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NEWS – TINERI NAMED ‘MOST EXCITING NEW STARTUP 2017’ BY TRAVELMOLE ASIA-PACIFIC

Thailand-based travel tech startup Tineri has been honoured in Travelmole’s 2017 Asia-Pacific Awards, which took place at ITB Asia in Singapore last Thursday (26 October). The company, which specialises in providing mobile itinerary solutions for tour operators, travel agents and other travel providers, was the winner in the ‘Most Exciting New Startup Company’ category.

NEWS – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY RETURNS TO LONDON TECH WEEK

Leading travel technology provider Open Destinations has once again joined forces with Travolution to put travel technology on the agenda during London Technology Week.  The session, entitled ‘East Meets West: Developing Travel Technology for Global Markets’, will bring together industry leaders and the start-up community to join in a panel discussion about the impact of Far […]

NEWS – BELMOND AND PERURAIL BRING SPECIALIST RAIL TECHNOLOGY TO PERU

Luxury travel company Belmond and its joint venture in Peru, PeruRail, have selected the Travel Studio technology platform to operate their rail and tour operator businesses in Peru. The deal involves an expansion of Belmond’s existing partnership with travel technology specialist Open Destinations, who have successfully implemented their technology across Belmond’s global network of rail, […]

NEWS – ROAD SCHOLAR SELECTS TRAVEL STUDIO TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL BUSINESS

Road Scholar, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel, has launched a new technology strategy in partnership with UK technology specialist Open Destinations.  The US-based educational travel organisation has signed a long-term agreement with Open Destinations for license of their flagship software Travel Studio, which has been designed specifically for tour operators and is currently live in […]

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS UNVEILS NEW PACKAGE BUILDER MODULE

Travel technology specialist Open Destinations will be introducing their new Package Builder module for the first time at this year’s ITB Asia and World Travel Market.  This new module is the latest addition to the company’s Travel Studio reservations platform, which is currently live in travel businesses across more than 30 countries.

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS STRENGTHENS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Open Destinations has hired travel industry specialist Mike Russell as their new Chief Operating Officer.  Russell brings over 15 years of experience within the sector in the areas of leisure travel and travel technology, having led both Vertical Systems and Comtec and held senior roles in a number of travel businesses.

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS LAUNCHES COMPUTER LITERACY INITIATIVE

Travel technology firm Open Destinations has launched a computer literacy programme for underprivileged children in the local Goan community. This initiative is the result of a collaboration with non-profit NGO Lifeline Foundation, which has been working in the field of health and education for the underprivileged for the last 18 years.