Airline content platform Routehappy has hired e-commerce executive Olivia Mark as chief marketing officer to craft merchandising strategies for airlines... KEEP READING

Expedia CEO and EVP of operations Mark Okerstrom will succeed Dara Khosrowshahi as president and CEO. Khosrowshahi has indicated that he'll take the... KEEP READING

Routehappy and Dublin-based OpenJaw are integrating their airline merchandising platforms, a move the companies said should spur airlines' adoption of... KEEP READING

Vish Saoji, currently GE Healthcare Digital chief technology officer for software engineering, will become CTO at Sabre on Sept. 5. He takes the job as... KEEP READING

Qantas and Alibaba Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Qantas flights to be booked directly from Alibaba's online travel service... KEEP READING

Cvent executive Kevin Fliess has joined airline fare and merchandising distributor ATPCO as VP of marketing and sales. Most recently VP of marketing for... KEEP READING

Travelport has hired former Sabre executive Mike Douglass as VP of air commerce, in charge of the global distribution system's relationships with... KEEP READING

Sabre has appointed Clinton Anderson as president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions, replacing Alex Alt. Anderson will assume his new role on August 7. He... KEEP READING

Innfinity Software Systems intends to redevelop the back end of its Innfinite online booking tool using blockchain, a move the company said will enable... KEEP READING

Bingo! When a panelist said the word "blockchain" at BTN's recent Tech Talk event in San Francisco, a travel buyer joked it was the last term he needed... KEEP READING

American Airlines will enact an incentive program to encourage travel agents and content distributors to connect via New Distribution Capability... KEEP READING

On Nov. 1, British Airways and Iberia will begin charging a €9.50 fee on fares booked through some third-party channels, including global distribution... KEEP READING

Concur is adding New Distribution Capability content from British Airways and Lufthansa to its Concur Travel booking tool. Each carrier previously... KEEP READING

Private aviation distribution platform Returnjet is turning its attention to the managed corporate travel space. It runs a booking platform for private... KEEP READING

Expedia has agreed to acquire a majority stake in rail distribution platform SilverRail Technologies. Pending regulatory approval, the deal will close... KEEP READING