Southwest Moves Ahead of Schedule to Bring On Distribution Partners to Boost Corp Travel Bookings


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It's a significant step since the launch of Southwest Business last year, designed to tap into the travel management community. Before the crisis, roughly a third of the airline’s traffic was corporate travel. This move could help it boost that market share.

Southwest Airlines has flipped the switch on Travelport’s Apollo and Worldspan global distribution systems. The new content deal will allow corporate travel buyers and travel management companies to modify — or service — reservations via Apollo or Worldspan. Previously, they could only book or cancel a reservation through a global distribution system.

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