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The New York Times slams the airlines' proposed NDC, and IATA responds

By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013

The Gray Lady officially announced its deep skepticism about the New Distribution Capability (NDC), the airlines' proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users.... 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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The Scan: Celebrities boost BA sales, Delta hints at tech plans, ClearTrip adopts Passbook, and more news

By PhocusWire | January 14, 2013

Rihanna, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Google, ClearTrip, Apple's Passbook, HotelsPro, HRS, Carsolize, Thai Airways, Air New Zealand, TelMap, Tagman, Accelya, and Revera all make today's round-up of... Read More

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Putting the supplier cart before the distributor horse in travel

By Stephen Joyce | November 26, 2012

Imagine yourself walking into a grocery store. The shelves are stocked full of brightly labeled cans and boxes of goods. You gaze in awe at the vast selection of product. Read More

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Industry speaks out as IATA lifts lid on open standards distribution plan

By PhocusWire | October 18, 2012

The industry reacts to a vote by IATA airlines today to adopt new open standards of distribution of air tickets and ancillaries through travel agents. 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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TravelShark CEO jumps (from) the shark

By Kevin May | August 1, 2012

A year on from securing a $5 million funding round, TravelShark CEO Sue Heilbronner has quit the company for a new role with a payment system provider. Read More

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innRoad property management system plots roadmap with $5.8M in funding

By Dennis Schaal | June 5, 2012

innRoad, which offers a Web-based property management system for independent hotels, picked up $5.8 million in a Series B financing round. Read More

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A look behind the curtain: Sabre 2011 results blunted by Travelocity troubles

By Dennis Schaal | May 31, 2012

Sabre made some money in 2011, but its Travelocity business, beset by a decline in transaction revenue and unfavorable new airline agreements, dragged those numbers down. Read More

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Airlines aligned against mandatory GDS distribution

By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2012

What happens when all of your major customers are aligned against a key component of your strategy? Read More

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Amazon-style platform comes to travel technology via new retail system

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2012

OpenJaw Technologies is using ITB Berlin to unveil its t-Retail platform for online travel Read More

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Start of American Airlines-Sabre antitrust case extended two months

By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2012

With American Airlines bogged down in its reorganization efforts, a judge in a Texas state court has delayed the beginning of a jury trial in the airline's antitrust suit against Sabre for a couple of... Read More

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Distribute Travel brings new distribution service to suppliers, intermediaries and media

By Kevin May | November 13, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Distribute Travel, a product distribution platform for travel businesses and white label system for third party websites. Read More

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Big switch: Vacation rental association and Pegasus come to terms after dispute

By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2011

After severing ties in June, the Vacation Rental Managers Association and Pegasus Solutions have come to terms on a vacation-rental switch for professionally managed vacation properties. Read More

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Amadeus in major restructuring, creates three new units, two top execs leaving

By Kevin May | September 23, 2011

Travel tech giant Amadeus is overhauling its commercial divisions to establish three new units covering distribution, IT and new business. Read More

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