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CWT, Amadeus, Sabre and other news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017

In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: CWT distribution hire... Malaysia Airlines and Amadeus... Sabre and Alaska Airlines renew deal... Star Alliance connects to Plug & Play... Travelport PCI... Read More

News / Distribution

British Airways tightens screw on NDC channel use

By Kevin May | December 18, 2017

British Airways could potentially be seen as the most aggressive carrier in the drive to push NDC-enabled ticketing. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A Lottery - Expedia Media Solutions, TourRadar, Rezgo, Crafted Comms

By Kevin May | December 15, 2017

Regular viewers of the PundIT Show will know about our QandA Lottery - a quick game that we sometimes play at the end of episodes. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Gordon Wilson of Travelport has five trends to follow

By Gordon Wilson - Travelport | December 15, 2017

As is customary at this time of the year, we turn out minds, strategy and expectations to what we might expect to happen over the course of the next 12 months. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

A country where leadership is born from innovation and resistance

By Clemens Fisch - SiteMinder | December 14, 2017

There’s a dichotomy that exists in a country that brought the world Einstein, Porsche, Siemens and Adidas, and also bred a culture inherent with a certain resistance to change and technological... Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport proclaims first GDS to reach next NDC level

By Jill Menze | December 14, 2017

Yesterday Travelport became the first GDS to obtain Level 3 status under IATA’s New Distribution Capability initiative. Read More

News / Distribution

Blockchain and travel distribution: into the unknown

By Jill Menze | December 11, 2017

Blockchain represents a major paradigm shift in the travel industry around data collection and distribution. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Breathing new life into distribution of hotels

By Kevin May | December 11, 2017

We are forever hearing that the hotel model is under threat from, well, basically everything and everyone. Read More

News / Online

Evolving nature of travelers using online agencies

By Jill Menze | December 8, 2017

While the bleisure traveler – someone who extends business trips into vacations – is on the rise, new statistics show that live events play a big factor in decision making. Read More

News / Distribution

Ryanair and Amadeus end ticketing deal

By Kevin May | December 8, 2017

Ryanair will no longer distribute fares to travel agencies via Amadeus after the pair were unable to reach agreement on a new contract. Read More

News / Technology

Goal for web travel brands should be the human touch

By Jill Menze | December 8, 2017

The holy grail for online travel agencies is how to recreate the experience of personal recommendations. Read More

News / Online

Hotels should "adjust the model" in Airbnb battle

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2017

"Airbnb is coming for our kids," hospitality and nightclub legend Ian Schrager has cautioned the industry in a major speech this week. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Solving a genuine multi-billion dollar problem in travel

By Kevin May | December 6, 2017

There are a number of comments that often float about during travel startup pitch events - many of them not very positive. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus ramps up hotel options with Expedia Affiliate Network deal

By Kevin May | December 6, 2017

Amadeus claims to have 750,000 unique properties in its portfolio of hotels, thanks to a deal struck this week with the Expedia Affiliate Network. Read More

News / Startups

Where angel investors should place their bets in travel

By Chris Hemmeter - Thayer Ventures | December 6, 2017

The retreat of angel and seed stage funding is not just a travel tech phenomena. But that doesn't mean entrepreneurs should throw in the towel. Read More

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