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Lufthansa says other airlines will follow GDS surcharge move

By Kevin May | March 17, 2016

Lufthansa claims the impact of its controversial fee imposed on bookings via Global Distribution Systems has been neutral on revenue since its introduction in 2015. The Euro 16 surcharge began in S Read More

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Lufthansa sues Sabre, as the tussle over the GDS surcharge escalates

By Sean O'Neil | March 14, 2016

Lufthansa has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court against Sabre. At issue is whether the German airline group is in breach of its 2015 contracts regarding the Distribution Cost Charge (DCC) -- the Eur Read More

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Lufthansa talks up direct connect as big corporate agency comes on-board

By Kevin May | March 11, 2016

Lufthansa claims it has achieved more progress with "B2B direct connections" in the last six months than in the previous five years. The airline group said during the ITB event in Berlin this week Read More

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Lufthansa creates AirlineCheckins for universal passenger check-in

By Kevin May | February 23, 2016

The tech development division of Lufthansa has quietly launched a new service so passengers can check in on any airline from a central point. The Berlin, Germany-based Lufthansa Innovation Hub has Read More

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Sabre reports continued steady growth, bold forecasts

By Sean O'Neil | February 9, 2016

A majority of the brokerage firms that cover Sabre expect its stock price to appreciate, and today’s earnings report for the travel technology giant gave further support to that bullish view. In 20 Read More

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Lufthansa casts doubt on claims of fall after introduction of GDS surcharge

By Kevin May | February 4, 2016

UPDATE: A Lufthansa official says: “These figures only represent the volume of bookings made though the GTMC channels and do not take account of increases in the bookings through other avenues. Th Read More

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Travel buyers say Lufthansa could handle DCC transition better

By Sean O'Neil | February 4, 2016

It's been a half-year since the contentious decision of Lufthansa to add a Euro 16 fee to tickets booked through third-party channels, but there seems to be much still to do to win over travel buyers. Read More

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Pivotal moments 2015 - When Expedia bought HomeAway

By Kevin May | December 29, 2015

There is nothing new in the concept of "alternative accommodation" - but in 2015 it went mainstream in a big way. Although many of the major online travel agencies will never directly admit it (sim Read More

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Lufthansa dismisses massive agency turn against distribution surcharge

By Kevin May | December 15, 2015

Lufthansa claims it has not seen any bookings going the way of rival carriers despite a survey of agencies in Germany pointing to a major switch in recent months. The German Travel Association (DRV Read More

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Airline system look-to-book ratios soar, expected to go 10x higher

By Kevin May | December 10, 2015

Back in the good old days, say around 20 years ago, airline systems had a 10:1 ratio of searches to actual bookings. Fast forward to 2015 and a metric of such apparent efficiency is extremely hard Read More

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Google's power, and its latest statistics, dominate BTO

By Martin Cowen | December 7, 2015

Google was a constant theme during the keynotes at last week's Buy Tourism Online event in Florence, Italy, but Lufthansa's distribution cost charge (DCC) also made a few honorary appearances. Del Read More

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Lufthansa traffic up in first clean month since GDS surcharge (but rivals up more)

By Kevin May | November 11, 2015

October was expected to be a crucial month in the ongoing saga of Lufthansa's introduction of a surcharge for all bookings made via Global Distribution Systems. The airline released figures this we Read More

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Lufthansa touts Google as big-name partner, direct-connects starting elsewhere

By Kevin May | November 4, 2015

Lufthansa is forging ahead with its efforts to establish partnerships with intermediaries and other travel brands - with Google going live this week. The airline is currently embroiled in a bruisin Read More

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Travelport takes quarter distribution revenues from non-air, sees Lufthansa decline

By Kevin May | November 2, 2015

Travelport claims it is seeing shifts away from bookings for Lufthansa flights since the introduction of the carrier's surcharge. President and CEO Gordon Wilson says the larger switch in volumes h Read More

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GDS surcharge just part of wider digital strategy at Lufthansa

By Kevin May | October 30, 2015

Lufthansa Group has a lot more on its mind when it comes to technology than just getting tangled in battles with travel agencies and Global Distribution Systems. The company gave some early indicat Read More

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