TynTec has announced a strategic partnership with airline industry body IATA. The partnership, which will see TynTec working with IATA on the Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) initiative, will be aimed at working with airlines and their IT providers to enhance the customer self-service experience with mobile boarding passes as well as improving airline operations through real-time ticket status.
The travel tourism industry’s exclusive Internet channel domain, .travel, is reporting an increase in adoption by major destinations worldwide. In its short history, the benefits of .travel have been highlighted by the significant number of conversions by destinations and key industry organizations.
Tripology, the leading interactive travel referral service, reports it has signed a preferred alliance agreement with Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates). The deal will launch a relationship with the Travel Leaders network of nearly 500 U.S.-based franchised travel agency locations, according to John T. Peters, Tripology’s president and CEO.
Farelogix has announced FLX Commando, a new patent-pending agency reservations tool that simulates cryptic GDS command-line functions. The user interface enables seasoned travel agents to continue using familiar, legacy GDS commands to make reservations, regardless of which content source is accessed through the Farelogix FLXT platform.
Club Med announced the public launch of Club Med Insider, an interactive website where travelers shape content through personal profiles, stories, photo galleries, forums, favorites, comments and travel tips.
The site, www.clubmedinsider.com, also allows travelers the unique opportunity to read and comment on articles from experts in travel, parenting, scuba diving, sustainable living and cuisine.
Travelport GDS announced details of a third regional hub office just opened in Warsaw, Poland, and has outlined its plans to provide additional local support to travel agents in the Baltic States (Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania) and Poland.