Travelport, a global technology leader facilitating travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of suppliers worldwide, has entered into a new long-term technology partnership with Costco Travel, the travel division of retail giant Costco. Under this agreement, the prominent North American online travel agency will leverage Travelport’s advanced technology to enhance modern travel retailing for millions of Costco members. By normalizing multi-source content and providing an intelligent, retail-ready search experience, Travelport’s solutions will streamline travel shopping, enabling Costco members to easily compare and book carefully curated travel options.
“Costco Travel is focused on delivering more value to its members by giving them more choice and better offers when planning their trips, and Travelport provides the seamless, modern travel retailing experience that their customers have come to expect,” said Jason Toothman, Chief Commercial Officer – Agency at Travelport. “Travelport is the perfect partner to help Costco Travel achieve these goals for its valued members because we are committed to simplifying complexities that come with aggregating content from multiple sources. We’re focused on making it easy for consumers to pinpoint the best options based on their preferences.”
The new partnership will equip Costco Travel with cutting-edge capabilities, including:
- Expanded Multi-Source Content: Through seamless integration with Travelport, Costco Travel will offer its members a wider range of flight options. A single connection to Travelport’s platform will provide access to normalized, retail-ready air content from multiple sources, including NDC, LCC, and EDIFACT.
- Fast and Intelligent Search: Leveraging the latest Travelport+ features, Costco Travel will enhance the shopping experience with AI-powered Content Curation, enabling faster, more intuitive trip searches and a modernized travel retailing experience for members.
- Advanced Market Intelligence: As part of the multi-year agreement, Costco Travel will gain access to Travelport Insights, a powerful data solution that blends industry-leading analytics with expert travel intelligence. This will empower Costco Travel with deeper, data-driven insights into market demand and customer preferences.
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