AXESS, Travelport launch new Japanese GDS

AXESS International Network (AXESS) and Travelport today jointly announce their partnership to roll out a new Japanese GDS in early October.

 Now in its final stages of user testing, the new upgraded travel-booking platform powered by Travelport, will be made available exclusively to AXESS-connected travel agents from October.

The partnership was first announced in April 2012 when AXESS selected Travelport as its technology partner. Since then, the two companies have been working closely to assess the needs of the region’s resurgent travel industry and to design a new, enhanced GDS to meet the demands of Japanese travel consultants and travellers.

Japan’s GDP has been steadily increasing over recent quarters by around one per cent.

Replacing the current AXESS CRS but retaining its existing AXESS CREA agency desktop and a number of other popular AXESS applications and solutions, the new AXESS host system will benefit from Travelport's technology infrastructure and will be hosted in its Atlanta (US) data centre.

The upgraded GDS technology will provide travel consultants and their customers numerous new benefits including up-to-date web services solutions, powerful low fare, air shopping technology through Travelport’s fares and shopping platform, enhanced hotel and car content, and improved airline connectivity.

Under the partnership, AXESS will also benefit from Travelport’s US$300m IT investment, on an annual basis.

AXESS-connected travel consultants will migrate to the new AXESS host system in phases starting October 1, with completion scheduled for end-March, 2014. 

Sourced: ttgasia