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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during April 2013 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Going beyond the traditional city pairs: New retailing dynamics in online travel

By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013

Many people fondly reminisce about "the good old days". But for online travel, that could be considered a time when consumers were relegated to search and shopping options mainly based on entering city... Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented

By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013

Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share. Read More

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Tnooz-Amadeus FREE webinar - How pre-shopping has changed the travel search experience

By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013

Gone are the days of walking into a travel agency and saying, "I want to go to Orlando during my Christmas break", then having the agent book the trip based on point-to-point travel to that destination. Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs

By Viewpoints | April 24, 2013

At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines. Read More

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Cross-selling, ease of booking, commission guarantee - key among Asia travel agents

By Karthick Prabu | April 23, 2013

Travel agents in the Asia-Pacific region rate the ease of booking and commission guarantees as the most important criteria when selecting a channel to book hotels. Read More

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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS

By Viewpoints | April 23, 2013

What was hotel marketing like before the internet? Most marketers would agree these were simpler times. Read More

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Emirates becomes latest airline to tee up activities and inspiration as part of trip search

By Kevin May | April 23, 2013

Over three years on from Lufthansa and two years after British Airways, Emirates is trying to change the way people search for flights, based on what passengers might do in a destination. Read More

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Business opportunity: Concur launches branded app center

By Nick Vivion | April 17, 2013

The travel app store ecosystem expands yet again, as Concur announces their own branded app center. Read More

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Amadeus study reveals Asia as biggest market for air travel

By Karthick Prabu | April 15, 2013

Worldwide air traffic volume grew 5% between 2011 and 2012, with Asia being the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive market for air travel. Read More

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Amadeus acquires Hitit Loyalty

By Sean O'Neil | April 8, 2013

Amadeus will integrate the world's most popular back-end loyalty solution into its Altea Suite, boosting the revenue of its growing airline IT services unit. Read More

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IATA strikes back at Business Travel Coalition over the NDC

By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013

The airlines' main lobbying organization does a point-by-point rebuttal of a draft letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking the Secretary to reject IATA’s application covering the New... Read More

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Just in time: Amadeus signs agreements with British Airways and Iberia after eleventh hour talks

By Kevin May | April 1, 2013

Cutting it very fine at Amadeus and IAG, umbrella company containing British Airways and Iberia, with the pair renewing their distribution deal at the last minute. Read More

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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - March 2013

By PhocusWire | March 28, 2013

Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during March 2013 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Sabre brings in new chief financial officer, IPO dial goes up another notch

By Kevin May | March 20, 2013

Radars generally go up a little bit when a company that has openly talked about going on the public markets goes and hires a new chief financial officer. Read More

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