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China is opening to GDS players, and Abacus, Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport plot their moves

By Sean O'Neil | September 11, 2012

Starting in October, China will relax its regulations and allow foreign GDSs to serve Chinese travel agents for ticketing international flights. Read More

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

By PhocusWire | August 29, 2012

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

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Amadeus first half 2012 results - at-a-glance summary

By Kevin May | August 2, 2012

Amadeus released its first half 2012 results today. A quick overview is as follows: Read More

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THack developer hackathon heads west to California - SFO here we come

By Kevin May | August 2, 2012

Can you create something amazing using travel APIs in just two weeks? But can you also do it alongside some of the smartest developers from the hottest tech region on the planet? Read More

IATA distribution initiative: The GDS view

By Sean O'Neil | August 1, 2012

In October, the airline industry will propose new processes be adopted by the four mammoth Global Distribution Systems: Abacus, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport. Read More

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Technology is NOT the barrier to accessing airline ancillary products

By Viewpoints | July 31, 2012

There has been a recent uptick in talk around increased costs associated with flying, and about the frustration consumers often face when dealing with airline ancillary fees like baggage and seat... Read More

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

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2012

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

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Amadeus opens up code to third parties, promises revolution in travel app development

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2012

As claims go, this one seems pretty big. Amadeus says its code library, which it is opening up to third party developers, will revolutionise the way travel companies build new user interfaces. Read More

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Revealed: Winners in the battle for airline ancillary revenue

By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2012

Airlines raked in ancillary revenues of at least $22.6 billion in 2011, says the latest joint study by Amadeus, a global distribution system, and IdeaWorks, a research firm. US airlines led the world by... Read More

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Kayak prices IPO at up to $25 per share, hopes to raise $100 million

By Kevin May | July 9, 2012

Don't rub your eyes - 21 months after announcing its intention to hit the public financial markets, Kayak is almost there, setting an opening share price at $25. Read More

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Goal-line technology - a shift of the goalposts in the airline vs GDS match

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 5, 2012

As the world football (ahem, soccer) governing body FIFA confirms the introduction of goal-line technology, there is another industry facing similar changes to traditional processes. Read More

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Amadeus admits ALTEA crash was a result of Leap Second bug

By Kevin May | July 3, 2012

A software failure at Qantas last week was not the result of slippery fingers by Amadeus engineers but was in fact due to the dreaded Leap Second bug. Read More

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Outage weekend: Qantas, Virgin Australia and Room 77 hit as web systems fail

By Kevin May | July 1, 2012

Passengers of Qantas and Virgin America had difficulties checking in this weekend after the system supporting both airlines experienced problems. Read More

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

By PhocusWire | June 29, 2012

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

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Hipmunk opts for Amadeus to take agony out of international flight searches

By Kevin May | June 27, 2012

Hipmunk wants to take its so-called agony-relieving flight search service to markets beyond the US, so has opted for Amadeus to help it out. Read More

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