NEWS SPECIAL REPORT


Travel Technology Europe 2019: Exhibition returned to London’s Olympia last week. Travel Weekly digital brand Travolution was strategic partner. By Lee Hayhurst


The two-day event Fritz Oberhummer, EPS took place at Olympia Expedia seeks partners for scheme


Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS) has launched an elite scheme for top technology partners.


e Certifie ecnoo rtner


ror i see tecnoo firs oere inestent to ro teir usinesses n e proote s  truste suppier. er te net er  i


seect up to  tecnoo prtners to oin te roup. c i e ien eek tecnoo support. rospectie certifie prtners


ust interte t est  o ’s ote supp n  pi  netenertion coputin interce. ’s prtner serices te


i reie ec tec copn’s intertion eer er to ke sure te continue to eet its criteri. rit eruer  irector


si is is  re ecitin opportunit or us to reconise our top tecnoo prtners. pei roup inests ore


tn  iion in tec innotion eer er n e re eite to sre our epertise it our ostue tecnoo prtners. it te ition support


ro  our certifie tecnoo prtners i e e to unc cient prtnersips uc ster.


“Platforms achieve EPS certification if they meet our strict criteria – it’s a quality stamp of approval”


ere re ore tn  tre


tecnoo copnies roun te or n our certifie tecnoo ptor prtners re  sortist o t e consier to e


te est ptors ie. tors on ciee  certifiction i te eet our strict criteri or tec prtner support n tecnic epertise  it’s essenti  uit stp o ppro. re copnies cn rest


ssure tt i te coorte it one o our certifie tecnoo prtners teir usiness i e in oo ns. u Ciuotru irector o


usiness eeopent t tre ookin site e.tre one o  certifie prtners tt s een inoe in  test pse si ecoin one o ’s certifie tecnoo prtners os us to re stn out ro our copetitors. e re prou to e een


reconise s one o ’s ostue tecnoo prtners n to e socsin te certifie oo on our esite.


Vibe is named one of the first Certified Technology Partners


UK travel technology supplier Vibe was named among Expedia’s first Certified Technology Partners during Travel Technology Europe (TTE). Fritz Oberhummer, director of Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS), said: “We were really excited about the technology Vibe can offer. “It’s vital for us that we have strong platform partners in each region and Vibe’s technology and commitment to us makes us confident that we can provide best-in-class solutions to tour operators in the UK and northern Europe.” Vibe has adopted EPS’s newest API, an application programming interface that enables data transfer between IT systems, called EPS Rapid. Connecting to more than 500,000 properties


with rich content and competitive rates, EPS Rapid was described as a “fast and light API with a modular format allowing versatility to suit individual travel businesses”. The API enables a rate to be held for up to 10


minutes while other aspects of a booking are finalised.


Its “modular architecture” lets users integrate only what they need, and it has been developed to ensure requests are targeted so only necessary data is delivered. Martin Eade, group e-commerce director at


Vibe, said: “It’s great to see Vibe and Expedia Group working together more closely to deliver a seamless booking experience for customers in the UK and northern Europe.”


14travelweekly.co.uk28 February 2019


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