Travel data specialist Travelogix has partnered with Brisbane-based Kudos Travel Technology, a move that promises to offer travel management companies access to a combination of the providers’ tools.
Under the agreement, the companies will work together as preferred technology partners to offer “a more connected technology ecosystem”, they said in a statement.
Current and prospective customers of both companies will gain access to their respective platforms and solutions. Mutual customers will also be able to “move seamlessly” between the platforms through new single sign-on capabilities, which have been tested with joint customer Sanford Travel, an Australia-based TMC.
TMCs do not need to be customers of both Travelogix and Kudos to access the shared capabilities, a Travelogix spokesperson confirmed to BTN, although doing so will incur an additional cost. “The cost would simply be for the technology itself,” they said.
While each company will continue to operate independently, they said the partnership “reflects a shared belief that open collaboration among complementary technology providers delivers greater value than disconnected or standalone solutions”.
The agreement will initially focus on “preferred territories” across the UK, Europe, Africa and Asia, while establishing a “collaborative framework” for opportunities in Australia, New Zealand and North America.
“This approach respects existing customer relationships and creates a clear pathway to support new opportunities where the combined technologies deliver additional value,” they said.
Phil Rasmussen, CEO at Kudos Travel Technology, said: “For Kudos, this is a global partnership. It strengthens what each of us does in our home markets, and it accelerates our growth across the UK, Europe and North America, where the appetite for connected, open travel technology has never been stronger.”
Travelogix founder and CEO Chris Lewis added that the two companies are “already exploring further opportunities to expand their collaboration, with further announcements expected in due course”.