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Time to rejoice? NDC has finally had its I'M HERE party

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 20, 2014

IATA has obviously used previous World Passenger Symposiums as a platform to advance the concept of its NDC (New Distribution Capability). But this year's gig in San Diego was different. At the Read More

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Abacus bombards market with new products driven by Sabre

By Martin Cowen | October 16, 2014

Abacus International's commercial and corporate relationship with Sabre is giving it the impetus to take control of the Asia Pacific distribution market, while also putting both at the front of the qu Read More

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Why the competition between Expedia and Priceline continues to burn brightly

By Viewpoints | October 7, 2014

While online travel retail sales are continuing their steady growth globally, consolidation is increasing among online travel agencies. Both Expedia and Priceline are strengthening their positions Read More

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THack returns to San Francisco for a third year

By Kevin May | September 29, 2014

THack is back. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ... in Terminal 2 ... a 24-hour travel hackathon inside the airport. Join Tnooz on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October and help change the fa Read More

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Travelport signs BCD, GTA partners with Compass, Amadeus hails GermanWings shift, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. Friday 26 September 2014: Travelport signs long-term deal with BCD Trav Read More

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Sabre plots hospitality growth - tuck-ins, geographic and customer expansion

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2014

Just days before Sabre announced its acquisition of Genares, chief executive Tom Klein was speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2014 Technology Conference. He will no doubt have had hospitality on the bra Read More

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Sabre buys hotel technology provider Genares

By Kevin May | September 12, 2014

First major post-IPO activity for Sabre as it joins its rivals in targeting growth in the sector hospitality by buying tech platform Genares. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Genares Read More

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Five lessons startups can learn from the pivot of a major online travel brand

By Viewpoints | September 8, 2014

There have been years of negative news, but there has now been a transformation of Travelocity's business model into that of an affiliate of Expedia. This has led to some encouraging news for Sabre Read More

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NDC hits US at last: United taps Amadeus's XML to sell ancillaries [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | September 3, 2014

Today Amadeus said that United Airlines is the first carrier in North America to adopt a new way of connecting to the company's new XML-based ancillary sales service. It is the first global distrib Read More

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Foreign GDS gear up for the much awaited opportunity in China

By Viewpoints | August 29, 2014

In the airline distribution segment in China, a lot of progress has been made with the support of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and IATA. Is the regulatory environment too listl Read More

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Sabre confirms Lastminute review, says OTA perfectly positioned for growth

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2014

Sabre says it is exploring 'strategic options' for Lastminute.com following more than a week of speculation that the UK-based business was up for sale. An announced from the global distribution gia Read More

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What happens when three teenagers (and a 20 year old they just met) try a travel hackathon

By Viewpoints | August 18, 2014

Some things happen just by chance or good fortune. NB: This is an analysis from Dylan Macalinao, a developer who participated in the Reinvent Travel hackathon. Our team composed of four students Read More

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Refund.me Sabre Red, JuneYao in Abacus, Cleartrip signs Tigerair, and more

By PhocusWire | August 14, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for August 2014. Thursday 14 August 2014: refund.me launches its app in Sabre Red App Centr Read More

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Sabre reports drop in debt due to IPO amid profit growth

By Nick Vivion | August 7, 2014

While overall adjusted revenue dipped 6.2%, Sabre posted strong revenue growth in EBTIDA in the second quarter of 2014. Total revenue was in the black, coming in at $637 million (3.6% increase) whi Read More

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Lab-testing new formulas for digital travel

By Gene Quinn | August 4, 2014

Question: What do you call take-out tacos, oceans of Red Bull, midnight beer-and-pizza, bottomless pots of coffee, dozing on beanbag chairs and futons, wads of cash as prizes and bulletproof wifi? Read More

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