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Expedia Group B2B expands full-trip platform with Rapid Activities API and Tiqets beta in TAAP

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Select technology partners can now test end-to-end activity booking through Rapid, while a limited group of UK travel agencies gains curated Tiqets inventory inside Expedia TAAP. KEY TAKEAWAYS Rapid Activities API is launching in beta for selected Expedia Group B2B partners, allowing customized activity discovery, shopping, booking and management through the Rapid ecosystem. Select UK-based… Read the full news article

JAL to Launch Amadeus NDC Sales Across 26 Markets From October 2026

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International ticket sales via the Amadeus Travel Platform will begin in Japan on October 1 and expand to overseas markets from October 13. KEY TAKEAWAYS JAL and Amadeus will begin distributing JAL international ticket content through the Amadeus Travel Platform using NDC in October 2026. Sales are scheduled to start in Japan on October 1… Read the full news article

Amadeus Expands Leisure Hotel Distribution With HyperGuest, Adding 15,000 Independent Properties

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New connectivity links travel sellers to more than 150 channel managers while broadening net-rate hotel content and supporting more personalized leisure offers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Amadeus has introduced two new HyperGuest-powered capabilities across Leisure Connect Plus and Amadeus Value Hotels. Leisure Connect Plus can connect sellers to more than 150 channel managers through real-time APIs to… Read the full news article

Expedia TAAP Adds Real-Time Booking Data Integration and Reference Codes for Travel Advisors

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(IN SHORT) Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program has introduced new back-office capabilities designed to help travel advisors and agencies streamline operations, reduce manual work and manage growth more efficiently. The launch includes a back-office API that delivers real-time, push-based notifications for booking and expected earnings data, allowing agencies and technology providers to integrate Expedia TAAP… Read the full news article

Travelport and LOT Deepen Three-Decade Partnership with NDC Rollout

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(NEWS) LONDON, 2026-Feb-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a new multi-year content agreement that will expand the airline’s digital distribution strategy through Travelport’s global network of travel agencies and travel management companies. Based on details shared in the official announcement, the deal will make LOT’s New Distribution Capability (NDC)… Read the full news article

Redefining Airline Retailing: Travelport and Air Canada Partner to Deliver Richer Content and Personalized Offers

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(NEWS) LONDON, 2025-Oct-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Canada has taken a bold step forward in its digital transformation journey by making its complete range of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content available through Travelport+, the modern retailing platform used by thousands of travel agencies and travel management companies around the globe. This new milestone expands… Read the full news article

Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Atlantic Launch ‘Destination Unknown’ Challenge for Travel Agents

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Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Virgin Atlantic tease 2025 travel agent challenge to win unmissable prizes for agents and their travel agency (IN SHORT) Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Virgin Atlantic have teamed up to launch Destination Unknown, a unique sales incentive for travel agents in 2025. The competition will challenge 10 agents from… Read the full news article

Luxota Introduces ShareHub Central: A Unified Approach to Simplifying Travel Agency Collaboration

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DUBAI, 2024-Dec-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Luxota, a leader in travel technology solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of ShareHub Central, a new feature within its collaborative ShareHub network. This addition aims to make inter-agency connections and service exchanges more seamless and efficient, addressing common challenges faced by travel agencies. From ShareHub to ShareHub… Read the full news article

Aer Lingus Achieves IATA “Airline Retailing Maturity” Status, Strengthening Partnership with Travel Agencies

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Dublin, Ireland, 2023-Aug-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Aer Lingus has announced that it has been granted the International Air Transport Association (IATA) “Airline Retailing Maturity” status  as an airline, under the ARM index Program. This status recognises that Aer Lingus has a shared goal of modern retailing with our travel agency partners. This is a… Read the full news article

Ethiopian Airlines Recognizes Top Performing Travel Agencies for Their Contribution to Tourism and Aviation Industry

