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Lufthansa admits overseas headwinds from GDS levy

By Kevin May | October 29, 2015

Lufthansa Group has conceded that the introduction of its controversial surcharge on GDS-issued tickets has had an impact on overseas bookings. In a call with financial analysts following the publi Read More

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Qatar working on NDC plan B

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015

Qatar Airways, one of the first airlines to embrace NDC, is working on a "plan B" according to its CEO Akbar Al-Baker. As the keynote speaker at IATA's WPS 2015, Al-Baker went off message when he w Read More

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Etihad (and partners) sign $700 million tech deal with IBM

By Martin Cowen | October 14, 2015

Another huge deal coming out of the Middle East, with Etihad Airways announcing a 10-year, $700 million, "game-changing" tech tie-up with IBM. A joint release confirmed that the deal would also ben Read More

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RouteHappy hits Sabre, aspires to be the standard for airline rich content

By Linda Fox | October 6, 2015

RouteHappy says it is exploring ways to bring its flight product information to agency system Sabre Red Workspace as well as eventually GetThere and mobile app TripCase. Robert Albert, chief execut Read More

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Keep one eye on Etihad Airways Partners (and Sabre's supporting role), after IFE deal

By Martin Cowen | October 2, 2015

Etihad Airways is once again flexing its muscles, extending its existing deal with in-flight entertainment provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) to five of its Etihad Airways Partners. The airl Read More

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US Airways faces new risk in its antitrust case against Sabre

By Sean O'Neil | September 30, 2015

The US Airways antitrust lawsuit against Sabre could have been the trial of the century, at least for distribution nerds. But the bench trial, scheduled for October, has been taken off the schedule Read More

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Duetto plays Trump card, GetThere gives United a leg up, VacationFutures rebrands as Rented, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for September: Wednesday 30 September 2015: Duetto lands deal with the Trump Hotel Collecti Read More

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Lufthansa blames GDS booking volume drop mostly on pilot strike

By Kevin May | September 25, 2015

Lufthansa has hit back at GDS bookings figures revealed by Tnooz yesterday as being "heavily influenced" by industrial action affecting the airline. Pilots belonging to the carrier held their 13th Read More

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Lufthansa takes GDS booking tumble with new surcharge, rival carriers benefit

By Kevin May | September 24, 2015

German carrier Lufthansa is beginning to see the impact of its decision to impose a levy on all bookings made through Global Distribution Systems. A highly confidential document obtained by Tnooz f Read More

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Hotel bookings via GDSs reach record high

By Kevin May | September 23, 2015

Hospitality reservation system provider TravelClick claims the industry is seeing an all-time record use of Global Distribution Systems for booking hotels. In its annual Global Travel Agent GDS stu Read More

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GDSs welcome Lufthansa distribution competition - but it must play by the rules

By Kevin May | September 14, 2015

The European Commission has a "duty" to intervene in the ongoing Lufthansa GDS surcharge saga, a complaint to the regulator has charged. The European Travel & Technology Services Association, w Read More

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Grab your popcorn - Lufthansa CCO versus Business Travel Coalition chairman

By Kevin May | September 11, 2015

To say the debate over the Lufthansa GDS surcharge has been rather heated would be a bit of an understatement. It is, in fact, perhaps one of the most polarising debates in travel technology for ma Read More

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WEBINAR VIDEO – Top 5 trends emerging in APAC travel landscape

By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015

As the pace of growth among OTAs collides with omni-channel distribution strategies in all travel industry sectors, what trends are shaping the Asia-Pacific landscape? Join this FREE WEBINAR on Wed Read More

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THack São Paulo: A mix of new hotel ideas, mobile, music, inspiring images

By Sean O'Neil | September 1, 2015

This past weekend, Tnooz brought its signature THack hackathon series to São Paulo, thanks to creative and fast developers who played with APIs from lead sponsor Sabre, the travel technology giant. Read More

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Lufthansa begins GDS surcharge, claims direct connectivity gaining interest

By Kevin May | September 1, 2015

European carrier Lufthansa has not bowed to any of the industry pressure of recent months and today introduced its controversial GDS levy. Every booking made via an intermediary using a global dist Read More

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