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IATA-GDS-NDC
News / Distribution
Amadeus hits back at IATA over claims of "anticompetitive conduct"
By Linda Fox | June 10, 2019
Amadeus says IATA has created the current situation of adoption of the NDC standard “difficult and costly for the whole industry.”  Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Aviation innovation: Insider perspectives on where the industry goes next
By Voyager HQ | June 10, 2019
Voyager HQ asked individual table moderators from this year’s summit to share some of the most compelling conversations and useful tidbits from their tables and from the day as a whole. Read More
Payments month part 2 fraud
News / Online
Travel payments, part 2: Balancing friction and risk in fighting fraud
By Mitra Sorrells | June 10, 2019
For part two in our series on travel payments, we explore issues related to fraud and how machine learning can help to solve them. Read More
Nordic Choice on Google Amazon using blockchain
News / Technology
Will Google and Amazon embrace a blockchain travel marketplace?
By Mitra Sorrells | June 7, 2019
Nordic Choice Hotels’ director of future business, Christian Lundén, says blockchain has the potential to disrupt travel distribution by stimulating activity from both startups and large tech players... Read More
VIDEO: Efectio Sleep - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Efectio Sleep - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019
By PhocusWire | June 7, 2019
Helping hotel guests improve sleep quality and bring loyalty program gamification to a new level. No more jet lag, only fun. Read More
Google shuts Trips app, everything migrates to broader Google Travel platform
News / Online
Google shuts Trips app, everything migrates to broader Google Travel platform
By Kevin May | June 6, 2019
The search giant quietly updated the app's help page this week to reveal support for the product will cease after almost three years in the market. Read More
VIDEO: Amadeus on an exciting evolution for online travel agencies
From Our Partners / Online
VIDEO: Amadeus on an exciting evolution for online travel agencies
By PhocusWire | June 5, 2019
Online travel agencies hold an important position in the ecosystem of search and buying travel products on the web. Read More
VIDEO: Travel Ledger - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019
Interview / Startups
VIDEO: Travel Ledger - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019
By PhocusWire | June 4, 2019
Welcome to a new era of low-cost billing and payment in travel thanks to distributed ledger technology. Read More
Corporate Traveller claims there is demand for business trips in Bitcoin
News / Distribution
Corporate Traveller claims there is demand for business trips in Bitcoin
By Linda Fox | June 3, 2019
U.K. travel management company Corporate Traveller says customers, particularly in fintech, want to pay using cryptocurrency. Read More
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News / Distribution
Kiwi.com takes big investment as General Atlantic becomes majority owner
By Linda Fox | June 3, 2019
Private equity firm General Atlantic is believed to be investing more than $125 million to become the majority stakeholder in Kiwi.com. Read More
Payments month part 1 alternative payments
News / Online
Travel payments, part 1: Beyond credit cards and cash
By Mitra Sorrells | June 3, 2019
We begin our month-long series on travel payments with a look at some of the options for paying without cash or a traditional credit card. Read More
Welcome to a new era for online travel, where any brand can get left behind
Opinion / Online
Welcome to a new era for online travel, where any brand can get left behind
By Jeff Katz - Journera | May 31, 2019
We spent the last two decades in the Transaction Era - making it easier to find and book the elements of a trip. But we are now entering the Experience Era. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How payment tech could revolutionize travel brands in Latin America
By Howard Blankenship - CellPoint Mobile | May 31, 2019
Have fintech and alternative forms of payment had an effect on the travel sector in Latin America? The short answer is yes; in fact, the impact is significant. Read More
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From Our Partners / Online
VIDEO: AviaSales on Google-proofing a travel business
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2019
Russia-based metasearch engine AviaSales has been in the market for ten years, so has seen how the world of performance marketing and search advertising has evolved. Read More
Travelport completes $4.4BN sale to private equity
News / Distribution
Travelport completes $4.4BN sale to private equity
By Kevin May | May 30, 2019
Travelport has officially ended its almost five-year stint on the public markets and is now back in the hands of private equity ownership. Read More
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