A significant bolstering of its presence in Asia-Pacific with news that AXESS International Network, the GDS owned by Japan Airlines, will now be hosted by Travelport.
The long-term agreement between the pair will also include upgrading the existing AXESS GDS system to give its agents in Japan improved access to a wider range of fares and products, probably over time including other services from the Travelport portfolio.
AXESS currently accounts for around 40% of BSP-issued tickets in Japan. The upgrade and move to hosting at Travelport’s data facility in Atlanta, USA, will be completed by 2014.
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