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Ni hao, Hangzhou - THack is going back to China

By PhocusWire | September 3, 2015

We loved it China so much last year, we're bringing our THack roadshow of developer hackathons back for a second time. Produced once again with TravelDaily, THack China will run over the course of Read More

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Amadeus CheckMyTrip to add Olset hotel recommendations

By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015

Olset, a hotel booking recommendation startup, is integrating its service with Amadeus CheckMyTrip, an itinerary management solution that give travelers who sign up, or those with an Amadeus reservati Read More

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Closing the information gap between guests and hotels

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2015

Personalization is a concept that lies at the very heart of the travel industry - the art of making people feel at home. NB This is a guest article by Jeff Hiscox, CEO of Newmarket, an Amadeus com Read More

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Amadeus acquires online booking engine supplier Pyton

By Kevin May | September 1, 2015

Another acquisition for Amadeus - snapping up Dutch travel technology company Pyton for an undisclosed fee. Pyton is best known for three core products: Waverunner (web booking engine), Elsy Arres Read More

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Lufthansa begins GDS surcharge, claims direct connectivity gaining interest

By Kevin May | September 1, 2015

European carrier Lufthansa has not bowed to any of the industry pressure of recent months and today introduced its controversial GDS levy. Every booking made via an intermediary using a global dist Read More

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Startup pitch: Razoom, a tour aggregator, signs with Amadeus Brasil

By Sean O'Neil | August 25, 2015

Razoom aims to become the largest tours-and-activities aggregator in Latin America by distinguishing itself with superior supplier management tools. The Rio de Janeiro-based startup says that it is Read More

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Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect

By Kevin May | August 19, 2015

With the introduction of the Lufthansa GDS surcharge less than fortnight away, details are emerging of some of concerns and threats being made behind the scenes. Yesterday, a group of European onli Read More

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China joins list of countries avoiding Lufthansa GDS fee

By Kevin May | August 17, 2015

Two of the five most populous countries on earth have now joined the list of those exempt from a GDS fee to be imposed by Lufthansa. Brazilian travel agencies, which won a reprieve from the Euro 16 Read More

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So where can you put all this wearable technology? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | August 6, 2015

Until you now, many could reasonably assume that Apple Watch and Google Glass are the only two significant bits of wearable technology to have hit the market. Wrong! Don't believe the hype. Whil Read More

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Travel 2030: Marketing to a growing and changing world population

By Viewpoints | August 5, 2015

By 2030, there will be an extra billion people in the world, of which it is forecast 20% will be travelling. The United Nations predicts a population of 9.6 billion by 2050. NB This is a guest arti Read More

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Rail booking on the web has an Achilles Heel - the travel industry

By Kevin May | August 5, 2015

A new study into the rail booking sector in Europe argues that the industry will find the challenge of integration "immense". The report from Phocuswright and SilverRail Technologies says tradition Read More

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Amadeus further boosts hospitality arm with acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro

By Linda Fox | August 3, 2015

Amadeus is building out its hotel industry services through the acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro, with terms of the deal undisclosed. The purchase has been made by Amadeus-owned Newmarket, which was Read More

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Amadeus air flies, but hotels and rail stay under the radar

By Martin Cowen | July 31, 2015

Amadeus has reported a strong six months, operationally and financially, with airlines still dominating the business. Topline results for the six months to end-June show overall revenues up 14.2% t Read More

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Aeroflot moves to cut costs, scraps credit card payments via GDSs

By Kevin May | July 24, 2015

Nowhere near on the scale of recent shenanigans involving Lufthansa, but another major carrier is trying to make life difficult for some intermediaries. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has changed i Read More

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Amadeus buys property management system Itesso

By Kevin May | July 21, 2015

Dutch property management system provider Itesso is the latest company to be acquired by Amadeus to boost its hospitality IT portfolio. The deal announced today for the 20-year-old-company has no t Read More

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