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Travelport up in revenue but Flight Centre exit hits other metrics
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Travelport up in revenue but Flight Centre exit hits other metrics
By Kevin May | May 3, 2018
Travelport saw its revenues increase to $678 million in the first quarter of 2018 but the loss of its large Flight Centre account has hit profits to the tune of 9%. Read More
Sabre hits nearly $1 billion in revenue for Q1 2018
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Sabre hits nearly $1 billion in revenue for Q1 2018
By Kevin May | May 1, 2018
Sabre found itself with an 8% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2018, giving it almost $1 billion for a three-month period for the first since it went public in 2014. Read More
Sabre makes NDC push, launches new airline commercial platform
News / Distribution
Sabre makes NDC push, launches new airline commercial platform
By Jill Menze | April 12, 2018
While airlines are still adjusting their attitudes toward IATA’s New Distribution Capability, Sabre has changed its tune about how the communication standard will present new opportunities around... Read More
VIDEO: Business travel, supplier technology and customer ownership
News / Technology
VIDEO: Business travel, supplier technology and customer ownership
By Kevin May | April 10, 2018
There is an ongoing discussion around the idea that suppliers are gaining more control of the customer as they often have the ability to handle the tech interface. Read More
30SecondsToFly chatbot pivot TMC
News / Technology
Travel chatbot service shifts focus to travel management companies
By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018
30SecondsToFly, maker of the “Claire” chatbot, has pivoted its business strategy. Rather than marketing the product to small- and mid-size businesses, the company is now concentrating on serving travel... Read More
Hotelbeds offloads destinations services to TUI for €110M
News / Distribution
Hotelbeds offloads destinations services to TUI for €110M
By Kevin May | March 28, 2018
Hotelbeds has ended its interest in providing incoming services to travel agencies by selling its Destination Management division to TUI for €110 million. Read More
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News / Distribution
Amadeus to design NDC platform with agency friends
By Kevin May | March 27, 2018
Amadeus has enlisted the help of Flight Centre to assist with the design and implementation of a new NDC-enabled platform for travel agencies. Read More
Finding a unique voice in travel technology
Opinion / Technology
Finding a unique voice in travel technology
By Chad Callaghan - Sabre | March 27, 2018
The increasing and widespread adoption of voice technology is already beginning to establish its place as a major factor in travel. Read More
Amadeus takes majority control of Hiberus, changes name to Travel IMS
News / Technology
Amadeus takes majority control of Hiberus, changes name to Travel IMS
By Kevin May | March 26, 2018
Hiberus Travel IO Solutions, an inventory management provider to tour operators, is now 95% owned by Amadeus. Read More
The state of the computer reservation system nation
News / Technology
The state of the computer reservation system nation
By Kevin May | March 20, 2018
A major new study has shown how hotel chains are using technology to capture bookings, at the same time as illustrating how they want the ecosystem to evolve. Read More
Unleash the power of genuine intelligence
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Unleash the power of genuine intelligence
By Mary Pat Sullivan | March 16, 2018
The diversity of products and services in the travel industry creates a complex need for technology solutions that can translate content and deliver it to every B2B and B2C channel available. Read More
China remains the stumbling block over global NDC adoption
News / Distribution
China remains the stumbling block over global NDC adoption
By Kevin May | March 13, 2018
NDC might be the driving force behind changes in airline distribution - but there is a stumbling block in it gaining global adoption: China. Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Dynamic pricing should be changing the game for airlines
By Rajendran Vellapalath - TPConnects | March 1, 2018
Let me start by saying that dynamic pricing isn’t something new. In fact its origins go way, way back to the midst of time, when pricing was simply influenced by supply and demand. Read More
Amadeus closes in on €5 billion annual revenue milestone
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Amadeus closes in on €5 billion annual revenue milestone
By Kevin May | February 28, 2018
Amadeus took in almost €5 billion in revenue during 2017 after an 8.5% increase on the previous 12 months for the travel technology provider. Read More
Sabre seeks to consign old NDC position to history
News / Distribution
Sabre seeks to consign old NDC position to history
By Kevin May | February 27, 2018
International Airlines Group's shift to a New Distribution Capability-led connection to intermediaries pretty much ended any lasting resistance from tech providers last year. Read More
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