T2RL offers firms tech buying advice


An independent advice service to help businesses understand technology available to them and reduce costs was launched at TTE 2019. Procurement specialist T2RL has developed the consultancy programme, based on decades of experience supporting the airline industry, to evaluate, select and procure technology. It aims to provide travel


companies with information for making better decisions when selecting travel technology partners, to reduce risk, save cost and drive growth. T2RL offers independent


research and monitors the products and services from more than 150 travel platform technology providers. Ben Moss, distribution


platforms and technology vice-president, said: “I have spent the last six years seeing how people and companies select travel technology to power their businesses. “The lack of understanding and clarity is staggering and T2RL’s robust procurement process creates clarity to make better decisions.”


Paxport and Modulr tie up to offer ‘open banking’ service


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Pax2Pay was described as


a “game changer” by Paxport, because it brings the transparency o open nkin’ finncesector tecnoo to tre. eis fir port out ristose Multicom in 2016. The push to adopt ‘open banking’ has prompted a series of European reforms aimed at modernising how the banking sector proies finnci serices. Paxport and Modulr have agreed


an exclusive partnership for an undisclosed period. Dave Robinson, Paxport’s head of


pent serices si te fir  been looking to make its payment services more competitive when it became aware of Modulr. “Because Modulr is doing all this stuff on an open banking platform, it made sense to set up this partnership,” he said.


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cut out tirprt irtu creit card providers and offer payment solutions directly through Modulr. It enables bank accounts to be


opened immediately and money to be moved instantly 24/7, any day of the week, meaning agents do not have to wait for funds to clear, the way they do through conventional banking services. Robinson said the partnership


would help clients automate reconciliation, which is often nu n onine enin tre firs re tpic une to reconcile 4% of transactions. “This solution is for anyone


who wants to use open banking ciities n stteotert solutions,” said Robinson. “Moving money should not take hours or days, especially in this industry.” Paxport chief executive Tony


rker e re firs sou not have lots of people in the back ofice orkin teir  trou spreadsheets. It’s a fresh approach – it is a game changer.”


Nava wins Disrupt Award


Travolution editor Lee Hayhurst was one of the judges of this year’s TTE Disrupt Award for start-ups. It was won by recommendation service Nava. Chief excutive Tom Charman is pictured with the judges and other finalists.


Dolphin Dynamics agrees Cruisehost distribution deal


Travel technology specialist Dolphin Dynamics and European cruise booking system provider Cruisehost Solutions have formed a distribution partnership. As part of the deal, Dolphin Dynamics has taken over the distribution of Cruisehost’s two technology products: Cruisea (for agents) and Cruisec (for online) in the UK and Ireland. The products have been


rebranded “Dolphin Cruise powered by Cruisehost”. They can be used on their own or integrated with Dolphin’s existing suite of products. Agents can access offers


from more than 20 cruise companies including Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Cunard, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises. Cruise-only and cruise


packages are available and agents can bundle individual cruise packages and distribute them.


Akhil Kapur, founder and managing director of Cruisehost Solutions, said: “We want to continue the success story of Cruisea and Cruisec in the UK and Ireland, one of the biggest cruise markets in the world.”


Cruisea and Cruisec are


used by 9,000 agents in 23 countries and power more than 4,000 travel websites.


Chuck Richardson


and Andrew Davies, Dolphin Dynamics


28 February 2019travelweekly.co.uk15


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