Roomex Expands Partnership with Booking.comBy Donna M. AiroldiDublin-based B2B hotel management platform Roomex has added 315,000 properties to its platform via Booking.com. The hotels are located across the U.K.,... KEEP READING
CWT Adds Partnership Manager to NDC TeamBy Dawit HabtemariamCWT has appointed Inna Kizenkova as VP of air distribution partnerships to work with airlines, global distribution systems, online booking tools and... KEEP READING
Concur Rolls Out Full NDC Access for British Airways & LufthansaBy Adam Perrotta & Michael B. BakerAfter a successful pilot this year, SAP Concur has made New Distribution Capability content from British Airways and Lufthansa Group available to all... KEEP READING
BCD Travel Gets Level 3 NDC CertificationBy Michael B. BakerBCD Travel has achieved Level 3 certification for the International Air Transport Association's New Distribution Capability standard, meaning it is... KEEP READING
Brand.com Bookings Exceeded All Other Hotel Channels for First TimeBy Donna M. AiroldiIn July, hotel rooms booked through brand.com websites exceeded all other booking channels for the first time, according to the latest Hotel Industry... KEEP READING
Infiniti AgencyDirect Receives Level 4 NDC CertificationBy Michael B. BakerChennai-based Infiniti Software Solutions has received Level 4 New Distribution Capability certification for its Agency Direct distribution channel. The... KEEP READING
HRS Fully Acquires Australia/New Zealand's Lido GroupBy Donna M. AiroldiThree years after hotel solutions company HRS made a minority investment in The Lido Group, a hotel technology and payments provider in Australia and... KEEP READING
Hotel Engine Raises $16MBy Donna M. AiroldiBusiness travel hotel booking and management platform Hotel Engine is now valued at more than $150 million, after raising $16 million in Series A... KEEP READING
Next Generation Storefront No Longer Mandates Star RatingsBy Dawit HabtemariamBooking channels that adopt the evolving Next Generation Storefront standard no longer must use a tiered six-star system for identifying like fares... KEEP READING
A Blockchain Way to Reconcile Hotel CommissionsBy Donna M. AiroldiTravelport—working with IBM, BCD Travel and three hotel chains—has created a minimum viable product solution that uses blockchain to reconcile the... KEEP READING
GDS Will Be Just One Part of Southwest's Corporate Business StrategySouthwest Airlines unveiled a major strategy shift this month when it announced deals to participate in the Amadeus and Travelport global distribution... KEEP READING
U.S. DOJ Moves to Halt Sabre's Farelogix AcquisitionBy Michael B. BakerThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to stop Sabre Corp.'s acquisition of Farelogix. Sabre said the suit's claims show "a... KEEP READING
Airline That Handles Ticketing for 350 Carriers Launches NDC PlatformBy Michael B. BakerHahn Air has developed a platform with New Distribution Capability standards. Its airline partners now can access the platform rather than develop their... KEEP READING
Qantas Tests NDC Bookings with Agencies Via TravelportBy Michael B. BakerQantas is testing live New Distribution Capability bookings with agencies ATPI, Globetrotter and Travel Beyond via Travelport Smartpoint.... KEEP READING
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