Paxport sign partnership agreement with Sunny Heart Travel providing end-to-end cloud-based technology to power the new OTA’s flight programme.

Launching on 1st March 2021, Sunny Heart Travel will enter the travel industry as a brand new online travel agency (OTA) with big plans for the future. Through this partnership, the OTA will leverage Paxport’s industry-leading flight distribution technology and utilise a number of advanced products and services to deliver a truly connected experience.

Sunny Heart Travel has selected three Paxport products to form a critical part of their new digital business. PaxFaB provides the broadest range of aggregated flight content through market-leading travel distribution technology. Paxport’s brand new PaxCache Connect service accelerates website performance with highly accurate flight cache data, backed by over half a billion updates per day. Pax2Pay, Paxport’s award winning digital payment solution further supports Sunny Heart Travel’s business by making virtual card payments secure and efficient.

Paxport are focused on simplifying and managing clients’ operational challenges through a range of cloud-based and outsource solutions. With an end-to-end approach, Paxport not only delivers critical travel content but also creates new revenue streams whilst improving the passenger experience using modern digital technology.

Steve Bentzen, CEO at Sunny Heart Travel said “We looked at a number of flight technology providers and Paxport’s end-to-end solution was a perfect fit. Not only do they offer a world class range of flight content, they also provide a simple payment solution and accurate cached flight data to optimise web searches. They are a great team to work with and gave us a lot of value-added advice from their wealth of travel experience.

Simon Taylor, Head of Account Management at Paxport said: “Being chosen by Sunny Heart Travel further demonstrates the value of Paxport’s connected travel technology ecosystem. This combination of flight distribution, innovative cache solutions, and payment technology enables Sunny Heart Travel to benefit from a seamless, end-to-end experience. This partnership empowers Sunny Heart Travel to not only hit the ground running but also build for the future. It has been a pleasure working with Steve and his team and we look forward to developing our partnership over the coming years.”