LANGLEY, UK, 18 June 2021: Travelport, a leader in travel
retail, announced this week a long-term collaboration with Amazon Web Services,
Inc (AWS) to use advanced cloud technology to accelerate the digital
transformation of retailing in the travel industry.
The collaboration will focus on optimizing Travelport’s
recently launched next-generation platform, Travelport+. It will also drive
innovation in travel merchandising to launch a new accelerator programme that
will incorporate talent from the tech startup community.
“The travel industry has struggled to keep up with the pace
of change in digital retail,” said Travelport chief executive officer Greg
Webb.
“This landmark collaboration is specifically designed to
address just that. AWS’s retail heritage makes it uniquely qualified to
optimize digital retail platforms, simplify complex environments, and enable
innovation in the travel retailing space.”
As part of the long-term collaboration, Travelport…