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Southwest considering Sabre or Amadeus for new reservations system

By Dennis Schaal | December 16, 2010

Southwest Airlines is actively considering a switch to a new internal reservations system and has narrowed its choices of vendors to Sabre and Amadeus. Read More

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MassiveGood spends $11M, attracts $200,000 in donations so far

By Kevin May | December 1, 2010

MassiveGood, a global fundraising campaign backed by a string of travel companies and celebrities, has raised less than a quarter of a million dollars in six months. Read More

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Buying air tickets was always tricky and is still a mess - is change coming?

By Viewpoints | November 23, 2010

Twenty years ago I used to run the largest air consolidator business in Scandinavia. We had a single aim: to have the best and the most fares you could find. Read More

GDS Bitesize - service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre

By PhocusWire | November 6, 2010

The latest news from the GDS world, including new airline agreements, product news and initiatives. Latest: Travelport connect anger/Southwest. Read More

Student Universe supplements Sabre with ITA Software for search

By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2010

ITA Software picked up Student Universe.com as a client, its first new customer, albeit a relatively small one, since Google announced July 1 its intent to buy ITA. Read More

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Sabre buys flight planning technology provider f:wz

By Kevin May | September 29, 2010

Sabre Holdings has added a flight planning tech firm to its armoury with the acquisition of Vienna, Austria-based f:wz from Dubai Aerospace Enterprises. Read More

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After nuclear-led Cold War comes travel distribution detente

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | September 23, 2010

At this time of the year in Beijing, as summer gives way to autumn and the Chinese offer mooncakes to the Lady of the Moon, there’s a change in the direction of the wind that blows through the city. Read More

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Travelport adds sponsored flights into GDS displays

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 20, 2010

If the coalition of anti-fee forces were upset about ancillary services affecting GDS displays, what will they think of the new Travelport sponsored availability displays? Read More

Online players virtually absent from US travel promotion board

By Dennis Schaal | September 17, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department made a few curious picks for the maiden board of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. Read More

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Sabre TripCase goes Pro with premium version

By Dennis Schaal | September 16, 2010

TripCase, the mobile itinerary management service, is adding a fee-based premium version. Read More

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Two minute warning as China mulls nuclear weapons in travel tech war

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | September 15, 2010

Who would've thought the fight over travel distribution could be likened to the Cold War and India's greatest figure from history. Read More

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Sabre to show ancillary services from 60 airlines globally

By Dennis Schaal | September 15, 2010

Tired of airlines keeping ancillary services in their own channels, Sabre went out and got them. Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal: Amadeus expects EU scrutiny

By Kevin May | September 14, 2010

Global distribution system Amadeus has broken cover and says it is anticipating scrutiny by European regulators over Google's acquisition of ITA Software. Read More

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Travelport gears up for launch of Universal API

By Kevin May | September 9, 2010

Slated for release in the next few weeks, details are beginning to emerge about the long-awaited official launch of the Universal API project by Travelport. Read More