This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel systems in April 2017.

Friday 7 April 2017:

HotelPlanner partners with Travelport

• The group hotel bookings specialist is enabling customers to access custom group rates and instant online bookings as part of its “Book-in-Block” technology partnership with Travelport.  

Wednesday 5 April 2017:

AccorHotels links up with UnionPay

• AccorHotels is making life easier for Asian guests visiting France by accepting UnionPay for on-property purchases such as food and beverage, spa treatments and in restaurants. 85 hotels have been selected for the pilot scheme, with a further  100 or coming onstream in May.

Skyscanner bridges the DistancesBetween

• Delhi-based multi-modal trip planning service DistancesBetween.com will be using Skyscanner’s API to provide real-time price information from various airlines and OTAs to its users while planning door-to-door trips across India.

NB: Travel systems image via Pixabay.