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NDC Partnership: Kenya Unveils Comprehensive Legal Framework to Accelerate Climate Action

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Monday, September 4, 2023
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Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H, launched Kenya's National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2023-2027, Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) 2022-2050 and Climate Change Act (Amendment 2023) today.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H, launched Kenya's National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2023-2027, Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) 2022-2050 and Climate Change Act (Amendment 2023) today.
  • Showcasing African leadership through a comprehensive law and policy guiding national and subnational climate action, Kenya demonstrates readiness for support to implement the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) through the third NCCAP aligned with the LT LEDS.
  • At the launch, NDC Partnership Global Director Dr. Pablo Vieira congratulated Kenya: "Kenya's leadership and commitment at the highest levels is driving ambitious climate and development action, creating a strong framework to implement the country's climate commitments, and effectively mobilizing climate finance.
  • The NDC Partnership is a global coalition, bringing together more than 200 members to deliver on ambitious climate action that helps achieve the Paris Agreement and drive sustainable development.

HyFi, and sister company WPP Energy, have received a $33B USD priority project list for implementation for the Nation of Vietnam.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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HyFi and WPP have been invited to create and arrange important outcomes in the developing nation of Vietnam.

Key Points: 
  • HyFi and WPP have been invited to create and arrange important outcomes in the developing nation of Vietnam.
  • As such HyFi and WPP have been provided with an exclusive initial priority project list to develop renewable energy, infrastructure and other important projects consistent with the UN’s 17 SDG’s in the following provinces:
    Hà Nội, 2.
  • Cà Mau
    The value of the initial project list is estimated to be approximately $33B USD.
  • We intend to bring significant manufacturing and new jobs to Vietnam to support the equipment deliverables related to the project list.”

BLUEGRACE ENERGY BOLIVIA & MINERA ARCO DE ORO S.A.C. Cement Deal for Green Mining & Sustainable Development Mechanism.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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LIMA, Peru, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BLUEGRACE ENERGY BOLIVIA, headquartered in Bolivia, and COMPANIA MINERA ARCO DE ORO S.A.C., based in Lima, have officially solidified a transformative investment partnership. This landmark collaboration, marked by the signing of a binding Investment Letter of Intent (Lol), represents a crucial stride toward a comprehensive future agreement.

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  • LIMA, Peru, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BLUEGRACE ENERGY BOLIVIA, headquartered in Bolivia, and COMPANIA MINERA ARCO DE ORO S.A.C., based in Lima, have officially solidified a transformative investment partnership.
  • This powerful alliance receives additional reinforcement through a convertible bond from BLUEGRACE ENERGY BOLIVIA, designed to fortify the operational capacities of COMPANIA MINERA ARCO DE ORO S.A.C.
  • This powerful alliance receives additional reinforcement through a convertible bond from BLUEGRACE ENERGY BOLIVIA, designed to fortify the operational capacities of COMPANIA MINERA ARCO DE ORO S.A.C.
  • Arco de Oro Mining Project: Pioneering Green Mining and Embracing Sustainable Development Goals
    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a blueprint designed by the United Nations to achieve a better and more sustainable future for everyone.

American Airlines and TravelBank offer better travel booking experience through New Distribution Capability (NDC)

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TravelBank is now offering New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking features with American Airlines through the TravelBank platform.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TravelBank is now offering New Distribution Capability (NDC) booking features with American Airlines through the TravelBank platform.
  • The investments in technology made by American Airlines and TravelBank, which is now part of U.S. Bank, provide customers an enhanced shopping experience with more access to fares and greater availability of services and benefits offered by American Airlines through the TravelBank platform.
  • Users can expect a consistent and seamless experience booking, canceling, and rebooking any American Airlines flight booked on TravelBank regardless of the content source.
  • "Customers booking on American Airlines will now have the most seamless experience from pre-booking to post-booking."

Sabre and Scandinavian Airlines expand relationship to include NDC content for Sabre-connected agents worldwide

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced a multi-year distribution agreement that expands its long-standing relationship with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).

Key Points: 
  • The agreement ensures Sabre-connected agencies can retain competitive access to SAS's fares and offers through the extensive Sabre travel marketplace, while also giving SAS the ability to distribute future NDC content.
  • "We want to enable our travel agent partners to provide our customers with the best possible offers and experiences," said Kati Andersson, Vice President, Digital Transformation, Scandinavian Airlines.
  • Sabre's Beyond NDC program provides the technology infrastructure to expand offer- and order-based airline retailing in the indirect channel.
  • Once activated, Scandinavian Airlines will join more than 15 carriers that are already distributing their NDC content through Sabre's global distribution system (GDS).

