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Court: If Sabre biases American Airlines flights, then airline can seek injunction
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Court: If Sabre biases American Airlines flights, then airline can seek injunction
By Dennis Schaal | June 24, 2011
American Airlines notched a procedural victory in its ongoing litigation with Sabre in a state court in Texas.... Read More
Delta Air Lines under fire for Saudi Arabian Airlines SkyTeam membership
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Delta Air Lines under fire for Saudi Arabian Airlines SkyTeam membership
By Dennis Schaal | June 24, 2011
Just weeks after Delta Air Lines came under fire for its now-revised bag policy for U.S. soldiers, the airline is defending itself again, this time over Saudi Arabian Airlines' 2012 entry into the SkyTeam alliance.... Read More
Jetstar and Qantas battle continues - Top Australia travel websites, 18 June 2011
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Jetstar and Qantas battle continues - Top Australia travel websites, 18 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 23, 2011
The weekly battle for the top spot for airline websites in Australia sees national carrier Qantas move ahead of Jetstar once again.... Read More
Brussels Airlines distributes bundled fares through Sabre GDS
By Dennis Schaal | June 23, 2011
Travel agents in Belgium who use the Sabre global distribution system began getting access to Brussels Airlines' branded fares for flights to Africa.... Read More
Delta and Travelocity reach new distribution agreement
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Delta and Travelocity reach new distribution agreement
By Dennis Schaal | June 23, 2011
Don't expect any big announcements, but Delta Air Lines and Travelocity have reached a new distribution deal within the past couple of weeks, according to sources.... Read More
At last -- Groupon IPO in pictures [infographic]
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At last -- Groupon IPO in pictures [infographic]
By Dennis Schaal | June 23, 2011
Groupon's S-1 registration statement for its pending IPO is 138 pages long -- and that's before you get to the index of consolidated financial statements and exhibits, which could fill a few more boxes.... Read More
FTC probe of Google could be more far-reaching than ITA Software inquiry
By Dennis Schaal | June 23, 2011
Remember that little U.S. Department of Justice probe of Google's then-pending ITA Software acquisition?... Read More
SITA gets credit for new payment system for airline direct sales
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | June 23, 2011
Airlines want credit where credit is due so they will be taking a hard look at airline payment processor SITA's new Horizon PaymentServices platform, which is geared for direct-selling.... Read More
Airline pair dominate - Top Brazil travel sites, 18 June 2011
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Airline pair dominate - Top Brazil travel sites, 18 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 23, 2011
The top two airline websites in Brazil - GOL and TAM - have managed to grab a 56% of the aviation category in the country.... Read More
Vancouver Tourism answers riots with blogosphere outpouring
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Vancouver Tourism answers riots with blogosphere outpouring
By Dennis Schaal | June 23, 2011
Vancouver Tourism, reacting to the riots following the Canucks' loss in the Stanley Cup, is providing destination marketing organizations everywhere with a lesson in crisis communications.... Read More
Rough guide for travel companies to working with Groupon and deal sites
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Rough guide for travel companies to working with Groupon and deal sites
By Stephen Joyce | June 23, 2011
I think it's safe to say that no amount of exposing questionable numbers or pointing out pricing faults is going to eliminate daily deals from the marketing landscape.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Wednesday 22 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 22, 2011
In today's edition, Dollar Thrifty re-ups with Expedia, Pegasus Solutions has a mobile solution, Spire aspires to be flash sales leader and Sabre finds a CentralCommand partner.... Read More
Stuff leapfrogs Yahoo to top spot - Top New Zealand websites, 18 June 2011
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Stuff leapfrogs Yahoo to top spot - Top New Zealand websites, 18 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 22, 2011
A jump of seven percentage points has put the travel section of Stuff at the top of the destination and accommodation category of top websites in the country.... Read More
BlogTrip Formula 1 uses Gowalla mashup in destination travel tool
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BlogTrip Formula 1 uses Gowalla mashup in destination travel tool
By Dennis Schaal | June 22, 2011
The Land of Valencia brought in some high-profile bloggers to sample the wonders of Spain and the event organizers are using a mash-up of Gowalla check-ins and Google Maps to document the event with a real-time feed.... Read More
If the Wright brothers were Twitter savvy -- May 2011 [infographic]
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If the Wright brothers were Twitter savvy -- May 2011 [infographic]
By Dennis Schaal | June 22, 2011
Attendees at this week's 49th International Paris Air Show may be forgiven if they do not realize that the two most important dates in aviation history are December 1903 when the Wright brothers took flight and May 2007 when Delta Air Lines and JetBlue created Twitter accounts.... Read More
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