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Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
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Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct?
By Sean O'Neil | February 10, 2014
Another day, another report that says travel agents are booking less frequently with global distribution systems (GDSs). The latest study pedaling a rueful nostalgia is from 2014 Supplier-Travel Ag Read More
Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - January 2014
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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - January 2014
By PhocusWire | January 31, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for January 2014... 31 January 2014: Sabre renews with Turkish Airlines The multi-year Read More
American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT
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American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 30, 2014
Sabre and American Airlines have formally agreed to a deal whereby both US Airways and its sister carrier will use Sabre as the passenger service system for the merged airline. While this is hardly Read More
Sabre IPO - a deep-dive into the official filing
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Sabre IPO - a deep-dive into the official filing
By Linda Fox | January 21, 2014
The paperwork required as preparation for the proposed Sabre IPO is where the real devil in the detail lies. The S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission tells us where the company Read More
Sabre unveils plan to IPO
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Sabre unveils plan to IPO
By Kevin May | January 21, 2014
Sabre has filed its registration for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US. The company says the number of shares to be sold in the business Read More
GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships
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GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships
By Kevin May | January 17, 2014
Moves by Ryanair to re-enter the world of third party distribution through travel agencies are gathering pace ahead of an official launch of its corporate travel service. Revealed by Tnooz earlier Read More
Ryanair wants ticket distribution via agencies, talking to all three GDSs
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Ryanair wants ticket distribution via agencies, talking to all three GDSs
By Kevin May | January 15, 2014
When we said hell had frozen over at Ryanair, as it finally opened a Twitter account, we were being tongue in cheek - but it now appears the cold spell has continued in a serious way. Just three da Read More
Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution
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Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution
By Karthick Prabu | January 15, 2014
Possible game-changer alert: the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the licenses of two foreign GDSs to sell overseas airline tickets in the country. In late 2012, Tnooz rep Read More
Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
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Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service
By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2014
Last week saw the soft launch of Hopper, the long-awaited consumer trip planning engine that claims to be powered by the "world's largest structured database of travel information". Since last summ Read More
Regulatory decision close, but other moves in background with IATA NDC
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Regulatory decision close, but other moves in background with IATA NDC
By Kevin May | December 16, 2013
IATA says it expects to get some indication from US regulators in the coming weeks over approval for its Resolution 787 and "a major step in the right direction" for the NDC project. Director-gener Read More
Amadeus decides virtual cards are back in vogue
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Amadeus decides virtual cards are back in vogue
By Kevin May | December 10, 2013
Heard something similar to this before? Amadeus has created a joint initiative with AirPlus to give travel agencies virtual credit cards for payments to suppliers. The Amadeus AirPlus Travel Agency Read More
Why is a GDS launching an investment fund for travel startups?
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Why is a GDS launching an investment fund for travel startups?
By Karthick Prabu | December 6, 2013
The recent company to join the venture capital industry is none other than the GDS giant Amadeus. Today, Amadeus has officially announced its foray into (early stage) investing in travel startups t Read More
RIP IgoUgo - the review site Travelocity wanted to compete with TripAdvisor
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RIP IgoUgo - the review site Travelocity wanted to compete with TripAdvisor
By Kevin May | November 19, 2013
Remember IgoUgo? Back in the days of pre-social travel and before TripAdvisor became the beast it is now, IgoUgo was the OTHER user review service on the web. IgoUgo was in some ways unnervingly si Read More
Travelport creates iTunes-style Marketplace for agent applications
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Travelport creates iTunes-style Marketplace for agent applications
By Kevin May | November 14, 2013
Travelport is the latest travel technology company to create a platform similar to the Apple iTunes appstore so agency customers can download products and services. Travelport Marketplace is due to Read More
Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION on Wednesday 13 November 2013... Transaero Airlines and Sabre sign new content deal Transaero Airlines and Sabre have sign Read More