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NEWS – ROAD SCHOLAR SELECTS TRAVEL STUDIO TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL BUSINESS

Road Scholar, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel, has launched a new technology strategy in partnership with UK technology specialist Open Destinations.  The US-based educational travel organisation has signed a long-term agreement with Open Destinations for license of their flagship software Travel Studio, which has been designed specifically for tour operators and is currently live in […]

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS UNVEILS NEW PACKAGE BUILDER MODULE

Travel technology specialist Open Destinations will be introducing their new Package Builder module for the first time at this year’s ITB Asia and World Travel Market.  This new module is the latest addition to the company’s Travel Studio reservations platform, which is currently live in travel businesses across more than 30 countries.

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS STRENGTHENS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Open Destinations has hired travel industry specialist Mike Russell as their new Chief Operating Officer.  Russell brings over 15 years of experience within the sector in the areas of leisure travel and travel technology, having led both Vertical Systems and Comtec and held senior roles in a number of travel businesses.

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS LAUNCHES COMPUTER LITERACY INITIATIVE

Travel technology firm Open Destinations has launched a computer literacy programme for underprivileged children in the local Goan community. This initiative is the result of a collaboration with non-profit NGO Lifeline Foundation, which has been working in the field of health and education for the underprivileged for the last 18 years.

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS EXPANDS WORLDWIDE RAIL TECHNOLOGY

Australian-based Great Southern Rail is the latest travel operator to select the Travel Studio technology platform to expand their rail offering. The deal involves a long-term partnership with UK technology specialist, Open Destinations, who has successfully implemented Travel Studio into more than 30 countries worldwide.The addition of Great Southern Rail builds on the Open Destinations portfolio of […]

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION OF DYNAMIC PACKAGING AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 2015

Travel technology specialist Open Destinations has introduced a new dynamic search module to their Travel Studio reservations platform.  The module is designed to quickly combine flight and hotel product from their worldwide library of GDS, airlines, hotels and wholesaler content. ‘We have brought dynamic packaging for tour operators to the next level,’ says CEO Kevin […]

NEWS – OPEN DESTINATIONS RELEASES THE TOP 5 TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES AT ETOA SHOWCASE

LONDON, UK (30 September, 2015) – Leading travel technology provider Open Destinations today released their annual report, titled ‘Top 5 Technology Challenges in the Tour Operating Sector.’  Members of the European tourism association (ETOA) had an early preview of this report yesterday during the Showcase.travel Digital workshop held in London. ‘Our technology workshop is the […]

NEWS – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY RETURNS TO LONDON TECHNOLOGY WEEK

Leading travel technology provider Open Destinations has once again joined forces with Travolution and new sponsor Ve Interactive to put travel technology on the agenda at London Technology Week. The session, entitled Travel Technology: Disruptions in the Supply Chain, will bring together industry leaders and the start-up community to join in a panel discussion about new […]