Travelport Worldwide Ltd. – history, company profile (overview) and corporate video
Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform headquartered in Langley, Berkshire, the United Kingdom. It connects travel product suppliers (airlines, hotels, cruise lines, etc.) to resellers (travel agents, travel management companies, tour operators, etc.).
HISTORY
Travelport’s origins date back to 1971, but its most immediate predecessor, Travel Distribution Services (TDS), was formed by Cendant in 2001 following its acquisitions of Galileo GDS and CheapTickets.
In 2004, Orbitz and Flairview Travel were acquired.
In 2005, the company acquired eBookers and Gullivers Travel Associates.
In 2006, Cendant sold Orbitz, one of the leading global online travel companies, and Galileo to The Blackstone Group, forming Travelport.
In August 2007, Travelport acquired Worldspan.
In October 2007, Orbitz Worldwide became a separate, publicly traded company.
In 2010, the company acquired Sprice.com.
In 2011, the company sold Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) to Kuoni Travel.
In 2014, Travelport became a public company via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
In 2015, Mobile Travel Technologies was acquired.
In 2023, the company acquired Deem from Enterprise Holdings.
SOLUTIONS
- Travelport+
- Smartpoint Cloud
- APIs
- Travel Content
- MyTravelport
- Deem with Travelport+
- NDC
- Advertising
- Focus
With more than 3,700 employees, Travelport Worldwide Ltd. is considered one of the world’s largest global distribution systems (GDSs).
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.travelport.com.
**Video published on YouTube by “Travelport“