Travelport to distribute Bahrain-based carrier's inventory
Gulf Air has become the latest airline to sign a full-content, multi-year deal with travel technology firm Travelport to put its airfares in front of travel agents.
The deal means agents using the Galileo or Worldspan ticket reservation systems can access all of the carrier's published fares and inventory.
The deal does not include fares that are part of seperate commercial deals with corporates, travel management companies (TMCs) or TMC consortia.
Lars Denlew, the airline's director of distribution and e-Commerce, said: "As part of our distribution strategy, we aim to offer our products and services to the global travel agency community at the best possible cost.
"Travelport is ideally positioned to support our needs through its very extensive worldwide network of users."
Jerome Moisan, Travelport's general manger in the UK and Ireland said: "With a respected brand and a strong regional and international route network, Gulf Air is a valued airline partner and we will continue to work closely with them to maximize their distribution capabilities and increase the accessibility of their fares across the globe."
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