Under its inaugural deal with a GDS operator, NightsBridge will add more than 3,000 independent properties to the over 650,000 hotel properties already available through Travelport’s award-winning Travel Commerce Platform.
Travelport is able to help NightsBridge develop its business globally by promoting its unique property inventory to over 68,000 Travelport-connected online and offline travel agencies and travel management companies worldwide. Travelport-connected agencies will now be able to take advantage of Travelport’s unique merchandising technology and industry-leading point of sale tool, Travelport Smartpoint to search, view and book properties from NightsBridge’s catalogue. These include of B&Bs, apartments, boutique hotels and game lodges featuring the “Big Five” African animals.
Theresa Emerick, the Managing Director of NightsBridge said: “As the largest vendor dedicated to independent accommodation providers in Africa, we focus on channels that matter to our clients — both local and international. We’re delighted to announce the partnership with Travelport and are confident that this collaboration will help agents save time and money by choosing quality accommodation from a sector that was previously time-consuming to book. We’re excited to offer our suppliers this opportunity to expand their presence across the globe.”
Niklas Andreen, Vice President and Managing Director, Global Hospitality and Digital at Travelport added: “We are excited to partner with NightsBridge, one of South Africa’s key independent accommodation suppliers. Our collaboration with NightsBridge will help further establish its position within the independent accommodation sector. Their wide variety of accommodation types and price ranges greatly enriches Travelport’s unrivalled choice of global travel content; providing agents and partner companies with countless opportunities to check availability of inventory and make bookings.”
