Istanbul/Sri Lanka, 22 May 2017 - For the first time Hitit CS attended the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit. Hitit’s participation underlines the company’s focus on the Asian market where it recently won Rayyan Air from Pakistan as a new customer. The summit 2017 was held in Sri Lanka. Hitit represented Turkey as the only Turkish Airline and Travel IT company. The PATA summit is one of the most exclusive events in travel with thought leaders and industry professionals from around the world.

Hitit CS, named one of the Top 5 PSS providers worldwide, was the only provider of airline IT from Turkey. The company had the opportunity to meet several attendees from the market and promote its Crane branded solutions in the summit.  

Hitit CEO Nur Gokman said: “The Asia-Pacific region has 40 percent of the world’s population and 48 percent of world trade volume. It is generally envisioned that the region will be one of the substantial influencers of the global economy in the medium term. We have aimed to enhance our new generation of airline, airport and travel industry software products and services to support the most demanding needs of industry players in Asia-Pacific. As a member of the association, we deeply believe that PATA’s Annual Summit has activated travel and tourism industries globally.” 

In the summit, most innovative thinkers, industry luminaries and leaders connected, shared and moved travel forward by sharing fresh ideas and market-changing innovations. Founded in 1951, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a nonprofit association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. The Annual Summit brought together leaders and industry professionals from around the world under the theme “Disruption. Innovation. Transformation: The Future of Tourism”.  

Founded in 1994, Hitit CS is a provider of new generation airline, airport and travel industry software products and services that support the most complicated and demanding needs of fast-growing industry players. While Crane PAX/DCS address reservation, ticketing, check-in, departure control and loyalty management needs, Crane RA, Crane CA, Crane SP, Crane OCC, Crane CREW and Crane ALM address, respectively, revenue accounting, cost accounting, schedule planning, operation control, crew management and tour operator/charter management services. Renowned for its close partnership with its customers, Hitit receives excellent reception for its products and services as well as its excellent customer care.