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Blackstone back in travel tech with $170 million IBS Software deal

By Martin Cowen | December 17, 2015

India-based travel tech firm IBS Software has confirmed that private equity giant Blackstone has invested $170 million for an undisclosed minority stake. IBS said in its statement that Blackstone h Read More

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How Internet Plus will empower business travellers in China

By Viewpoints | December 13, 2015

Anna is planning her next business trip to Paris. In front of her is an agenda with every step of her journey, perfectly tailored to her preferences: extra leg room, aisle seat, hotel room with a prem Read More

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Agencies, airlines, inefficiencies and costs - a study

By Kevin May | December 10, 2015

A massive study of the data flowing between agency systems and airlines has shed light on processes that cost carriers millions in fees every year. Agentivity took a look at data from 2.6 million p Read More

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Airline system look-to-book ratios soar, expected to go 10x higher

By Kevin May | December 10, 2015

Back in the good old days, say around 20 years ago, airline systems had a 10:1 ratio of searches to actual bookings. Fast forward to 2015 and a metric of such apparent efficiency is extremely hard Read More

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Moving bags, busting queues and inspiring journeys - all in a weekend hack

By Gene Quinn | December 7, 2015

Three annoying travel problems were top of mind for developers at Tnooz THack @ Bengaluru last weekend: airport security queues, finding inspiration for your next journey and patchy wifi connectivity. Read More

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Travel technology sector will be worth $12 billion a year by 2019

By Kevin May | December 3, 2015

The global travel technology market is forecast to grow by 14.2% over the the course of the next four years to $12.21 billion. The compound annual growth rate figure is currently forecast to hit 7. Read More

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Amadeus adds airport trains, Razoom hits 1,500, TigerAir Taiwan debuts on Travelport, and more...

By PhocusWire | November 26, 2015

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for November 2015. Thursday 26 November 2015: Amadeus adds airport trains The UK's Hea Read More

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eDreams Odigeo strategy begins to pay off

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2015

eDreams Odigeo says it continues to make progress against the strategy it identified in June which includes a mobile focus, revenue diversification and customer experience improvements. Reporting h Read More

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Managed Travel 3.0, in a nutshell [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | November 24, 2015

Thank goodness that large swathes of the industry have finally accepted that corporate travel is changing beyond recognition. And, furthermore, there's very little they can do about it. But this Read More

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Online travel agencies tipped to lead the way with merchandising

By Kevin May | November 23, 2015

Some online travel agencies are now bringing in between 10%-15% in incremental revenue, after watching from the sidelines until very recently. That's the claim from Amadeus which this week will out Read More

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Travelport claims it's the world's fourth-largest hotel distributor

By Sean O'Neil | November 13, 2015

Ask a Travelport executive about how the UK-based technology company stands out from its rivals, and you'll hear a lot about non-air content. Nearly a quarter of Travelport's revenue comes distribu Read More

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Lufthansa traffic up in first clean month since GDS surcharge (but rivals up more)

By Kevin May | November 11, 2015

October was expected to be a crucial month in the ongoing saga of Lufthansa's introduction of a surcharge for all bookings made via Global Distribution Systems. The airline released figures this we Read More

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Amadeus ramps up non-air research and development spend

By Martin Cowen | November 6, 2015

Amadeus' year-to-date performance has been boosted by a strong showing in Asia-Pacific and North America, while it continues to invest hundreds of millions of euros developing its non-air portfolio. Read More

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WAYN heads for hotels, Sabre picked by Shijie99, Blue Air debuts GDS with Amadeus, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2015

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for October 2015. Friday 30 October 2015: WAYN launches hotel search engine The travel Read More

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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Lufthansa Group has conceded that the introduction of its controversial surcharge on GDS-issued tickets has had an impact on overseas bookings. In a call with financial analysts following the publi Read More

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