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Amadeus-Travelport flirt with merger, but now let's get serious

By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2009

The Times reported that Amadeus and Travelport, which operate three of the four major global distribution systems, have abandoned merger talks and will pursue separate public offerings in Madrid and... Read More

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Sabre pushes cubeless, but CEO opts for a cube

By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2009

Sabre has been marketing cubeless, a social networking platform and knowledge base, to corporations inside and outside the travel industry, but now, it turns out, chairman and CEO Sam Gilliland has... Read More

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Sam Gilliland says HEY! Maybe add Sabre to that GDS public offering party

By Kevin May | October 18, 2009

There is clearly something in the air in GDSland, perhaps fuelled by the apparent green shoots of recovery appearing in the ground. Now it's the turn of Sabre to shed a small chink of light on its... Read More

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Farelogix to Sabre: What free ride?

By Dennis Schaal | October 14, 2009

As the U.S. Dept. of Justice apparently continues to contact customers of Farelogix and Sabre, Farelogix President and CEO Jim Davidson rejected Sabre's allegation that their developer's agreement,... Read More

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Winter capacity cuts will affect GDS revenues - or will they?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 14, 2009

It has become an interesting conundrum that the GDS market for airline segments has been seeing cuts that outpaced the capacity and traffic cuts from the airlines. Some of this is obvious but some is... Read More

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Tour operator 'blown away' by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but...

By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2009

Travelport and Apple Vacations, among the largest tour operators in North America, announced today that Apple Vacations had dumped Sabre and completed the conversion to Travelport's Worldspan, with all... Read More

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ITA Software powers air-shopping on Southwest Airlines website

By Dennis Schaal | October 8, 2009

This just in: ITA Software picked up another airline customer for its QPX airfare pricing and shopping system: Southwest Airlines. The press release hasn't dropped yet, but the functionality is now live... Read More

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Farelogix: Sabre's 'content fragmentation' charge doesn't stick

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2009

With the U.S. Dept. of Justice making inquiries into allegations by Farelogix that Sabre engaged in anti-competitive practices, Farelogix President and CEO Jim Davidson answered counter-charges by Sabre... Read More

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U.S. Dept. of Justice begins Sabre-Farelogix inquiry

By Dennis Schaal | October 5, 2009

The U.S. Dept. of Justice has begun looking into allegations by Farelogix that Sabre engaged in anti-competitive practices when it terminated a Farelogix developers' agreement in March. Tnooz has... Read More

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Kayak sets sights on TripIt-Dopplr clan with its own trip planner

By Dennis Schaal | October 1, 2009

Kayak undoubtedly has an unwelcome surprise for TripIt, Dopplr, Traxo and Sabre’s TripCase, among other contenders. That’s because Kayak has quietly introduced in beta Kayak Trips, an itinerary-sharing... Read More

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Knowing nothing about travel helped, says Orbitz employee Number 5

By Dennis Schaal | October 1, 2009

In 2000, Roger Liew became employee No. 5 of Orbitz, the airline-owned website that was to launch the following year. In the seemingly irrational world of travel technology, with its mainframe... Read More

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TripIt partners with Hotwire, Sabre readies ad model for TripCase

By Dennis Schaal | September 30, 2009

TripIt, the itinerary management company, has entered into its first distribution relationship with an online travel agency, Hotwire. Once the deal gets implemented in several months, Hotwire customers... Read More

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Is $1bn a realistic figure for a Kayak IPO?

By Dennis Schaal | September 25, 2009

Suddenly, with the credit and stock markets thawing a bit, a slew of travel companies may be talking to investment bankers and testing the IPO waters. Consider that the Boston.com reported that Kayak is... Read More

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