Travelport & American Express Global Business Travel Agree to Travelport+ Technology Upgrade

“We value our relationship with Amex GBT which has lasted more than 40 years. Deepening our collaboration by using Travelport+ will benefit both Amex GBT and its business customers.”

— Jason Toothman, Chief Commercial Officer – Agency at Travelport

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Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading B2B travel platform, today announced they have renewed their strategic relationship with a multi-year agreement which includes the use of Travelport’s next generation selling platform, Travelport+. Enhancements in Travelport+ are targeted to improve access to content, providing more retailing capabilities and enhancing productivity for travel counselors.

“We value our relationship with Amex GBT which has lasted more than 40 years. Deepening our collaboration by using Travelport+ will benefit both Amex GBT and its business customers,” said Jason Toothman, Chief Commercial Officer – Agency at Travelport. “Combining Amex GBT’s expertise with our modern travel retailing tools will ultimately improve how corporate travel is managed. The introduction of Travelport+ servicing capabilities and retailing improvements will ensure continued focus on delivering customer, traveler and supplier value to Amex GBT’s marketplace,” he added.

“This relationship holds immense importance for us and we are elated to announce this agreement renewal. With our innovative travel technology solutions backing Amex GBT’s marketplace, we look forward to establishing a lasting partnership.”

— Sandeep Dwivedi, COO at InterGlobe Technology Quotient

“Our agreement with Travelport remains focused on innovation and ensuring our customers have access to the broadest set of content while continuing to deliver best-in-class servicing,” said John Bukowski, Vice President, Content and Strategic Sourcing. “Our planned upgrade to Travelport+ and shared vision to advance travel retailing with modern technology and process simplification will help the Amex GBT marketplace deliver on its promise and fuel our mission to drive progress through travel,” he added.

Sandeep Dwivedi, COO at InterGlobe Technology Quotient, says, “This relationship holds immense importance for us and we are elated to announce this agreement renewal. With our innovative travel technology solutions backing Amex GBT’s marketplace, we look forward to establishing a lasting partnership.”

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