How Travelport Is Embracing Blockchain
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Travelport, essentially, wants to integrate blockchain into the platform it is developing without throwing out the existing distribution technology it uses. The technology could find its niche in the company's offerings, even as others develop more disruptive and flexible marketplaces for travel selling using blockchain, too.
Blockchain fever seems to have subsided somewhat in recent months, although big players across the travel industry are still experimenting with the technology.
I had a long chat with Travelport's chief architect Mike Croucher on how the company wants to solve some of the most annoying issues in travel booking using blockchain. He also outlined the vision he has for where the technology will be used going forward, particularly for travelers themselves.
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