Traveltek has sealed a partnership with Travel Syndication Technology (TST LLC). It follows the announcement of Sabre exiting the cruise market in October 2023. TST LLC, a longstanding Sabre customer, signed a partnership agreement with Traveltek to power their cruise solution for agents across North America. TST LLC focuses on travel technology solutions for their agent partners to improve look-to-book ratios and revenue. It provides off-the-shelf or custom solutions for travel agencies, consolidators, and member organizations for air, car rentals, hotel, cruise and tour packages Over the last 22 years, Traveltek has developed tech solutions enabling leisure travel companies to package travel into in a single transaction. TST LLCs customers will benefit from access to over 30,000 integrated itineraries across all major ocean and river cruise lines in a single aggregated Cruise API. “We believe that TravelTek's API will help us streamline our shopping and booking process and provide our customers with a more efficient travel experience,” said Tarak Reddy, COO, TST. UK based Traveltek operates worldwide with offices in the US, United Kingdom and India.

 

Traveltek are set for a record-breaking year in 2023 as they launch Cruise Connect and invest heavily in the US market with a new country leader

  Traveltek, the Cruise connectivity and travel software experts are delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Esterhuizen to Senior Vice President North America. Having served with the business for 6 years and previously spearheaded growth for APAC, before relocating to Toronto in November.   Esterhuizen started her career at Flight Centre in the finance team, before moving to Traveltek and has progressed through the ranks to run the APAC region for the last 3 years, being instrumental in managing key partnerships including the Global flight Centre relationship and overseeing significant growth with the innovative business Ignite and other major players in the APAC market.   Traveltek is gearing up for a solid year of growth and innovation after an extremely successful 2022. In 2022 Traveltek won ‘Best Technology provider’ at the prestigious Travel Weekly Globe Awards in London and ‘Best Technology Team’ at the Travolution awards in London, 9 months later. Traveltek announced their rebrand at World Travel market before jetting to Phocuswright a week later to announce a new partnership with Sabre. Traveltek will power Sabre’s cruise solution when Sabre exits the Cruise market in October 2023. This product will be Traveltek’s new look Cruise Connect, a Graph QL Cruise API and Agent Connect product, a cruise desktop solution.   Commented on the recent successes and her new role, Esterhuizen said  “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to spearhead Traveltek’s growth in the largest global Cruise market. I’m excited to work with all our existing partners in the North America region and to continue our close relationship with Sabre. With our new products coming to the market in 2023, its certainly set to be an exciting year”   Over the last 20 years, Traveltek has developed technology which enables leisure travel companies to package together an extensive range of hotels, flights, cruises and ancillary travel services in one seamless transaction globally. Traveltek over the last 5 years has dominated the UK sector working with a large number of consortia and leading retail brands and they are now keen to continue that success in North America.  “We have seen significant success in the US market in the last 3 years through our partnerships with Jetblue, Hotelbeds, Incruises, and passport online to name a few. We are excited to partner with Sabre and having Rebecca in region to manage this growth is incredible for our customers with her experience and knowledge, I’m sure she will excel in this new role” commented Cressida Sergeant, Chief Commercial Officer at Traveltek.

Cruise connectivity and travel software firm Traveltek has named Rebecca Esterhuizen as North America SVP. Esterhuizen has been with the business for six years and previously spearheaded growth for the APAC region. She started her career at Flight Centre in the finance team, before moving to Traveltek. Traveltek is gearing up for a solid year of growth after a successful 2022. Traveltek announced their rebrand at World Travel market and a new partnership with Sabre. Traveltek will power Sabre’s cruise solution. This product will be Traveltek’s new look Cruise Connect, a Graph QL Cruise API and Agent Connect product, a cruise desktop solution. Esterhuizen said, “I’m delighted to spearhead Traveltek’s growth in the largest global cruise market. I’m excited to work with all our existing partners in the North America region”

Hurtigruten has partnered with Traveltek, making Expedition and Coastal Express sailings available to book on Traveltek's iSell platform.  Over the last 20 years, Traveltek has developed technology enabling leisure travel companies to package hotels, flights, cruises, and ancillary travel services in one transaction. Traveltek has added a large number of consortia and leading retail brands in the UK market who are moving into selling cruise to new-to-cruise customers those looking for small-ship adventures. Hurtigruten's Head of UK Sales Mark Walter said: "Traveltek is a highly recognised reservation system that many trade partners use daily.” “The ability to now view, quote and book Hurtigruten is a major milestone for us." Agents can now access Hurtigruten's Norwegian Coastal Express live pricing and book on one of sseven ships sailing year-round. In addition, agents can book two new offerings, the Svalbard Express and North Cape Express. The Svalbard Express will launch on June 3, 2023, just one month ahead of the company's 130-year anniversary, while the first North Cape Express will depart on September 26, 2023. This latest development will also help customers in all global markets including the US market where Traveltek has seen significant growth in the last three years.

