Travelport

Legal Name: Travelport Worldwide Ltd.
Founded: 2001
Headquarters: Langley, UK
Type: Public
Categories: Travel GDS and distribution
Markets: Global
Parent: None

Overview: Travelport provides a travel commerce platform. It operates the Galileo and Worldspan GDS systems and the Travelport+ API platform, connecting airlines, hotels and car rentals with travel agencies and OTAs. The company has ~68,000 agency locations worldwide as clients. Travelport also provides payment and mobile solutions. In 2025, Travelport is owned by Siris Capital (since 2023 buyout) and refocusing on cloud services. While its market share is smaller than Amadeus/Sabre, it remains a key alternative GDS provider.

Products and Services: Travelport’s GDS consolidates travel content for booking; agents use its interface or third-party platforms. Travelport+ is a modern API marketplace for NDC and aggregated content. The company also offers Travelport Payments (payment processing) and Vacation Rental products (under Rentalcars brand). Structure: Travelport Worldwide Ltd. (UK) is parent; offices in US and India handle technology. It continually adds new airline content (NDC) to remain competitive.

Key Dates:
– 2001: Formed from the spin-off of Cendant’s travel unit (Galileo, Worldspan).
– 2006: Acquired by Blackstone for $4.4B.
– 2009: Sells off Orbitz, focuses on B2B.
– 2014: IPO on NYSE (Ticker TVPT).
– 2023: Taken private by Siris Capital; rebrands platform as Travelport+.
– 2025: Launches Travelport 360, a simplified agent interface; grows connections in Asia.