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Lawyers seize on an alleged PowerPoint gaffe by a GDS representative

By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2015

In New York this week, a set of 21 airline passengers filed suit against Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport, the world's three largest global distribution systems (GDSs) for airline tickets. The class Read More

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Lufthansa accused of not understanding business travel (or ignoring needs of corporates)

By Kevin May | July 17, 2015

Lufthansa Group has been invited to talks with a group of 100+ business travel agencies and corporate buyers to iron out issues surrounding the controversial GDS tax. The "high-level industry deleg Read More

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Amadeus and UNWTO partner for door-to-door project

By Linda Fox | July 15, 2015

Amadeus and UNWTO say they are developing the prototype for a door-to-door planning and ticketing system following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two. The aim of the multi Read More

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Lufthansa claims it is on solid legal ground over GDS tax move

By Kevin May | July 14, 2015

No surprises that Lufthansa's announcement in early-June that it would be imposing a Euro 16 levy on bookings made via GDSs has turned into one of the big issues of the year. The move has been labe Read More

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To ease ticket exchanges, Amadeus swallows ADMs, hires preparers

By Sean O'Neil | July 14, 2015

For a travel agent, exchanging unused airplane tickets is like rescuing a mermaid. It's something satisfying to do once in a while, but not something you would want to do twenty times a week. Today Read More

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A defining moment for measuring ancillary revenue?

By Martin Cowen | July 14, 2015

IdeaWorks has released a summary of its latest look at airline ancillary revenues, saying that it will change its definition to include fare families. The headline findings from 2014 come as little Read More

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Travelport nails China coup with Alitrip link-up

By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2015

Alibaba Group's standalone travel business Alitrip has signed "a content and data partnership agreement" with Travelport. The deal has a number of strands. In terms of content, there is an option f Read More

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Amadeus claims Lufthansa has lost the trust of the industry

By Kevin May | July 3, 2015

Amadeus has slammed Lufthansa for its "aggressive and unilateral" decision to impose a tax on tickets sold via global distribution systems. The attack comes in a letter obtained by Tnooz to Amadeus Read More

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Amadeus acquires airline hosting firm Navitaire for $830M

By Sean O'Neil | July 1, 2015

Amadeus said today it is acquiring Navitaire, a low-cost hosting platform for airlines that is especially popular with low-cost carriers, from its owner, Accenture, for $830 million. Navitaire help Read More

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Distribution giants start making good on travel intelligence gaps

By Linda Fox | July 1, 2015

Amadeus has unveiled a travel intelligence service to provide the agent community with insight into business growth and potential market opportunities. Central to the Agency Insight service is the Read More

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SiteMinder pockets ICG, Swiss clocks in with Travelport, Hotelzon drives with Cabforce, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 30, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2015. Tuesday 30 June 2015: SiteMinder pockets ICG Software for distribution T Read More

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Seismic or subtle? The five big technology tremors coming to travel

By Viewpoints | June 29, 2015

Technology has rapidly transformed business, from how individuals connect with each other to the ways companies deliver products and solutions that meet consumer needs. NB: This is an analysis by S Read More

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The travel industry must accept freedom in distribution

By Viewpoints | June 24, 2015

If you go out to buy a new car the dealer will tell you the cost for the basic vehicle. Then they let you select the extras, such as sat-nav and sunroof, so you only pay for exactly what you want. Read More

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Travel agencies targeted for more distribution of tours and activities

By Kevin May | June 22, 2015

More evidence that there is a concerted effort to bring travel agencies closer to the things people do once they're in a destination. Two of the main global distribution systems have signed agreeme Read More

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Humans, robots, unfriendly traffic - who is visiting your online travel site?

By Linda Fox | June 16, 2015

Some fascinating figures on human visitors to online travel sites, versus the machines trawling and scraping sites, emerged at a recent conference. It's little surprise that the likes of Ryanair sp Read More

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