  We are excited to announce that Virgin Voyages will be available for bookings on Traveltek’s iSell platform.   In this partnership, Traveltek customers using the iSell system will be able to access and book Virgin Voyages ‘Elegant Design + A Touch of Luxury’ - Offering a superyacht aesthetic with award-winning spaces.   Over the last 20 years, Traveltek has developed technology which enables leisure travel companies to package together an extensive range of hotels, flights, cruises, and ancillary travel services in one seamless transaction globally. Traveltek over the last 5 years has dominated the UK sector working with a large number of consortia and leading retail brands who are moving into selling cruise to new-to-cruise and those looking for a boutique hotel at sea. This latest development will also help customers in all global markets including the US market where Traveltek has seen significant success in the last 3 years with growth.

 

iSell customers will now be able to source their own rates from hotels & channel managers directly through this new relationship

  Fastpayhotels, the B2B accommodation supplier, announced today the launch of a new partnership with Traveltek. In this partnership, Traveltek customers using the iSell system will be able to access Fastpayhotels´ 40,000 direct dynamic rate accommodation contracts around the world.   Additionally, after much demand from existing customers, Traveltek and Fastpayhotels have also developed a way for iSell customers to negotiate, sign and manage their own rates and deals with hotels around the world using the Fastpayhotels - TravelTek connection called By Invitation Only (BIO).   ¨Having shed our focus on non-refundable rates over 3 years ago now, the business has been busy delivering a Next Generation tech platform so that travel agents can access dynamic rates in our hotels and vacation rentals in over 120 countries.¨ said Alex Gisbert, CEO of Fastpayhotels , ¨We are excited now also to be partnering with Traveltek to allow travel agents to use our By Invitation Only (BIO) business model to also sign their own deals with hotels with dynamic or static rates.”   Over the last 20 years, Traveltek has developed technology which enables leisure travel companies to package together an extensive range of hotels, flights, cruises and ancillary travel services in one seamless transaction globally. Traveltek over the last 5 years has dominated the UK sector working with a large number of consortia and leading retail brands who are all now asking for more choice with their hotel supply. This latest development will also help customers in all global markets including the US market where Traveltek has seen significant success in the last 3 years with growth.   ¨Traveltek has a solid history of tech innovation in the UK and more recently across the globe. This partnership with Fastpayhotels enables our customers to be able connect to most hotel chains in the world, with an cost effective business model often cheaper than doing it themselves. ¨ Said Mal Barritt, CEO of Traveltek. ¨Fastpayhotels has demonstrated the technical agility to bring global chains, channel managers, vacation rentals, content APIs and hotel confirmation numbers into one platform. This will be an exciting time for iSell customers as they look to ramp up their supply of dynamic rates and improve lates availability directly using By Invitation¨   This unique partnership will immediately bring connections such as Derbysoft, Dingus or Siteminder to iSell customers as well as allowing any iSell customers to be able to offer Fastpayhotels´ 40,000 own stock hotels including flexible, promotional and package rates.

