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Driving Demand for Personalization in the Travel Industry

With Travel & Tourism investment in the Middle East set to continue to rise by over 7% in 20171and digital consumption in the UAE and Saudi Arabia expected to reach high levels of personalization by 20212, watch the following video to show how innovation in travel tech is supporting the industry’s growth through connecting travelers to more travel choices

Dubai, UAE, 18 April 2016: Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform participating at the 2017 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) from April 24-27th will highlight at ATM how travel tech is allowing airlines and travel agents to meet Middle East travelers’ demands, and grow their businesses, by providing a more personalized travel experience with more relevant choices to all the region’s travelers.

With today’s youngest working segment- the millennial generation- estimated to become the largest workforce segment by 2030, travel industry players in the Middle East are leveraging technology to meet the needs of millennials who tend to be higher spenders than their global peers with regards to travel.3

In the GCC, millennials account for a quarter of the population3 and they have grown up surrounded by and adapting to technology. The region’s travel industry is feeling the clout of their spending power already and it is estimated that millennials in the UAE will generate $40,000 average annual gross income by 2019 with almost half of them booking travel through mobile devices.3

Watch the following video which features Rabih Saab, Travelport’s President & Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia discussing how smart travel brands will continue to look at how mobile can help bridge the gap between generic experiences and ones where the end-traveler feels truly engaged and supported. It also features Aditya Ghosh, President and Whole Time Director, IndiGo, commenting on how it has been a key adaptor of innovative technology to reach new travelers in the region.

With Travel & Tourism investment in the Middle East set to continue to rise by over 7% in 20171and digital consumption in the UAE and Saudi Arabia expected to reach high levels of personalization by 20212, watch the following video to show how innovation in travel tech is supporting the industry’s growth through connecting travelers to more travel choices

Dubai, UAE, 18 April 2016: Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform participating at the 2017 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) from April 24-27th will highlight at ATM how travel tech is allowing airlines and travel agents to meet Middle East travelers’ demands, and grow their businesses, by providing a more personalized travel experience with more relevant choices to all the region’s travelers.

With today’s youngest working segment- the millennial generation- estimated to become the largest workforce segment by 2030, travel industry players in the Middle East are leveraging technology to meet the needs of millennials who tend to be higher spenders than their global peers with regards to travel.3

In the GCC, millennials account for a quarter of the population3 and they have grown up surrounded by and adapting to technology. The region’s travel industry is feeling the clout of their spending power already and it is estimated that millennials in the UAE will generate $40,000 average annual gross income by 2019 with almost half of them booking travel through mobile devices.3

Watch the following video which features Rabih Saab, Travelport’s President & Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asia discussing how smart travel brands will continue to look at how mobile can help bridge the gap between generic experiences and ones where the end-traveler feels truly engaged and supported. It also features Aditya Ghosh, President and Whole Time Director, IndiGo, commenting on how it has been a key adaptor of innovative technology to reach new travelers in the region.

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