Travelport has launched a new direct commercial presence in Kenya.
Travelport currently operates in 47 countries across the continent and East
Africa is firmly in the group’s sights.
No surprise, considering the healthy
GDP growth in the region, which is expected to reach 5.6% in East Africa in
2013. Since 1997, Galileo, a Travelport global distribution system, has grown
as the leading GDS in East Africa and was previously distributed in Kenya by
Kenya Airways.
With the new Travelport operation for travel agents now in place
and an expanded Travelport team on the ground, the travel technology provider
plans to introduce new customer support services and deploy a wide range of
innovative products over the coming months, all aimed at helping Kenyan travel
agents take advantage of the region’s growth and earn new revenues.
To head up
the new Kenya team, Travelport has appointed Rajab Itambo as General Manager
for Kenya. In addition, he will have responsibility for Travelport’s business
in Tanzania. Over the past year, Travelport has been steadily growing its
presence in Africa with the acquisition of its Galileo operation in Southern
Africa last May, and the entry into 10 new African countries over the past 12
months.
As well as investing in an expanded African network, Travelport has
also deployed new travel agency solutions across the continent, including new
mobile offerings, such as Travelport Mobile Agent, and new point of sale
technology, such as Travelport Smartpoint. It has also secured numerous full
content agreements with many of Africa’s fast-growing airlines and tripled the
hotel content available in its system.
No comments:
Post a Comment