TECHNOLOGY

Personalisation is the key to retain clients and attract potential ones. To meet customer expectations, agents need a shop window with everything available in one place together with rich content that will help the agent find the right product. Travellers increasingly expect agents to offer personalised guidance and a unique …

Qatar Executive has enhanced its website to offer its exclusive clientele a VIP service and global expertise throughout their journey, from online enquiry to arriving at their final destination. TT Bureau Qatar Executive clients can enjoy the ultimate travel experience beginning with a visit to its newly designed website www.qatarexec.com.qa …

Travelport and Emirates Airlines have announced the ability to select and pay for seats in advance according to the Emirates Fare Brand, available for the first time to book on Travelport’s Travel Commerce Platform. TT Bureau The launch of advanced paid seating options for certain economy fares on Travelport continues …

Sabre Corporation has signed a new agreement with Gulf Air to provide an expanded portfolio of core passenger services technology. TT Bureau For the past two decades, Gulf Air has been using SabreSonic core reservations and departure control systems to conduct the most critical services ranging from sales of tickets …

The first dual IATA NDC certified travel technology provider unveiled that it will be launching ihlah.com – MEA’s first travel search engine, by Q2 of 2017. TT Bureau Travel search website ihlah.com is accompanied by mobile apps for travellers living in Middle East & Africa region. Ihlah.com or arihlah.com allows …

Amadeus, as a leading travel commerce platform in the region, is on a rapid plan of dispersing all relevant information to their stakeholders. Jauhar Abdul Gafoor, Director Sales – Abu Dhabi, Al Ain & Oman at Amadeus Gulf, shares the latest offerings. TT Bureau Q Could you share the market …

The awards started in Jeddah on February 20, followed by Riyadh on February 22 and Dammam on February 28, 2017. TT Bureau With Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism industry increasingly in the spotlight as a driving sector for growth in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy, the event also …

Loyalty and Payments Solutions Company — Infinia Services and Solutions has launched its geo-location based mobile application, Dubuy. TT Bureau Dubuy is a smartphone application which can function on both Android and iOS formats for travellers to Dubai. Tourists can browse for merchant categories, apply filters and find locations near …

Rehlat joins a growing number of agencies in Kuwait / Middle East to choose Sabre’s online technology solutions. Bader Al Bader, President and Founder, Rehlat Travel, stated, “It’s only been a couple of months since we launched our operations on Sabre, but we have already seen the positive impact on …

UDrive, a Dubai-based pay-as-you-go rental service launched the ‘UDrive for free’ campaign, offering residents and visitors to Dubai free membership for one month as well as a complimentary one hour free drive, that is inclusive of parking and fuel costs. With UDrive, commuters can drive a car from anywhere to …