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A new strategic partnership between travel agency network GlobalStar Travel Management and travel technology specialist Snowstorm Technologies is kicking off with the launch of a new online booking and travel management platform, along with a hybrid hotel programme.
Dubbed OneWurld Desktop and available now, the OBT and management offering is designed for use by small and midsize corporate travel users, the companies said. Such users, historically left behind by OBTs designed for large corporate and enterprise users, have become an attractive target market, with providers including TripActions and TravelPerk focusing largely on serving the SME segment.
Meanwhile, the companies new Above & Beyond hybrid hotel programme enables travel buyers to leverage GlobalStar s negotiated rates at more than 35,000 hotels worldwide, through both traditional channels such as GDS and bed banks, as well as direct connections via API powered by Snowstorm s technology.
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GlobalStar s new CEO James Stevenson
James Stevenson has been named as the new CEO of GlobalStar Travel Management from 1 April 2021.
GlobalStar, founded in 2001, is a network of 92 independent TMC partners in 85 countries which represents more than US$14 billion in aggregated travel spend. Members include CT Business Travel in the UK, VoyagExpert in France, Foretagsresor in Sweden, Talarii in Russia and Omega World Travel in the US.
Stevenson was global sales director at HRG for seven years as well as executive vice president for the TMC’s Asia Pacific region. He succeeds Steve Hartwell, who is retiring after 12 years at the helm.