Travelport Distribution Bulgaria will distribute Travelport’s unrivalled air, hotel and car content and provide travel agencies with a complete package of leading technology.
LANGLEY, UK – Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $8 trillion global travel and tourism industry, announces a new operational agreement in Bulgaria with Travelport Distribution Bulgaria. Effective immediately, the deal marks the start of a new relationship between the two companies with the aim of further developing Travelport’s presence in the Bulgarian travel sector.
Travelport Distribution Bulgaria will distribute Travelport’s unrivalled air, hotel and car content and provide travel agencies with a complete package of leading technology including its innovative point of sale solution, Travelport Smartpoint which allows travel agents to sell more effectively and earn new revenue streams.
Travelport content includes fares from approximately 400 airlines globally, including low cost carriers; an industry-leading 650,000 hotels properties; 35,000 car rental locations; 61 cruise-lines and tour operators and 12 major rail networks worldwide. In addition, Travelport offers innovative software applications for individual and corporate clients including, for example, Travelport ViewTrip, the online resource that provides instant, real time access to itinerary details as well as to essential travel tools including passport and visa information; and TripGate, the corporate booking tool that enables corporate customers to better manage business travel in line with their company travel policy.
Kaloyan Vangelov, General Manager of Travelport Distribution Bulgaria will be responsible for the delivery of the full range of Travelport content, products and technology to Bulgarian customers. Vangelov has significant experience in the travel industry and particularly, in aviation and technology.
Kaloyan Vangelov commented: “Technology is built into the DNA of the modern tourism business and is the engine to power growth for our customers. Travelport invests in innovation, understands customers’ needs and has redefined its offering in order to address the industry’s unmet needs. Right now, in this increasingly fast-paced world, customers rely more than ever on instant access points, fast search capabilities, clarity and adaptability of processes. Travelport has all the right tools, as well as leading content, to fulfill these demands and I look forward to helping deliver these to customers.”
Marcin Pilarski, Managing Director Eastern Europe at Travelport added: “This agreement marks a new chapter for Travelport in Bulgaria and it opens up new possibilities to deliver excellent solutions to local travel agencies. Travelport has proved to be a leading travel commerce platform that plays a major role in improving the productivity of travel agencies and enables them to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction by offering the greatest choice possible.”
Travelport and Etihad Airways renew full content agreement & include Rich Content & Branding
Also, Travelport and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, jointly announce the extension of their multi-year, full content agreement.
The agreement means that Travelport-connected agents worldwide will have continued access to effectively search, compare and book Etihad Airways fares and offering via Travelport’s industry-leading Travel Commerce Platform.
As part of the agreement, Etihad Airways has also signed up to participate in Travelport Rich Content and Branding – one of the key components of Travelport’s suite of innovative merchandising solutions for airlines. Rich Content and Branding enables airlines to market and retail their offering more effectively by controlling how their products are visually presented and described on travel agent screens, and is now available through the latest version of the Travelport Smartpoint agency desktop. One hundred and three airlines have already signed up to participate in Rich Content and Branding since its launch in 2014, including Delta, Avianca, Sun Country Airlines, Peruvian Airlines, Ryanair, British Airways, EasyJet, Hong Kong Airlines, WestJet, and United Airlines.
James Muller Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Etihad Airways, commented: “As we continue to expand the Etihad Airways network globally, we are happy to work with Travelport to expand our distribution reach and showcase our world-class product and services.”
Derek Sharp, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Air Commerce, Travelport, added: “I am pleased to have extended our partnership with Etihad Airways, and that they recognise Travelport as a valued technology partner within their growth strategy. We will continue to work closely with Etihad Airways in the effective delivery of their content to Travelport’s global network of over 67,000 travel agencies worldwide.”
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