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Lufthansa and the GDS surcharge - risky or inspired?

By Pamela Whitby | June 15, 2015

The big news of the past few weeks is that Lufthansa Group (LHG) has stuck two fingers up at the global distribution systems. From September this year it plans to add a Euro 16 surcharge to any boo Read More

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Amadeus slots a major piece into its merchandising puzzle

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2015

Amadeus slotted a key element of its merchandising jigsaw into place last week with the launch of a Customer Experience Management system. The technology is central to the distribution giant's visi Read More

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With remarkable timing, Lufthansa talks up its merchandising strategy

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2015

Last week, as Lufthansa announced a change in commercial direction from its German HQ, half the way around the globe an exec talked of the airline's first steps in ancillary revenue. It's a bit of Read More

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Selling dreams, delivering nightmares, how airline personalisation helps

By Linda Fox | June 8, 2015

You're in a travel technology conference and someone starts a presentation by saying it's time for a comfort break as they have nothing new to say. What do you do? Listen more intently? Leave the r Read More

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Amadeus explicitly denies supporting Lufthansa's new commercial strategy

By Nick Vivion | June 4, 2015

Amadeus has responded to Lufthansa's decision to charge Euro 16 for each booking made via the GDS with a letter to its customers. The letter pushes back against the levy — which is not charged for Read More

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Lufthansa to add surcharge to every booking made via the GDS

By Kevin May | June 2, 2015

The "value of the GDS" debate has returned with a bang, with Lufthansa introducing a levy on all bookings made via a GDS after announcing a new commercial strategy. The Euro 16 surcharge will apply Read More

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Forget bums on seats, personal bundles will be key to future airline experience

By Linda Fox | June 2, 2015

Hot on the heels of the first part of its Future Traveller Tribes 2030 study, Amadeus has followed up by looking at how airlines might better cater for different groups of individuals in the future. Read More

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China adds corporate travel to its world's biggest checklist

By Martin Cowen | May 29, 2015

A new study into the Asia-Pacific corporate travel market says that 2015 will be the year when businesses in China spend more on travel than those in the US. Amadeus has linked up with Frost & Read More

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Retailing is not just for airlines

By Martin Cowen | May 28, 2015

Cruise lines, loyalty schemes and train operators can benefit from merchandising technologies and techniques just as much as airlines, says OpenJaw Technologies. Airlines are the driving force behi Read More

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Amadeus secures Bangladesh Airways, Travelport gets Air Lituanica and AirAsia, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Wednesday 27 May 2015: Amadeus secures Biman Bangladesh Airways The cont Read More

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Suddenly, flight reviews could be the next big thing

By Kevin May | May 18, 2015

Expedia has been quietly testing out flight reviews for the past 18 months - with results so far illustrating that they could become as important as hotel reviews. It is not an entirely new concept Read More

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Amadeus' to-do list covers NDC, mobile, payments

By Martin Cowen | May 7, 2015

Amadeus has issued a Management Review as part of its 2015 Q1 results released today, with the document outlining its "key ongoing R&D investments". These include: "migration development wo Read More

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Ryanair: In 2014, we got our shit together - we caught up

By Pamela Whitby | May 7, 2015

Yes, Ireland’s notorious low-cost carrier wants to be the Amazon of the retail world and has learnt quickly that the customer must come first. Kenny Jacobs, chief marketing officer of Ryanair hasn’ Read More

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Ryanair completes distribution hat-trick with Sabre agreement

By Linda Fox | May 6, 2015

Ryanair fares and additional services will now appear in the Sabre global distribution system following an agreement between the two companies. The deal completes Ryanair's return to the GDS table Read More

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Amadeus begins shaping hotel platform with first big name

By Linda Fox | May 1, 2015

Amadeus has sealed its yearned for deal to develop a reservation system for a large hotel group - in this case InterContinental Hotels. The global distribution giant has been making moves on the ho Read More

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