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Travelport, Hilton pen new long term GDS deal
Hilton Worldwide has signed a new, long term multi-year deal with Travelport, giving travel agents ongoing GDS access to its global portfolio of hotel brands.
The full-content agreement will see all Hilton hotels on Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan GDS platforms.
"Extending our partnership with Travelport is an important part of our overall distribution strategy," said Eduardo Schutte, Hilton’s senior vice president of global sales distribution.
"Through this agreement, Travelport-connected travel agents across the globe can readily shop and book from a choice of over 680,100 rooms in 92 countries."
Travelport’s Simon Ferguson said: "Offering unrivalled hotel content through our travel commerce platform is a key component of Travelport’s long term ‘Beyond Air’ strategy, and Hilton is a highly valued partner for us in this space."
The deal covers all Hilton brands including Embassy Suites, Waldorf Astoria, Hampton Inn and Conrad, along with time share brand Hilton Grand Vacations.
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