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Snapshot on European independent hotel bookings [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | October 28, 2015

The difference between the European and US markets is vast when it comes to hotel ownership and how it affects bookings. Primarily this revolves around the fact that independents represent a massiv Read More

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Alibaba flat-bats questions about Qunar and Ctrip share swap

By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2015

Alibaba's Q2s contain some eye-watering bigger picture e-commerce numbers but its response to a question about this week's Qunar/Ctrip share swap added little to the sum of human knowledge. Earlier Read More

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Qatar working on NDC plan B

By Martin Cowen | October 20, 2015

Qatar Airways, one of the first airlines to embrace NDC, is working on a "plan B" according to its CEO Akbar Al-Baker. As the keynote speaker at IATA's WPS 2015, Al-Baker went off message when he w Read More

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Travelport shuffles pack as MTT boss steps down three months after acquisition

By Kevin May | October 16, 2015

Mobile Travel Technologies has an interim CEO after founder and current boss Gerry Samuels decided to leave the business. Samuels sold the Dublin, Ireland-based company to Travelport in July this y Read More

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Only way for Lufthansa surcharge to succeed is if other airlines follow dangerous path

By Kevin May | October 8, 2015

Lufthansa may be "standing firm" on its controversial surcharge and denying any significant impact so far, but the wagons of the move's opponents are circling. At the CAPA World Aviation Summit in Read More

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Travelport acquires CETS and TraviAustria

By Kevin May | October 5, 2015

CETS, a tour operator booking platform in Central Europe, has been bought by Travelport as part of a wider deal to acquire its local distributor in Austria. Terms of the agreement to acquire Vienna Read More

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Duetto plays Trump card, GetThere gives United a leg up, VacationFutures rebrands as Rented, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for September: Wednesday 30 September 2015: Duetto lands deal with the Trump Hotel Collecti Read More

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Lufthansa blames GDS booking volume drop mostly on pilot strike

By Kevin May | September 25, 2015

Lufthansa has hit back at GDS bookings figures revealed by Tnooz yesterday as being "heavily influenced" by industrial action affecting the airline. Pilots belonging to the carrier held their 13th Read More

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Lufthansa takes GDS booking tumble with new surcharge, rival carriers benefit

By Kevin May | September 24, 2015

German carrier Lufthansa is beginning to see the impact of its decision to impose a levy on all bookings made through Global Distribution Systems. A highly confidential document obtained by Tnooz f Read More

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Hotel bookings via GDSs reach record high

By Kevin May | September 23, 2015

Hospitality reservation system provider TravelClick claims the industry is seeing an all-time record use of Global Distribution Systems for booking hotels. In its annual Global Travel Agent GDS stu Read More

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RouteHappy announces $3 million in funding, pushes hub for airline partners

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2015

RouteHappy has secured a further three million investment with, this time, PAR Capital Ventures leading the Series B round. Existing investors iNovia Capital, which led a $3.3 million Series A roun Read More

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GDSs welcome Lufthansa distribution competition - but it must play by the rules

By Kevin May | September 14, 2015

The European Commission has a "duty" to intervene in the ongoing Lufthansa GDS surcharge saga, a complaint to the regulator has charged. The European Travel & Technology Services Association, w Read More

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Grab your popcorn - Lufthansa CCO versus Business Travel Coalition chairman

By Kevin May | September 11, 2015

To say the debate over the Lufthansa GDS surcharge has been rather heated would be a bit of an understatement. It is, in fact, perhaps one of the most polarising debates in travel technology for ma Read More

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Amadeus' three pillars for China

By Viewpoints | September 10, 2015

Amadeus is one of the many international firms building up its presence in China in response to the gradual liberalization of travel technology and distribution. NB This is a guest article by Rites Read More

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Lufthansa begins GDS surcharge, claims direct connectivity gaining interest

By Kevin May | September 1, 2015

European carrier Lufthansa has not bowed to any of the industry pressure of recent months and today introduced its controversial GDS levy. Every booking made via an intermediary using a global dist Read More

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