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Travelport first post-IPO earnings show 2014 revenues up 3% so far

By Kevin May | November 6, 2014

Travelport issued its debut quarterly earnings report following its listing on the public markets, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA up 3% and 4% respectively. The figures for the year-to-date saw n Read More

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Detente allows Iranian travel agents to use technology to be part of the world order

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 5, 2014

As part of sanctions largely led by the USA against Iran, the country has been in the dark for many years. Now there is an emergence of sorts into the light – or at least a small crack. All the Read More

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Avvio grabs $5.5 million investment from Calculus Capital

By Kevin May | November 5, 2014

Hotel booking engine and web design provider Avvio has scored a $5.5 million injection of capital from Calculus Capital. The company, which as offices in Ireland and the UK, also creates online mar Read More

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Sabre inks with South African Airways, Travelport signs WestJet, HotelsClick gets TripAdvisor, and more...

By PhocusWire | October 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for October 2014. Tuesday 28 October 2014: Sabre agrees new distribution partnership with S Read More

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Time to rejoice? NDC has finally had its I'M HERE party

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 20, 2014

IATA has obviously used previous World Passenger Symposiums as a platform to advance the concept of its NDC (New Distribution Capability). But this year's gig in San Diego was different. At the Read More

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Watch out, Bangalore - THack is coming back!

By Kevin May | October 16, 2014

THack is returning to Bangalore... Get ready to code away for the chance to win your share of US$10,000 (or more) in cash and other prizes. It is, once again, all about pulling together ideas and f Read More

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Amadeus to launch merchandising system, plugging into existing hosting technology and NDC

By Kevin May | October 14, 2014

Amadeus is to make its biggest push yet into the world of airline merchandising, as part of a vision to unlock what it claims is at least $130 billion in revenues for carriers. The company says tap Read More

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Compelling travel concepts fly into THack SFO

By Nick Vivion | October 6, 2014

The latest edition of our ongoing THack series landed at San Francisco's International Airport this weekend, taking over the impressive conference room in Terminal 2. Inspiration was everywhere, with Read More

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THack returns to San Francisco for a third year

By Kevin May | September 29, 2014

THack is back. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ... in Terminal 2 ... a 24-hour travel hackathon inside the airport. Join Tnooz on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October and help change the fa Read More

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Travelport signs BCD, GTA partners with Compass, Amadeus hails GermanWings shift, and more...

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for September 2014. Friday 26 September 2014: Travelport signs long-term deal with BCD Trav Read More

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Travelport to IPO at $16 a share, at high end of expected range

By Sean O'Neil | September 24, 2014

The US initial public offering of Travelport, the Atlanta, Georgia-based global distribution system (GDS), will be priced at $16 a share. That's at the highest end of the range it marketed 13 days ago Read More

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Ryanair/Amadeus: promo fares not on GDS; no US/China deal yet

By Martin Cowen | September 24, 2014

Amadeus' senior VP of distribution Holger Taubmann shared the stage with Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary at the FVW Congress in Cologne and talked over this morning's announcement that Ryanair fares wil Read More

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Ryanair signs distribution deal with Amadeus

By Martin Cowen | September 24, 2014

Amadeus has signed a deal with Ryanair and will sell the carrier's inventory through its global distribution network, the pair announced today. Tnooz broke the news at the start of the year that Ry Read More

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Concur, SAP, data and the pivoting of corporate travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 19, 2014

The rumoured bidding war is over - Germany-based SAP emerged as the victor in the battle to acquire Concur. The deal for the US expense management and corporate travel IT company was $8.3 billion, Read More

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Sabre plots hospitality growth - tuck-ins, geographic and customer expansion

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2014

Just days before Sabre announced its acquisition of Genares, chief executive Tom Klein was speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2014 Technology Conference. He will no doubt have had hospitality on the bra Read More

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