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023-Aug-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s largest airline brand, has recognized travel agencies in an event held at Skylight Hotel on August 6, 2023. Ethiopian has rewarded the top three travel agencies in eight different categories based on their performance from… Read the full news article

Vote for the Best Travel Brands in Africa, Asia, Indian Ocean and Oceania in World Travel Awards 2023

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London, UK, 2023-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Voting is now open for organisations in Africa, Asia, Indian Ocean and Oceania of the World Travel Awards 2023 programme. Industry professionals, the media and consumers worldwide have until midnight on 19 March to vote for travel brands that they consider the very best in the world. The nominee… Read the full news article

Fastpayhotels, DerbySoft aim at 50,000 hotels connected between the two tech companies by end of 2021

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Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 2021-May-06 — /Travel PR News/ — DerbySoft, the leader in high-performance distribution services, and Fastpayhotels, one of the fastest-growing B2B accommodation distribution platform, hit an industry milestone by delivering connectivity speeds of 500 hotels per day through DerbySoft technology. As well as hitting an industry first, DerbySoft and Fastpayhotels have also shortened the… Read the full news article

A startup company MUST2GO launches a unique B2B-platform for tourism

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DUBAI, UAE, 2018-Oct-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Personal travel guide MUST2GO, offering entertainment in 22 countries, launches a unique B2B platform for travel agencies. Connecting to the platform allows travel agencies to carry out work with a wide range of entertainment products quickly and effortlessly. In their turn, the agencies’ clients get access to entertainment,… Read the full news article

The FinLab and Singapore Tourism Board and NATAS to host digital transformation programme for travel agencies

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SINGAPORE, 2018-Jul-09 — /Travel PR News/ — The FinLab, a joint-venture between United Overseas Bank (UOB) and SGInnovate, today announced its collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) to help travel agencies advance their businesses through a digital transformation programme for businesses. Through the three-month acceleration programme, travel… Read the full news article

Delta Discontinues Domestic Group Airfare Contracts: What it Means for Tour Operators, Travel Agencies, and Student Tour Groups

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*Update: Responses received from Delta’s group desk suggest that this discontinuation may only last for the summer. ORLANDO, FL, US, 2018-Jun-04 — /Travel PR News/ — This morning, travel agencies discovered Delta would discontinue group airfare contracts for domestic flights. Preceding this announcement, travel agencies and tour operators could reserve seats up to 11 months… Read the full news article

Travelport-connected travel agencies will continue to have access to easyJet’s content thanks to new long-term agreement

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Langley, U.K., 2016-Apr-06 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, and Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, have announced a new long-term agreement. This new agreement means that Travelport-connected travel agencies will continue to have access to easyJet’s content through the Travel Commerce Platform. In addition, easyJet will continue to use Travelport’s Rich… Read the full news article

Travelport launches new demo site to showcase its Universal API capabilities allowing travel agencies and developers to ‘try before they buy’

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Travelport inspires and empowers travel agencies and developers to ‘try before they buy’  Langley, UK, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, 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… Read the full news article

Travel agencies can now book Bidvest Car Rental through Travelport Smartpoint

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Travelport becomes the first to be able to offer Bidvest Car Rental content to its travel agency customers Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry has today announced a new long… Read the full news article

CyberSource and Amadeus partner to bring integrated travel reservation and fraud management solution to airlines, travel agencies and other travel organizations worldwide

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Foster City, CA & Madrid, Spain, 2014-6-23 — /Travel PR News/ — CyberSource, a Visa Inc. company (NYSE:V), and one of the world’s leading providers of eCommerce payment management services, has formed a strategic global partnership with Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry. The agreement brings an integrated travel reservation and fraud management… Read the full news article

Travelport, Porter Airlines sign new multi-year full content agreement

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Multi-year Extension Includes Upgrade to Direct Sell Connectivity Level Toronto, 2013-05-03 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Travelport,  a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry,  today announces a new multi-year full content agreement with Porter Airlines, giving all Travelport-connected travel agents access to the airline’s full published fares and inventory, including… Read the full news article