Amadeus

Tours and activities GDS Unaira ends operations
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Tours and activities GDS Unaira ends operations
By Kevin May | May 16, 2011
Despite the growing profile of web-based systems to push tours and activities, destination GDS Unaira has decided to close its doors. Read More
Orbitz to move some searches from ITA Software to Travelport
By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide revealed several months ago that it renewed its contract with ITA Software for airfare searches, but what wasn't known until today is that OWW's U.S. sites will begin migrating a... Read More
Travelport Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 13, 2011
Travelport released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline's internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport's Apollo system. Read More
Amadeus Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Amadeus released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
European rail promise as technology standards project begins
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European rail promise as technology standards project begins
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Another stab at developing technology standards to make rail distribution easier in Europe has officially started, following approval by the European Commission in Brussels. Read More
Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy
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Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 2, 2011
While much of the battle in distribution has been commercially motivated, there is also the question of core development that needs to be addressed. Read More
Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in April
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Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in April
By PhocusWire | May 2, 2011
The most popular ideas from the third round of the Ideas for Travel competition run by Amadeus are named this week, with family and friend in-flight trackers, massively enhanced in-flight experience,... Read More
Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during April 2011 - all here in one easy read. Read More
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
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Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 28, 2011
Can the modern travel industry be compared to a classic 1950s movie starring Marlon Brando? Read More
How rail is evolving and why travel websites need to be ready
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How rail is evolving and why travel websites need to be ready
By Kevin May | March 21, 2011
At an off-the-record gathering of leading European online travel execs last summer the group was asked if rail was a priority in their mid to long term planning. Read More
Amadeus enables travel agency settlement of airline ancillary services
By Dennis Schaal | March 1, 2011
This wasn't "a shot heard 'round the world," but Amadeus accomplished something far-reaching in becoming the first GDS to enable travel agencies to issue IATA standard electronic miscellaneous documents... Read More
Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - February 2011
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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - February 2011
By PhocusWire | February 28, 2011
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during February 2011 - all here in one easy read. Read More
Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in February
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Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in February
By Kevin May | February 28, 2011
The most popular ideas from the first round of the Ideas for Travel competition run by Amadeus are named this week, with passenger alert systems, no-cost flights and in-flight DVDs attracting the most... Read More
Amadeus 2010 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | February 24, 2011
Amadeus released its full-year 2010 2010 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More