expects next quarter to add virtually all its fares and inventory to Travelport’s Apollo and Worldspan global distribution systems, in accordance with its…
