PhocusWire Digest: Blockchain in action, Sabre closing in on acquisition, Splyt’s Philipp Mintchin in the chair

This week, we draw your attention to key stories from our sister publication PhocusWire.

Sabre closes in on Farelogix acquisition 
Sabre is expecting to close its acquisition of Farelogix August 21, pending a potential block from the U.S. Department of Justice that has been scrutinizing the transaction. Sabre first announced the US$360 million acquisition in November. 
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Blockchain management of hotel commissions in sight: Travelport
Travelport says it is nearing a minimum viable product using blockchain to manage hotel commission settlement, in a partnership with BCD Travel, Hyatt and IBM. Commission settlement has been named by travel agents as a major pain point, says Travelport. 
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Bookings moves nearer to “connected trip”
Bookings Holdings is making inroads into creating a “seamless, holistic system that gives and does everything for the traveller and makes their lives easier and gives value to them.” Developing its own payments system, for example, is one step towards what Bookings calls a “connected trip”. 
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In the Big Chair: Philipp Mintchin of Splyt
Faced with a roadblock of regulations, Splyt that began in 2015 as a competitor to Uber, pivoted to a B2B service. Today, it has partnership with some of Asia’s largest and fastest-growing companies including Ctrip and Grab. 
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