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Amadeus moving closer to IPO, Madrid likely location for listing

By Kevin May | October 14, 2009

GDS and technology giant Amadeus is marching headfirst toward a massive public offering of the business after appointing a number of major US banks to coordinate the process. Dow Jones [closed network]... Read More

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Tech boss says airline systems are close to breaking point

By Kevin May | October 9, 2009

Amadeus UK and Ireland boss Tim Russell didn't hold back when he said recently that the airline sector had a major problem on its hands because the fundamental technology on which it operates is old and... Read More

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Knowing nothing about travel helped, says Orbitz employee Number 5

By Dennis Schaal | October 1, 2009

In 2000, Roger Liew became employee No. 5 of Orbitz, the airline-owned website that was to launch the following year. In the seemingly irrational world of travel technology, with its mainframe... Read More

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TravelTainment builds Microsoft Surface application for travel agents

By Kevin May | September 30, 2009

TravelTainment, the Amadeus-owned technology brand, is well known for its focus on research and development - an area of the business championed by its enthusiastic chief executive, Andrew Owen-Jones.... Read More

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Is $1bn a realistic figure for a Kayak IPO?

By Dennis Schaal | September 25, 2009

Suddenly, with the credit and stock markets thawing a bit, a slew of travel companies may be talking to investment bankers and testing the IPO waters. Consider that the Boston.com reported that Kayak is... Read More

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