History of Travelport
Driving Advancement Through Innovation, Expansion and Diversification
Travelport grew into today’s dynamic organisation through strategic initiatives designed to advance the travel industry and keep our customers competitive. We have leveraged the benefits of proven and next-generation travel technologies, strengthened our global presence through growth and acquisition, and expanded and diversified our content to help our customers deliver exceptional experiences and the most informed travel choice.
A New World of Possibilities for Every Participant In Travel
In recent years, Travelport became one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers. We introduced Travelport Airline IT Solutions™ through our commitment to advanced hosting and IT solutions for airlines worldwide, and we acquired GTA™, a tour wholesaler and world leader in ground travel products and services. Our internationally recognised GDSs, Galileo™ and Worldspan™, along with GTA, helped shape and build the travel and tourism industry – one of the world’s largest industries in terms of people and revenue.
GDSs remain the most comprehensive and technologically advanced conduits for distributing and purchasing travel and related services worldwide, and combined with our leading Web-based travel distribution technologies, we are keeping travel suppliers, travel agencies and corporations at the forefront of the constantly evolving travel industry.
As one of the largest and most diverse travel organisations in existence, Travelport is creating opportunities and greater value for your organisation and every participant in travel by improving your capabilities, efficiency and productivity through innovative technologies and solutions.
A Growing Collection of Industry Firsts
Here are just a few of the significant contributions Travelport brands have made to the industry:
- First GDS to certify its compliance with the US-EU Safe Harbor principles
- First GDS to issue an e-ticket
- First GDS with Dynamic Connection Construction
- First GDS with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for shopping and booking cars and hotels
- First GDS to move to 100 percent server-based technology for airfare shopping and pricing
- First GDS to fully automate fare data and rules from key global fare distributors
- First Airline IT Solutions provider to offer a customer self-service kiosk option for airlines
- First GDS to blend GDS content with carrier-direct API content into one desktop application for its customers
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