  Traveltek's strategic partnership with Digital Travel Marketing Group (DTMG) to develop Web & App solutions for clients utilising its powerful Cruise packaging API has delivered some significant early wins in 2022. The teams have collaborated by rolling out a number of joint cruise projects online in Europe with leading Cruise agents in Denmark, Holland , Switzerland and Ireland.   Traveltek, the global leading provider of aggregated cruise content with its Cruise API product provides access to over 30,000 itineraries,  access to pricing, deck plans, images and brochure content in multiple languages & currencies . In addition, this content includes integrated live end-to-end booking journeys for 30+ cruise lines.   DTMG, a growth stage digital agency based in Liverpool, UK has harnessed the power of the traveltek api and delivered Cruise packaging websites, offering unique Cruise+Flight+Hotel flexi packages in Dutch, German , French, Danish & of English language websites for european clients.   Leading european online cruise agents Tui owned Cruisetour.ch based in Zurich , CaptainCruise.nl in Rotterdam , Krydstogteksperten.dk in Denmark & cruiseparadise.ie in Ireland are the latest rollouts with plenty more in the pipeline.   Tom Britton, Managing Director at Cruise Paradise said “ Working with Traveltek & DTMG was the ideal partnership to deliver our new look site. Traveltek has always been ahead of the curve providing bookable cruise content with euro pricing, but DTMG have taken the web design to the next level. I’m very happy with the new design and usability of the DTMG built site, who engaged professionally with us throughout the process and delivered on time.”   Cressida Sergeant, Chief Commercial Officer at Traveltek commented “As the post pandemic cruise bounce back kicks in across europe we are seeing more and more agents invest in their online presence, making sure its fits for purpose for the bounce back , combining the power of our market leading cruise api with the boutique digital agency skills of DTMG is delivering a really valuable proposition for our clients.”   Peter Whittle , CEO & Co-Founder of DTMG added “The DTMG partnership with Traveltek offers the best of all worlds for cruise agents, accessing to the most powerful cruise dynamic packaging platform available while offering the opportunity to provide a bespoke website & app proposition unique to their brand for their clients. It’s proving to be the solution of choice for a number of agents around europe and indeed worldwide.”  

  Traveltek’s Cruise API will enable over 30,000 integrated itineraries across all the major ocean and river cruise lines for Flight Centre Travel Group leisure (FLT) agents globally as part of a new agreement.   Traveltek and FLT have partnered in the APAC region for over 10 years and recently signed a new Global contract which will now see Traveltek power Cruise globally for the company’s leisure businesses in North America, the UK and South Africa as well as continuing to support the leisure businesses in Australia and New Zealand.  Flight Centre’s cruise agents will benefit from access to exclusive deals from 30 cruise lines around the world in a single aggregated Cruise API.   Signed in July 2021, Traveltek’s Cruise API will become available to additional markets in the coming months.   Traveltek’s Cruise API provides live access to over 30 cruise lines [repetitive with par 2?] that are available to book direct and content from a further list of smaller Cruise partners which is crucial to Flight Centre’s plans to globally grow cruise internationally as the market prepares to bounce back.     Traveltek’s, Chief Commercial Officer, Cressida Sergeant commented: “We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with such a well-established travel brand. It’s been a pleasure to work with the team in Australia and NZ and we look forward to supporting Flight Centre grow its Cruise business in other markets, especially North America, where we have recently seen real demand for Cruise technology. We continue to heavily invest in our Cruise API and technology and look forward to further success with our Flight Centre partnership.   -Ends-   NOTES TO THE EDITOR About Traveltek Traveltek is one of the world's leading travel technology providers. A pioneer in its field, the company has been delivering cutting-edge solutions to travel businesses for almost two decades. It is operating worldwide with offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, India, and Australia - with the head-office located in Glasgow (UK). The company mission is to connect the world through travel; by delivering unique technologies, extensive distribution capabilities, and sophisticated data insights. Traveltek's award-winning product suite includes; iSell – featuring dynamic packaging solutions including both cruise itineraries; iBos – back-office systems offering CRM, booking reports and documentation; travel API - connects to hundreds of leading travel suppliers; and data insights. We are continually innovating and developing our products to ensure we deliver high quality, software and tools for travel companies to remain cutting edge within a highly competitive marketplace. For more information, visit: www.traveltek.com www.linkedin.com/company/traveltek-ltd   MEDIA ENQUIRIES   Cressida Sergeant Chief Commercial Officer Ph: +44 (0) 1355 595 327 E-mail: [email protected]

Travel technology provider Traveltek and Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) have signed a new global contract. It will now see Traveltek power cruise bookings for the company's leisure businesses in North America, the UK and South Africa. Traveltek and FLT have partnered in the APAC region for over 10 years. Traveltek's Cruise API will enable over 30,000 integrated itineraries across all the major ocean and river cruise lines for FLT agents globally as part of the new agreement. It will continue to support the leisure businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Flight Centre's cruise agents will get access to exclusive deals from 30 cruise lines in a single aggregated Cruise API. Traveltek's Cruise API will become available to additional markets in the coming months. Traveltek's, Chief Commercial Officer, Cressida Sergeant said: "We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with such a well-established travel brand. It's been a pleasure to work with the team in Australia and NZ and we look forward to supporting Flight Centre grow its cruise business in other markets, especially North America, where we have recently seen real demand for Cruise technology."  

