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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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Apps, data analytics and other APAC corporate travel trends [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2015

Sabre has put together some research on trends in corporate travel in Asia Pacific with some interesting results around ancillaries and personalisation. Among seven key trends identified in the stu Read More

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Samba time for São Paulo developers - THack makes its Brazilian debut

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2015

The Brazilian city of São Paulo will host our first hackathon in South America, our third continent in as many months. THack São Paulo will run over the course of two days from Saturday 29 August t Read More

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Personalization, retailing, and the traveler data problem

By Viewpoints | August 24, 2015

Airlines that provide a fully personalized experience to their customers throughout the entire traveler’s journey will create a differentiated offering in a generic marketplace. NB This is a guest Read More

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Agencies threaten Lufthansa with GDS fee injunction, but secretly worry over domino effect

By Kevin May | August 19, 2015

With the introduction of the Lufthansa GDS surcharge less than fortnight away, details are emerging of some of concerns and threats being made behind the scenes. Yesterday, a group of European onli Read More

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Five smartwatch capabilities on travel’s wish list

By Viewpoints | August 17, 2015

Since the release of the Apple Watch in April, those of us in the travel industry now have a better idea of how smartwatches are being used and who’s using them for travel. NB This is a guest artic Read More

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China joins list of countries avoiding Lufthansa GDS fee

By Kevin May | August 17, 2015

Two of the five most populous countries on earth have now joined the list of those exempt from a GDS fee to be imposed by Lufthansa. Brazilian travel agencies, which won a reprieve from the Euro 16 Read More

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Sabre's IPO was spectacularly successful, time has shown

By Sean O'Neil | August 4, 2015

Sabre, the travel technology giant, saw its stock hit its highest point again today of $28 -- a significant jump over its $16 listing price at its initial public offering. (See its live chart.) Inv Read More

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Aeroflot moves to cut costs, scraps credit card payments via GDSs

By Kevin May | July 24, 2015

Nowhere near on the scale of recent shenanigans involving Lufthansa, but another major carrier is trying to make life difficult for some intermediaries. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has changed i Read More

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