Lufthansa claims it is on solid legal ground over GDS tax move
Lufthansa claims it is on solid legal ground over GDS tax move
By Kevin May | July 14, 2015
No surprises that Lufthansa's announcement in early-June that it would be imposing a Euro 16 levy on... Read More
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Device habits of travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Device habits of travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | July 14, 2015
Texting, instant messages and browsing the internet are the three most popular activities performed on... Read More
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Priceline offshoot Villas.com starts spreading the affiliate love
Priceline offshoot Villas.com starts spreading the affiliate love
By Kevin May | July 13, 2015
Following in the footsteps of its sister brand Booking.com, sister vacation rental site Villas.com is... Read More
News / Online
Travelport acquires Mobile Travel Technologies for Euro 55 million
Travelport acquires Mobile Travel Technologies for Euro 55 million
By Kevin May | July 8, 2015
UPDATE: In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, NYSE-listed Travelport discloses the... Read More
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Airbnb quietly starts a pilot for listings exclusively for business travellers
Airbnb quietly starts a pilot for listings exclusively for business travellers
By Kevin May | July 7, 2015
Airbnb has made no secret of its strategy to widen the pool of travellers connecting with its hosts to... Read More
News / Online
Amadeus claims Lufthansa has lost the trust of the industry
Amadeus claims Lufthansa has lost the trust of the industry
By Kevin May | July 3, 2015
Amadeus has slammed Lufthansa for its "aggressive and unilateral" decision to impose a tax on tickets... Read More
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Ryanair axes car hire web agreement, Hertz unhappy over GDS distribution
Ryanair axes car hire web agreement, Hertz unhappy over GDS distribution
By Kevin May | July 2, 2015
Ignition keys at dawn! Ryanair and Hertz have had an almighty falling out - with the car hire... Read More
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Imagine a world without the world wide web [VIDEO]
Imagine a world without the world wide web [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | July 2, 2015
It is 1989. Tim (now Sir) Berners-Lee, whilst working at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, has an idea... Read More
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Expedia joins Booking.com to scale back on hotel rate parity
Expedia joins Booking.com to scale back on hotel rate parity
By Kevin May | July 1, 2015
Expedia is to axe clauses relating to rate parity in contracts with all its European hotel customers.... Read More
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Sabre closes Abacus deal - CEO Robert Bailey goes as Sabre moves in
Sabre closes Abacus deal - CEO Robert Bailey goes as Sabre moves in
By Kevin May | July 1, 2015
The $411 million deal by Sabre to take full ownership of Asia-Pacific global distribution system... Read More
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