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VIDEO: Has airline distribution reached utopia?

By Jill Menze | December 6, 2019

On a scale of one to 10, with one being where airline distribution was in the 1980s and 10 being the utopia the industry’s dreamed of, where does the current ecosystem reside? Read More

Opinion / Technology

The three biggest tech-led trends for airlines right now

By Philippe Der Arslanian - Answair | November 12, 2019

Philippe Der Arslanian shares his take from IATA's recent Airline Industry Retailing Symposium in Bangkok. Read More

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Steady progress for NDC, but what are the next hurdles to overcome?

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2019

Announcements from American Express Global Business Travel, CWT and FCM have talked up NDC - but do they really mean anything and, more importantly, what real progress is being made? Read More

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Corporate travel distribution is broken - now some blame the GDSs

By Jill Menze | September 25, 2019

What precisely does airline distribution for business travel look like? Based on a fiery exchange at The Beat Live in New York last week, the answer is up for grabs and some familiar tech providers are... Read More

Nordic Choice on Google Amazon using blockchain

News / Technology

Will Google and Amazon embrace a blockchain travel marketplace?

By Mitra Sorrells | June 7, 2019

Nordic Choice Hotels’ director of future business, Christian Lundén, says blockchain has the potential to disrupt travel distribution by stimulating activity from both startups and large tech players... Read More

News / Distribution

Agent organization accuses IATA of abusing dominant distribution role

May 28, 2019

European agents and operators' body ECTAA has filed an antitrust complaint with the European competition authority. Read More

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VIDEO: Tech heads on a digital world to decipher in travel

By Kevin May | May 21, 2019

The strategies that they impose on a business have to meet with the demands of their customers - a process that needs careful consideration, investment and, sometimes, good fortune. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Christian Langer

By PhocusWire | April 26, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Amsterdam in May, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick. Read More

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Lufthansa Innovation Hub offers rewards via RYDES app

By Linda Fox | March 25, 2019

Lufthansa Innovation Hub unveils RYDES mobility application, rewarding consumers for public transport trips as well as intercity services. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why does the financial community not value digital innovation at airlines?

By Lennart Dobravsky - Lufthansa Innovation Hub | March 20, 2019

Lufthansa Innovation Hub used AI to analyze the major themes discussed by Wall Street and top management executives of five major airlines during earnings calls between 2015 and 2018. Read More

News / Technology

Lufthansa invests alongside Hopper, plotting collaboration on artificial intelligence-led tools

By Kevin May | January 23, 2019

A "multimillion-dollar" deal will include a research collaboration and help spearhead the Canada-based price prediction platform's expansion into Europe. Read More