Much of the official launch of the anti-Direct Connect group, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, was always going to be about which companies would join.
The list of participants in the group (its existence emerged a few weeks ago) includes some obvious organisations such as the Business Travel Coalition (chairman Kevin Mitchell is one of the driving forces behind behind it), Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre, alongside major online travel agencies Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz.
Missing from the list, however, are any airlines (inevitably), while media giant News Corp and computer hardware firm Dell have signed up.
Here is the full line-up, revealed today for the first time:
- A Plus Travel Corp
- ABC Global Services
- Adam Travel
- Adelman Travel Group
- ADTRAV Travel Management
- Airport Travel Agency
- Alaska Travel Source
- Alatur
- All About Travel
- Amadeus
- American Council for International Studies
- American Society of Travel Agents
- Anthony Travel Inc.
- ASAP Travel
- Association For Wedding Professionals
- ASTA
- ATP Group
- ATPI Group
- Azumano Travel – American Express
- Bay Area Travel Inc.
- BCD Travel
- Blue Ribbon Business Travel International, Inc.
- Business Travel Coalition
- Caldwell Travel
- California Department of General Services, Statewide Travel Program
- Candleridge Travel
- Carroll Travel
- Century Travel Services
- Christopherson Business Travel
- CI Travel
- Colpitts World Travel
- Colwick Travel
- Commonwealth Business Travel Group, Inc.
- Courtesy Travel
- Cresta World Travel
- Cruise Travel Vacations
- Cruise Trips for Two
- CSC
- Dart Corporate Travel
- Dell
- El Sol Travel
- Emergency Travel Service, LLC
- Entertainment Travel Service
- European Technology and Travel Services Association
- Examinetics
- Expedia
- Federal-Mogul
- Gambro Lundia AB
- Geraci Travel
- Global Crew Logistics/CTCII
- Globalpoint Travel Solutions
- Green Earth Travel LLC
- Healthcare California
- Hess Travel
- Interactive Travel Services Association
- International Tours & Cruises
- Interview Travel
- Iwantmytravel.com
- Liberty Global Europe
- Logitech
- LXR Travel
- Maritz
- Milne Travel
- MKI Travel And Conference Management
- News Corp
- Oasis Travel
- Oracle
- Orbitz Worldwide
- OT&T Travel Management
- Ovation Travel Group, Inc.
- Plaza Tours / Viajes Plaza
- Polk Majestic Travel Group
- Quiksilver
- Randall’s Travel Services
- Roberta’s Travel Solutions
- Sabre
- Sanditz Travel
- Sapient Corp.
- Scottish Passenger Agents Association
- Sodexo
- Stantec
- Sterling Vacations
- Superior Choice Travel
- Textron
- The Travel Collection
- The Travel Company Edinburgh
- TLG Travel Management
- Total Travel Adventures
- Tour East Holidays (Canada) Inc.
- Travel And Transport Inc.
- Travel Experts, Inc.
- Travel Leaders
- Travel Malta Destination Management Ltd.
- Travel Management Partners
- Travel One
- Travel Quest
- Travel Solutions, Inc.
- Travelink
- Travelocity
- Travelport
- Travelstore, Inc.
- Traveltech/Frosch
- Travizon
- Turismo GT
- Two Scots Travel
- Ultramar Travel Management
- Uniglobe Travel International
- Up and Away Travel
- Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc.
- Viatoris
- Virtuoso
- Wayland Travel/Atd-Adventure Travel Desk
- White Reizen Jetaircenter
- Wood Travel
- World Travel Inc.
Of course, any lobbying organisation these days has to have the obligatory quirky, cartoon-based promo video. Open Allies is no exception:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3-ZCcviMj4