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Hotelbeds completes GTA deal and lays down challenge to Expedia and Priceline

By Martin Cowen | October 4, 2017

Hotelbeds Group executive chairman Joan Vila believes that the group now has the global scale to give hoteliers a viable distribution alternative to Expedia Inc and Priceline Group. Vila talked to Read More

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Amadeus and SITA tout progress in improved airport experience

By Michele McDonald | September 20, 2017

Technology companies are increasingly setting their sights on improving the airport experience. Amadeus and Off Airport Check-In Solutions are taking the check-in experience entirely off the airport, Read More

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Airlines mix and match their relationship with GDSs and fare families

By Martin Cowen | September 19, 2017

CarTrawler and IdeaWorks have released the full findings from the annual ancillary revenue research with Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus included into the conversation along with 66 global airlines. Read More

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Amadeus dismantles the generic APAC traveller

By Martin Cowen | August 16, 2017

Amadeus has issued what it claims is "the most comprehensive research on Asia Pacific (APAC) travellers to date", and concludes that there is no such thing as an Asia Pacific traveller. "The most s Read More

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Amadeus starts to see the Southwest impact

By Martin Cowen | July 28, 2017

Amadeus' second quarter and first half results show a positive operational and financial performance, boosted by the Navitaire numbers and by the migration of Southwest onto Altea. The Southwest mi Read More

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Amadeus launches platform for ground transfers

By Marisa Garcia | July 25, 2017

Amadeus has announced the launch of a new pre-bookable ground transfer solution available on desktop, mobile and web service applications The distribution giant cites the Phocuswright 'Hail This!' Read More

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Preparing for a future with seamless travel and personalisation

By Linda Fox | July 20, 2017

The words seamless travel and personalisation don't exactly move the excitement needle these days but an industry report released today says they will be key drivers for success in the future. The Read More

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Travelport helps passengers with mobile rebooking technology

By Linda Fox | July 17, 2017

Travelport is claiming a first with the launch of Resolve, technology for airlines to help passengers with hotel rooms and flights during disruption. According to a statement the Resolve product he Read More

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How American Airlines discovered more is more in mobile design

By Linda Fox | July 5, 2017

Adding more steps to the booking flow tends to increase complexity and leads to abandoned purchases so is generally considered a no go area. Or is it? While that's the "conventional wisdom" there ar Read More

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Amadeus sets up innovation centre with Accenture

By Linda Fox | June 20, 2017

Amadeus says it's using "sprint" development techniques to help airlines move forward on projects. The distribution giant has created an Innovation Centre in Dublin as part of the alliance formed w Read More

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Agencies warn of slow creep of non-transparent airline distribution

By Kevin May | June 19, 2017

The European Commission is being asked to tackle "dangerous developments" in airline distribution around discrimination against so-called neutral channels. Regulators in Brussels received a letter Read More

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Finnair claims ground transport revolution with PNR-integrated web bookings

By Kevin May | June 13, 2017

In what is being touted as an "airline first", Finnair is connecting air tickets with car transfer through the use of a single Passenger Name Record. Passengers will now be able to secure transfers Read More

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Lufthansa hits GDS bookings with fee increase on bags

By Kevin May | June 8, 2017

Lufthansa is taking another approach to putting the squeeze on passengers who choose to book through Global Distribution Systems. The group - covering Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian - has an existin Read More

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British Airways, Lufthansa and a smell-the-coffee moment over distribution

By Viewpoints | June 1, 2017

It has taken two years, but two major global carriers have now started to put the squeeze on the old airline distribution model. Is it an attack by Lufthansa and British Airways on the Global Distr Read More

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British Airways distribution fee met with irritation (but not scorn)

By Kevin May | May 30, 2017

Reaction to the introduction by British Airways of a surcharge on tickets sold on non-NDC systems has been less hysterical than some might have anticipated. When Lufthansa shocked many in the indus Read More

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