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Do you want to know if a flight you are considering is loaded up with Wi-Fi, personal video monitors, live TV or movies?... Read More

TravelShark snaps away, Cathay in planned ALTEA outage, Etihad shakes hands on LBi media deal, Qantas queues up new IFE, Teletext on more TVs .A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

Few agents currently view airline ancillaries as an opportunity to charge or increase fees according to a survey from Travelport... Read More

European low cost airline BMIBaby has been served with legal papers by the Royal National Institute for Blind People for failing to ensure its website can be used by blind and partially sighted users.... Read More

Four out of ten websites in the intermediary/agency category of leading travel web brands in the UK are search sites, with Skyscanner leading the pack.... Read More

TripAdvisor has hit back at a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority, calling the body "out of touch with real people" and saying it has no material impact on its business.... Read More

It's not unusual to hear people say that over the past few years travel companies worldwide have witnessed tremendous change in the industry.... Read More

Seeking to spur travel agents to use online tools, Carnival Cruise Lines introduced a rewards program for travel agents where they earn points to redeem iPads and gift cards after using various online tools.... Read More

Sometimes online travel history hits you over the head and you don't even see it coming.... Read More

Southwest has consolidated its position at the top of the list of leading airline websites in the US as both Delta and American Airlines lost market share last week.... Read More

Ireland-based Carlton Hotels Group says there is no strategy for employees to post positive reviews on TripAdvisor despite an Irish Times newspaper report this morning... Read More

More developments in Europe illustrating the rapid modernisation of rail ticketing and distribution with Spanish giant RENFE and RailEurope signing deals this week.... Read More

With the Costa Concordia dangling on a watery ledge, parent company Carnival Corp. reduced its marketing spend and expects no long-term impact on its overall business.... Read More

The extent of a significant technology failure at Amadeus yesterday is beginning to unravel, as other systems across the industry are now known to have been affected.... Read More

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during January 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More