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What's the deal with travel industry payments? [VIDEO]

By Sponsored Content | June 29, 2016

Many travel companies view payments simply as a necessary evil. But with travel companies paying up to 3% more than necessary on transactions, taking the time to understand what the cost of paymen Read More

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Navitaire gains NDC accreditation, Airbnb hosts Avantio, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 29, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2016. Wednesday 29 June 2016: Navitaire gains NDC certification IATA's highe Read More

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The true cost of travel payments

By Sponsored Content | June 20, 2016

When it comes to supplier payments, travel firms need to be aware of the indirect costs of doing business. NB: This is a viewpoint by Anthony Hynes, CEO and managing director for eNett Internationa Read More

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Travelport’s new CCO Shurrock discusses strategy, wraps up tour

By Sean O'Neil | June 15, 2016

In January, Stephen Shurrock became chief commercial officer of Travelport, the UK-based company that provides a technology platform to support travel bookings. He has since been on a listening tour o Read More

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How could airlines, hotels, agencies, and platforms share data with less friction?

By Sean O'Neil | June 14, 2016

Travelers hope to be respected as the individuals they are. But too often, their booking experiences are homogeneous and impersonal — and so are their flights and hotel stays. One explanation is th Read More

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Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion

By Kevin May | June 9, 2016

Three senators have urged US authorities to investigate "potential anti-competitive implications" of comments made by Lufthansa boss, Carsten Spohr. The trio - Republican Mike Lee (Utah) and Democr Read More

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Not augmented, not virtual - it's mixed reality that changes the game

By Kevin May | June 1, 2016

Blippar is one of the well-funded augmented reality software providers to have targeted the travel industry in 2016. The company raised $54 million in a Series D round in March this year, just 12 m Read More

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Emirates renews Amadeus deal, AeroMexico deepens Travelport ties, and more...

By PhocusWire | May 30, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for May 2016. Monday 30 May 2016: Amadeus renews Emirates agreement The Dubai-based a Read More

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Scores of airlines to implement NDC (and agencies also now approve)

By Kevin May | May 25, 2016

At least 90 airlines will expect to be using the New Distribution Capability standard by 2020, IATA claims. The full results of a consultation with carriers around the world will be released at the Read More

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EuTravel latest to join multi-modal scene as companies jostle for position

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2016

Travelport has announced its participation in EuTravel, an initiative to develop an online travel planning and booking service which incorporates a range of transport options. EuTravel was set up i Read More

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Rome2Rio takes instant bookings for trains, flights being tested

By Kevin May | May 9, 2016

The instant booking trend on travel sites is now hitting the multi-modal players, with Rome2Rio taking bookings for rail trips in the UK. The Australia-based company has enlisted the help of Silver Read More

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Sabre claims it outperforms Amadeus and Travelport in finding low fares

By Sean O'Neil | May 5, 2016

In the early 1980s Pepsi launched a marketing campaign that touted blindfolded taste tests that found that consumers preferred its sweeter flavor to Coke's. Sabre seems to be hoping that the GDS eq Read More

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Travelport continues to grow non-air revenues

By Martin Cowen | May 5, 2016

Travelport's "Beyond Air" initiative has helped it turn in a strong start to its financial year, with payments business eNett and hospitality bookings supplementing a decent performance from air. T Read More

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Travelport flies with Germania and Fly Blue Crane, British Airways extras on NDC, and more...

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2016

This is a roundup for product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for April 2016. Friday 29 April 2016: Travelport flies with Germania Swiss and Fly Blue Cr Read More

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Travelport acquires Galileo Japan

By Sean O'Neil | April 5, 2016

Travelport has acquired one of its distributors, Galileo Japan, from a consortium of airlines. The technology company, which runs one of the world's global distribution systems, will build a fresh Read More

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