New Elegant parent to expand online business
Travelport has signed a new three-year agreement with the new Middle East-based parent company of Elegant Resorts.
Al Tayyar Travel Group, which bought the luxury operator from Thomas Cook for £14.3 million in February, is looking to expand its online business by adopting Travelport Universal API.
This will allow travel agents to streamline the booking process by re-aggregating currently fragmented content from the global distribution system as well as other online sources.
Travelport Universal API also enables full access to Travelport’s air, hotel and car content, as well as high speed rail suppliers and low cost airlines.
"Having worked closely with Al Tayyar Travel Group for several years now, our companies have built an incredibly strong and highly effective partnership," said TRabih Saab, president and managing director, Travelport, Africa, Middle East and South Asia. "Both Travelport and Al Tayyar Travel Group have ambitious growth plans in Saudi Arabia and beyond, and I am thrilled to have reached this new agreement that will continue to significantly benefit our respective businesses as well as the regional travel industry."
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