Traveltek’s Cruise API will be available to 60,000 B2B travel buyers globally as part of Hotelbeds’ Beyond the Bed ancillary portfolio. Hotelbeds’ clients will benefit from access to exclusive deals from 30 cruise lines around the world. Beginning in September Traveltek’s Cruise API will become available to 60,000 B2B travel buyers around the globe via Hotelbeds’ Beyond the Bed portfolio, which also includes transfers, activities, theme parks, multi-day tours and car rental. Traveltek’s Cruise API provides access to over 30 cruise lines that are available to book direct. Javier Arévalo, Managing Director of the Beyond The Bed portfolio at Hotelbeds, commented: “As cruise ships are now beginning to sail again and many travellers are booking cruises for 2021, we felt it was essential to offer our 60,000 B2B travel buyers around the world access to this very important segment. After a careful review of the market we felt that Traveltek’s Cruise API offers the best and most exclusive range of cruise products available and that its cutting-edge technology suits the needs of our API partners.” Traveltek’s, Chief Executive Officer, Mal Barritt added: “We are delighted to partner with such a well-established and recognisable B2B travel brand. I know that our Cruise API will be able to meet the current and future needs of Hotelbeds 60,000 B2B travel buyers. Whilst the industry has been challenged hard, the recovery is slowly underway, and Hotelbeds is in a strong position to capitalise on this.”

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Leanne Woolvine, to the role of Head of Product. Leanne joined Traveltek in 2013 and has held various positions throughout her time at Traveltek from Senior Business Analyst to Project Delivery Manager. Leanne has over 20 years of experience in the travel industry holding various roles including Branch Manager, Audit Manager and Ecommerce Project Manager with Co-operative Travel which will be invaluable within this position. Her experience spans both the eCommerce and retail aspects of the travel industry and Leanne has a wealth of knowledge on the Traveltek product portfolio. Leanne, during her time at Traveltek, has been pivotal in driving forward the Customer Success team. In recent months she has led our efforts on building out our RPA capabilities through our Traverse relationship and played a crucial role in shaping our data strategy. Leanne Woolvine, said, “I have been with Traveltek for over seven years, and I have enjoyed my time here and been able to be part of some exciting and first of its kind projects for the travel industry. I am both delighted and excited to be taking on this next challenge as Head of Product and have the opportunity to work with our customers on the planning and execution of Traveltek’s products, and particularly the product roadmap”. Cressida Sergeant, Chief Commercial Officer, said, “As part of Traveltek’s commitment to improving our service to customers, we have been reviewing our processes and structure around how we manage our product roadmap. Following extensive customer feedback, as an Exec Team, we decided this role needed to move within the commercial function of our business. This is a pivotal role, encouraging a customer-focused and transparent approach to our product delivery. I am delighted to have Leanne take this role forward and wish her all the best in this new endeavour”.

Travel at 60 is an established full-service online/offline travel agency established in 2018 that curates unique travel packages tailored to meet the dreams and needs of the over-60s. With a team of expert travel consultants based in Brisbane, they serve customers from across Australia and New Zealand. Travel at 60 tailor their packages promoting holidays outside of peak travel times as their audience are often more flexible with their travel dates, allowing them also to grab a good bargain! Since its inception, Travel at 60 has gone from strength to strength, however, to develop their business further, they acknowledged that they needed to streamline their travel technology platform to improve efficiency and provide an enhanced online customer journey. Travel at 60 has partnered with Traveltek to utilize its award-winning iSell platform along with iBos and CRM products. Another critical element was that Travel at 60 is expanding its Cruise offering and the Traveltek platform is one of the best in the market place in terms of its ability around dynamically packaging cruise. Wendy Harch, Chief Commercial Officer Travel at 60 said “The Traveltek team based here in Australia made it a breeze to roll out this new technology – even during such a tough operating environment over the last few months.  Alongside our full-service call centre, we are excited to now also be able to offer our clients online search and booking functionality for cruise, flights, hotels and more.” Rebecca Esterhuizen, Head of APAC, commented “We were very excited when Travel at 60 approached us last year about this project. They are a very dynamic company and have a strong presence within the online travel community in Australia and New Zealand. And the Traveltek solution that we have been able to provide has achieved the goals that Travel at 60 were looking for, which was to have a truly one-stop-shop technology platform. I wish them all the success for the future, and they are now best placed with efficient and effective technology to capture the market as it starts to return”.