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News / Online

VIDEO: Old and new players on the changing face of corporate travel

By Jill Menze | November 27, 2018

What needs to change in the backbone of the corporate travel industry in order to improve the service level to the customer? Read More

News / Distribution

Regulator launches antitrust probe into Sabre and Amadeus over air distribution contracts

By Kevin May | November 23, 2018

The European Commission has unveiled a formal investigation into agreements between airlines and two of the air industry's global distribution systems. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre to acquire Farelogix in $360M deal, touts benefits to entire industry

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2018

Sabre acquires Farelogix to accelerate its next-gen distribution strategy, with claims that the NDC champion is due to bring in $40 million in revenue on an annual basis. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus sees IT and distribution growth slow but revenue numbers still big

By Kevin May | November 7, 2018

Amadeus has hit over €3.5 billion in revenue for the first nine months of year for the second year in a row. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Arlene Coyle

By PhocusWire | October 17, 2018

Arlene has lived and breathed corporate travel for 20 years and as such is an advocate of how the individual will play a key role in managed travel in the future, helped by technology. Read More

News / Distribution

Malaysia Airlines pilots chatbot developed with Amadeus

By Linda Fox | September 24, 2018

Malaysia Airlines is piloting a chatbot for flight search and booking which has been developed in partnership with Amadeus. Read More

News / Technology

August's hotel tech news in 1000 words

By Simone Puorto | September 4, 2018

This is a viewpoint by Simone Puorto. Washington Post columnist Michael Dirda once wrote that "August is hardly the month to start working your way through the works of German philosophers", and th Read More

News / Distribution

CWT wants "simplification", renews deals with two global distribution systems

By Linda Fox | August 31, 2018

Carlson Wagonlit Travel says new deals with Amadeus and Sabre are part of its 3.0 strategy to streamline processes. Read More

News

easyJet partners with Amadeus to improve flight schedules

By Marisa Garcia | August 23, 2018

easyJet has selected the advanced network simulation solution Amadeus SkySYM by Optym to optimize flight schedules and improve its on-time performance. SkySYM is one of the five solutions offered a Read More

News / Technology

wi-Q becomes first hospitality tech firm to partner with Fetch.AI

By Marisa Garcia | August 22, 2018

Fetch.AI, the smart ledger firm whose founders include scientists and investors from DeepMind, has linked up with hospitality m-commerce specialist wi-Q Technologies to offer AI-powered predictions an Read More

News / Startups

Surveying the travel startup landscape, part 3: The support systems

By Mitra Sorrells | August 20, 2018

In the last few years, several support programs have launched to help entrepreneurs evaluate, develop and grow their innovative ventures across every aspect of travel and tourism. Read More

News / Technology

Amadeus eyes $7BN market with TravelClick-bolstered hotel strategy

By Kevin May | August 15, 2018

Amadeus says the acquisition of TravelClick is a key element to support "double-digit growth" of its hospitality business. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus ups the hospitality ante with TravelClick deal

By Marisa Garcia | August 13, 2018

Amadeus has announced plans to buy TravelClick for $1.52 billion from private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, in an effort to grow its footprint in the hospitality sector. The purchase gives Am Read More