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Amadeus finds disgruntled business travellers in state of the nation study

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2013

Amadeus has been taking the pulse of the business travel community to try to establish a more touchy-feely relationship between travellers and travel managers while still balancing the needs of the... Read More

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Open AXIS air distribution standards group taken over by ATPCO

By Kevin May | January 22, 2013

Airfare data filing service ATPCO has assumed responsibility for the Open AXIS Group, taking over maintaining and developing the organisation's XML standards for airlines. Read More

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The real NDC: Decoding the planned (r)evolution in airline distribution by IATA and airlines

By Sean O'Neil | January 17, 2013

A proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users probably won't replace GDSs. But that doesn't mean the effort is useless. Read More

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Air France-KLM signs Amadeus, reveals its distribution cards

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2013

It is an ever edgy relationship between airline and global distribution system and now more than ever because of IATA's plans for a new distribution system Read More

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Deregulation of the air distribution in China and how agents can capitalise

By Viewpoints | January 7, 2013

Today’s travel agency environment is both dynamic and turbulent. Read More

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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - December 2012

By PhocusWire | December 31, 2012

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during December 2012 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Pitching apples against oranges in travel innovation produces the wrong type of fruit salad

By Viewpoints | December 18, 2012

I have a few years of experience of the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit under my belt - a couple as an on-stage critic and during its most recent outing as CEO of one of the competitors. Read More

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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - November 2012

By PhocusWire | November 29, 2012

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during November 2012 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Deregulation of the air distribution in China and what it means for airlines

By Viewpoints | November 27, 2012

Some hard facts: around 800 million new air travellers are expected to be flying from 2009 to 2014, with at least a quarter coming from China. Read More

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The global all-stars of upselling and cross-selling have tricks to teach the travel industry

By Sean O'Neil | November 19, 2012

More impact, higher margins -- for top retailers, there's method to their ancillary sales, says Amadeus and IdeaWorksCompany. Read More

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For the sake of innovation in the travel industry, it is time to unleash the (Big) data

By Valyn Perini | November 15, 2012

Big Data. I know, you’re totally sick of this topic. The chatter about Big Data is just numbing - even the Harvard Business Review joined the chorus a few months ago. Read More

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Amadeus tests latest flight search tech on Vayama

By Linda Fox | November 13, 2012

Amadeus is talking big again, this time with a preview of its Featured Results solution which it says 'revolutionises' the way flight options are presented to travellers Read More

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Priceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 11, 2012

In 2008, Delta announced its long awaited marriage to Northwest Airlines. In doing so it started in motion a chain of events that continues to define the market for the distribution of air products. Read More

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Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover

By Evan Konwiser | November 8, 2012

Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected, interestingly the news does not fundamentally tell us anything about the industry. Read More