Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. This roundup was created with the help of ChatGPT.
Trevolution Group’s flight alerts. Trevolution Group has launched a real-time flight alerts feature in its Dreampass travel membership app, developed in partnership with aviation analytics company Cirium. The tool delivers live updates—such as delays, gate changes and cancellations—directly to users’ phones, helping travelers navigate disruptions with ease. Available at no extra cost to Dreampass members, the feature complements existing perks like international eSIM data, travel credit and emergency medical protection. Vietravel Airlines has renewed its passenger service system agreement with Sabre for another five years. The carrier will continue using Sabre’s Radixx platform, including tools for passenger services, digital retailing, airport operations and analytics. The deal comes as Vietravel Airlines, now backed by strategic investor T&T Group, aims to scale its passenger and cargo operations. The renewed agreement includes integration of Sabre’s payment gateway and potential access to new markets through Global Distribution System (GDS) and interline partnerships, supporting both growth and customer experience improvements. First Hotels franchise has joined HotelREZ to expand its global distribution and drive direct, GDS and corporate bookings. The move adds 20 franchise-branded properties across Sweden, Norway and Denmark to the HotelREZ portfolio. Continue reading here.