March 20，Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. and leading travel commerce platform Travelport announce the formation of a joint venture，Taking over Travelport Japan K.K.(i.e. Travelport Japan) and Axess International Network, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, Inc。The joint venture will adopt the "Travelport Axess" brand，Operations of a global distribution system (GDS) specially built for the Japanese tourism industry。

The proposed joint venture, Travelport Axess, will combine Axess’ expertise in the Japanese market and Travelport’s global leading technology。Travelport Axess will continue to provide services to travel agents through Axess’ GDS platform “Axess”，At the same time, we started to adopt Travelport’s GDS platforms “Apollo” and “Galileo”。

Travelport Axess will target online、Mobile and corporate travel products launched，Includes global booking and spend management tools，and New Distribution Capabilities (NDC) content，Enabling Japanese travel agencies and their customers to access proven best-in-class products and outstanding global networks and capabilities。

Since 2012，Travelport works closely with Axess through a technical agreement，Provides core system for Axess，And established a mutually trusting relationship with Japan Airlines。Given that Travelport always focuses on meeting the 188bet sports betting app download needs of travel agency customers，Japan Airlines decides to form a joint venture with Travelport，This also demonstrates the efforts of Japan Airlines to continue to work closely with Japanese travel agents。

In Travelport’s opinion，As Japan’s international tourism market is experiencing rapid development [according to information provided by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)，The number of foreign tourists to Japan exceeded the 30 million mark for the first time in 2018，Grown 3 times in the last 5 years。Meanwhile，Based on data from Japan Transport Corporation (JTB)，The number of outbound passengers from Japan totaled nearly 19 million in 2018，4th consecutive year of growth。

This joint venture plan will strengthen Travelport’s position in the local market。Travelport Axess will have a service and product team rooted in Japan，Create unique products that can address local customer needs。By integrating 188bet app the advantages of both companies，Travelport Axess is committed to becoming Japan’s leading GDS supplier。

Yoriyuki Kashiwagi, Japan Airlines International Passenger Sales Executive, said: "We believe，Technological innovation will change the future of tourism。Travelport Axess can help Japanese travel agents innovate based on leading technology，Actively respond to the needs of the international tourism market，I am confident about this。”

Travelport President and CEO Gordon Wilson said: “Building on Travelport’s long-term partnership with Japan Airlines，This joint venture plan marks another important step for us，Provide more advanced technologies for Japan’s tourism industry。From this，Travel agency customers of both parties will receive substantial growth opportunities，We are very excited about it。”

Travelport Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Shurrock added: “This move is very 188bet sports betting app download forward-looking，It combines Axess’ local expertise with Travelport’s API-based commerce platform technology。We will thus bring richer choices and excellent performance to Japanese customers and travelers。”

According to agreement，Travelport will hold a majority stake in Travelport Axess，Japan Airlines holds the remaining shares，Play an active role in this joint venture。After Travelport signs final agreement with Japan Airlines，This joint venture is expected to be officially established on June 1, 2019。Travelport Japan and Axess will initially operate independently，Complete the integration gradually in the second half of 2019。

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