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IATA distribution initiative: The GDS view
By Sean O'Neil
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August 1, 2012
In October, the airline industry will propose new processes be adopted by the four mammoth Global Distribution Systems: Abacus, Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport.
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Technology is NOT the barrier to accessing airline ancillary products
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July 31, 2012
There has been a recent uptick in talk around increased costs associated with flying, and about the frustration consumers often face when dealing with airline ancillary fees like baggage and seat...
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - July 2012
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July 30, 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during July 2012 - all here, in one easy read.
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Revealed: Winners in the battle for airline ancillary revenue
By Sean O'Neil
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July 25, 2012
Airlines raked in ancillary revenues of at least $22.6 billion in 2011, says the latest joint study by Amadeus, a global distribution system, and IdeaWorks, a research firm. US airlines led the world by...
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Tnooz-Sabre FREE Webinar: Technology and its massive impact on the travel experience
By Kevin May
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July 23, 2012
Technology continues to evolve at a rapid rate – but where it used to be something we use, now it’s part of our DNA.
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Change is coming to travel technology, driven by access to data and eager developers
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
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July 9, 2012
Lest we forget, travel technology - for all its complexities and inherent challenges - is actually a vibrant sector and well mined by the independent developer community.
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Goal-line technology - a shift of the goalposts in the airline vs GDS match
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
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July 5, 2012
As the world football (ahem, soccer) governing body FIFA confirms the introduction of goal-line technology, there is another industry facing similar changes to traditional processes.
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Travelocity sells Travelguru hotel site to Indian agency giant Yatra
By Kevin May
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June 29, 2012
Deal time on the subcontinent, with Travelocity selling its hotel spin-off service TravelGuru to Yatra, one of the biggest online travel agencies in India.
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - June 2012
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June 29, 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during June 2012 - all here, in one easy read.
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Sabre latest to get China access with TravelSky hotel deal
By Linda Fox
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June 14, 2012
Sabre has joined forces with China-based TravelSky in a deal with both the GDS sharing hotel content to travel agents connected to the respective systems
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All bets are off -- American Airlines to abandon HP reservations project for new partner
By Dennis Schaal
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June 12, 2012
In a blockbuster move, American Airlines and HP agreed to abandon their joint Passenger Service System project for the airline, and American hopes to select a new vendor with an existing reservations...
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Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
By Martin Collings
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June 12, 2012
When it comes to disruptive forces in travel distribution, 2010-2011 seemed to be largely about airlines, GDS's, GNE's (the so called Genies), direct connects, and full content agreements.
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China opens up again as state-owned TravelSky inks hotel distribution deal with Abacus
By Kevin May
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June 7, 2012
Further evidence that the Chinese government-backed TravelSky is looking outward for partners with news that it has signed a hotel distribution deal with Abacus.
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A look behind the curtain: Sabre 2011 results blunted by Travelocity troubles
By Dennis Schaal
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May 31, 2012
Sabre made some money in 2011, but its Travelocity business, beset by a decline in transaction revenue and unfavorable new airline agreements, dragged those numbers down.
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Sabre lines up massive $125M acquisition, second only to Lastminute deal in 2005
By Kevin May
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May 31, 2012
Sabre Holdings is poised to make what could be one of its biggest investments in recent memory, laying out what a leaked document says is up to $125 million on an undisclosed company.
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