With new Cytric Easy by Amadeus deal, Gant Travel expands partnership with Amadeus

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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DALLAS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gant Travel has expanded its relationship with Amadeus, the innovative travel technology provider which continues to grow its presence in North America. The travel management company (TMC) will offer both Cytric Travel and Cytric Easy to its corporate travelers, enhancing their booking opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • Leading travel management company will offer Cytric Easy, the only travel and expense tool embedded into Microsoft Teams
    DALLAS, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gant Travel has expanded its relationship with Amadeus, the innovative travel technology provider which continues to grow its presence in North America.
  • The travel management company (TMC) will offer both Cytric Travel and Cytric Easy to its corporate travelers, enhancing their booking opportunities.
  • Following the signing, Indiana-based Gant Travel will have the opportunity to offer customers the unique benefit of having all daily travel planning tools in one workspace.
  • Incorporating Cytric Easy into the Gant Travel offering will allow customers the access to comprehensive content, including all content from the Amadeus Travel Platform.

AmTrav Readies Industry's Most Advanced Self-Service Functionality to Change, Cancel and Upgrade Trips

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Sunday, August 13, 2023
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"Travelers should only have to reach out to advisors when they choose to, not because their tool forces them."

Key Points: 
  • "Travelers should only have to reach out to advisors when they choose to, not because their tool forces them."
  • Automatically update company spend reports and traveler tracking in real time, just like with any other booking through AmTrav.
  • AmTrav's Change Trips feature is currently open to a select group of customers, and will be generally available in September.
  • To see AmTrav's new Change Trips feature first, stop by booth #2717 at the GBTA Convention 2023 for a demo or contact Susan Altman at [email protected] .

Spotnana First To Build International SOS Integration For Managing Duty of Care Across Multiple Airline Content Channels

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Sunday, August 13, 2023
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Spotnana, the world’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, announced a new integration with International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security services company.

Key Points: 
  • Spotnana, the world’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, announced a new integration with International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security services company.
  • Spotnana has built a comprehensive integration with International SOS that supports both NDC and EDIFACT bookings, exchanges, and cancellations ensuring that companies are able to track and reach their travelers via International SOS at all times.
  • The integration enables Spotnana to pass all booking data and subsequent trip modifications to International SOS in real-time as a digital travel record.
  • As a result, travel administrators can rest assured that they always have the most up-to-date information about the location of their travelers to keep them safe and comply with all duty of care requirements.

ITS Expands NDC Capabilities and Unparalleled Transparency Across Multiple Products

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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ITS has added both Accelya and Sabre NDC shopping and booking paths and combined them with EDIFACT or non-NDC fares.

Key Points: 
  • ITS has added both Accelya and Sabre NDC shopping and booking paths and combined them with EDIFACT or non-NDC fares.
  • ITS was one of the earliest Farelogix "Direct Connect" partners and has now upgraded to the current Accelya NDC platform.
  • Next steps include plans to connect to more NDC selling sources and airlines, including additional Accelya-hosted airlines and Navitaire-NDC hosted airlines.
  • "Even though NDC fares instantly create an order when the form of payment is present, ITS offers unique capabilities including approval workflows specifically for our clients that want advanced capabilities.

Lufthansa Group Invests in Spotnana, Partners on Direct NDC Integrations

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Spotnana, the world’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, today announced it has partnered with Lufthansa Group to simultaneously deliver direct NDC integrations to Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Air Dolomiti, and Eurowings Discover.

Key Points: 
  • Spotnana, the world’s first Travel-as-a-Service platform modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry, today announced it has partnered with Lufthansa Group to simultaneously deliver direct NDC integrations to Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Air Dolomiti, and Eurowings Discover.
  • In addition, Spotnana has accelerated innovation in digital air retailing by being the first Travel-as-a-Service platform to support Lufthansa Group’s Green Fares via NDC.
  • Lufthansa Group, Europe’s largest airline group, invested in Spotnana’s Series B round in 2022.
  • “Spotnana's approach to NDC integration and agility has enabled them to quickly build deep integrations to our NDC APIs," commented Frank Naeve, Senior Vice President Global Markets & Stations for the Lufthansa Group.