TruTravels

Destination and Tourism, Business Travel

EBG | June 30, 2022

EBG, one of the rapidly growing e-commerce solutions providers in the U.S. specializing in entertainment and travel, is acquiring Undercover Tourist, a privately held successful B2C online travel marketplace in the country. It specializes in theme parks and attractions. “With the addition of the Undercover Tourist platform to the EBG portfolio, we are gaining a strong consumer brand with a loyal customer following along with a robust knowledge base of engaging ...

PhocusWire | January 22, 2020

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) has acquired a majority interest in NuTravel, a technology company that provides corporate retailing solutions for airlines. Terms of the deal, including what percentage of NuTravel ARC now owns, have not been disclosed. NuTravel will operate as an independent subsidiary of ARC. ARC says this deal, in tandem with its recent investments in Traxo and Blockskye, further expands its “suite of solutions for the end-to-end air travel journey,” a priority pres...

Industry Outlook

Cvent | August 17, 2022

Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, announced today its year-long sponsorship of WINiT by GBTA. The announcement expands on Cvent’s current GBTA partnership through which Cvent technology is leveraged for all GBTA events, and additional support and resources are provided for the GBTA Academy course, “The Fundamentals of Strategic Meetings Management” and GBTA’s Sustainability Leadership Council.“We’re ext...

Airlines and Airports

Star Alliance, SITA, NEC Corporation of America | June 17, 2021

The Star Alliance has signed an agreement to extend airport biometric processing technologies with airline IT supplier SITA and NEC Corp. Members of any Star Alliance airline's frequent-flyer program will ultimately be able to access biometric touchpoints at participating airports under the terms of the agreement. SITA's Smart Path technology is already accessible at over 460 airports worldwide, and the addition of NEC to the alliance means they will be able to collaborate...