Middle East travel community’s votes in favour of Travelport
Langley, UK. 5 July 2017: Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform has been recognised as the Best Global Distribution System in the Middle East at this year’s Arabian Travel Awards, gala ceremony in Dubai.
According to figures released by the UNWTO, the MENA region is expected to receive 195 million tourists by 2030 [6]. With the Middle East expected to emerge as one of the world’s most competitive landscapes offering luxury and value tourism and conference experiences to a worldwide customer base, the annual Arabian Travel Awards recognises those behind the success of the Middle East Travel & Hospitality industry.
Following the gala dinner this week, Matthew Powell, Travelport’s Managing Director, Middle East and South Asia commented: “We are delighted with this recognition of our industry-leading technology and would like to thank all who voted for Travelport. This award is testament to our innovation and customer focus that constantly improves the experience of buying and managing all kinds of travel. As a crucial region for Travelport, we are dedicated to driving growth for the MENA region by providing the travel industry with the superior connectivity, richer content and relevant search results to answer the needs of today’s demanding traveler.”
Based on a unique system of jury, judgment and voting, the Arabian Travel Awards enables the travel community to choose their favourite companies using an online voting system. During this year’s event the credit was given to each sector in the industry, including the “Best GDS” which was scooped by Travelport.
About Travelport (www.travelport.com)
Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment, mobile and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. With a presence in approximately 180 countries, and approximately 4,000 employees, our 2016 net revenue was over $2.3 billion. Travelport is comprised of:
- A Travel Commerce Platform through which it facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world’s leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business-to-business (B2B) travel marketplace. Travelport has a leadership position in airline merchandising, hotel content and rate distribution, mobile travel commerce and a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the needs of travel intermediaries to efficiently and securely settle travel transactions.
- Technology Services through which it provides critical IT services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs.
Travelport is headquartered in Langley, U.K. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “TVPT”.
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