Weekly Travel Tech Update: BCD Travel, Cloudbeds, Klook & More

BCD Travel joins NDC FastTrack
BCD Travel has joined Accelya’s NDC FastTrack program, positioning itself as both a user and technology partner to accelerate modern retailing adoption. The initiative supports BCD’s strategy to deliver transparent airline content and stronger servicing for corporate clients.

Boom integrates with Beyond
Boom, an AI-powered property management system, has partnered with Beyond to connect its revenue management engine directly to Boom’s operational platform. The integration automates rate updates and reduces manual work for short-term rental managers.

Cloudbeds launches Preferred Partner Program
Cloudbeds introduced its Preferred Partner Program to help hotels evaluate trusted technology vendors. Selected partners—like Amadeus, FLYR, IDeaS, Lightspeed, Revinate and Toast—are chosen based on adoption metrics, growth impact, integration quality and support reliability.

Travel Ledger partners with Adyen
Travel Ledger and Adyen are launching a unified digital B2B payments solution, combining Travel Ledger’s settlement network with Adyen’s global banking and virtual card tools. The platform aims to lower costs, streamline reconciliation and offer flexible payouts to travel suppliers.

Sabre expands partnerships
Ethiopian Airlines will adopt SabreMosaic Airline Retailing to accelerate its transition to offer-order retailing, dynamic pricing and personalized offers. Meanwhile, U.K.-based Vibe renewed a multi-year deal to access the SabreMosaic marketplace and adopt MultiTicket for lower-fare combinations.

Arrivia launches Free Spirit Cruises
Spirit Airlines and Arrivia have launched Free Spirit Cruises, enabling loyalty members to book discounted sailings and earn points, extending Spirit’s value-focused model into the cruise segment.

Travelier appoints new CMO
Travelier named Mario Gavira as chief marketing officer to lead global growth across its multi-brand bus, train and ferry booking platforms in 124 countries.

Klook partners with Tourism and Events Queensland
Klook and Tourism and Events Queensland unveiled a multi-market campaign across Asia promoting “That Holiday Feeling” and supporting the state’s Destination 2045 strategy.

SITA and Amadeus collaborate on emissions
SITA’s Eco Mission platform will integrate with the Amadeus Travel Impact Suite to improve accuracy and consistency in flight emissions data. Qatar Airways also deployed SITA’s SD-WAN across 350 stations to enhance network performance.

PredictX debuts AI alerts
PredictX launched Revere, an AI-driven alert system enabling travel managers to set up natural-language triggers for compliance, spending anomalies and fraud risks.

SAP Concur rolls out agentic AI
SAP Concur’s Joule copilot now features autonomous AI agents for booking, receipt analysis, meeting planning and expense validation, with a phased rollout through 2026 to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.

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Weekly Travel Tech Update: BCD Travel, Cloudbeds, Klook & More

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