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Travelport proclaims first GDS to reach next NDC level

By Jill Menze | December 14, 2017

Yesterday Travelport became the first GDS to obtain Level 3 status under IATA’s New Distribution Capability initiative. Read More

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Travelport is first GDS to receive Level 3 NDC certification from IATA

By Michele McDonald | December 13, 2017

Travelport became the first GDS to be certified as a Level 3 aggregater under IATA’s New Distribution Capability initiative. NDC is intended to create a new distribution standard for the airline in Read More

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Ryanair and Amadeus end ticketing deal

By Kevin May | December 8, 2017

Ryanair will no longer distribute fares to travel agencies via Amadeus after the pair were unable to reach agreement on a new contract. Read More

News / Distribution

Ryanair to end distribution partnership with Amadeus

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2017

Ryanair has said it is ending its distribution partnership with Amadeus from December 15. The low-cost airline says in a statement that the pair failed to reach a new agreement. Ryanair began di Read More

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Travelport settles consumers' class action antitrust lawsuit against GDS companies

By Michele McDonald | November 27, 2017

Travelport reached a settlement agreement in an antitrust lawsuit charging the three western GDS companies with conspiring to avoid competing with each other. Sabre and Amadeus remain defendants in Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Jim Davidson of Farelogix

By Kevin May | November 21, 2017

With a career spanning roles at OAG and Amadeus, the outspoken Jim Davidson is perhaps the ideal person to be spearheading a company now embedded in its role of trying to force changes in airline... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 4

By Kevin May | November 14, 2017

After a day of pitches from startups, PhocusWire's PundIT Show returns to take the temperature of three delegates at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Online

Why is travel tech so risky, according to investors?

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 14, 2017

During a roundtable discussion at The Phocuswright Conference, ConnexPay CEO Bob Kaufman made a bold statement: travel companies run the same investment risks as adult entertainment. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: GDSs survive but full content agreements will not

By Kevin May | November 9, 2017

British Airways has got it right, but Lufthansa has not - that's the view emerging over the latest changes in airline distribution. Read More

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VIDEO: Asia leads the pack of digital travelers

By Kevin May | November 8, 2017

India, China and Indonesia have come out on top in a list of countries with the most digitally savvy travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport dives into digital traveler differences

By Marisa Garcia | November 8, 2017

Travelport has published research into digital traveler behaviour with spotlights on various regional differences and highlighting priorities and pain points for travelers. Global trends The distrib Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Gordon Wilson of Travelport

By Kevin May | November 8, 2017

Travelport, as one of the three main distribution platforms that power so much of the mechanics behind the industry, is evolving - not least because it has to, as technology and processes evolve. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport continues modest growth, non-air and APAC stand out performers

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2017

Travelport attributes ongoing gains reported in its third quarter results to non-air business as well as international growth. The company says net revenue increased 3% to $611 million although net Read More

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Amadeus on changing business models, tech ROI and NDC

By Marisa Garcia | October 31, 2017

Business strategy evolution is as critical as technology revolution according to a senior executive from Amadeus. In the sidelines of IATA’s World Passenger Symposium in Barcelona last week, tnooz Read More

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Sabre CEO wants to lead the pack in the march toward an NDC world

By Michele McDonald | October 4, 2017

The CEO of Sabre Corp. declared that the company will be the leader in the industry’s development of distribution and retailing solutions that leverage IATA’s NDC standard. Sabre issued a press sta Read More

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