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Travelport growth to come from non-air, possibly a third of revenue within three years

By Martin Cowen | February 23, 2015

Travelport's first set of full-year results since returning to the public markets came in at the top end of expectations, according to president and CEO Gordon Wilson. In 2014, Travelport recorded Read More

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Expedia spends $86.3 million to increase stake in AirAsia joint venture

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

Expedia Inc will now command a 75% ownership of its joint venture with AirAsia, after a cash injection of $86.3 million this week. The pair originally formed the partnership in March 2011 as a 50:5 Read More

News / Distribution

How the Expedia-Orbitz deal could have happened five years ago

By Kevin May | February 13, 2015

News this week that Expedia has bought rival Orbitz signals a fundamental shift in the world of online travel agencies. But the industry already had an inkling that something like this was on the c Read More

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Travelport agrees SAS deal, CouProm and Sabre, Siteminder and Sercotel, and more...

By PhocusWire | January 27, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Tuesday 27 January 2015: Travelport agrees new SAS distribution deal Read More

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Travelport takes stake in tour distribution company travel-IT

By Nick Vivion | January 8, 2015

Travelport has taken a majority stake in German tour distribution company travel-IT. Germany's travel and leisure market weighs in as one of the largest in Europe, at Euro 26 million. That's a seri Read More

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Ryanair launches US site, Hotelzon in Ireland, BusBud catches Greyhound, and more...

By PhocusWire | December 29, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for December 2014. Monday 29 December 2014: Ryanair launches US site Budget carrier Rya Read More

Webinars

Festive catch-up time - every Tnooz webinar from 2014

By Kevin May | December 22, 2014

Tnooz has produced countless webinars over the course of 2014, covering everything from metasearch and payments to retailing and guest profiling. So what better way to spend those quieter days in t Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Sabre changed its tune over NDC

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 18, 2014

There was a subtle change at Sabre HQ during 2014 - from leading the battle against IATA's NDC to embracing it. Sabre went to war against American Airlines in 2010. Furthermore, in then railed in p Read More

News / Technology

THack Bangalore results - creativity abounds during a weekend of frantic coding

By Martin Cowen | December 8, 2014

The second Tnooz THack Bangalore took place last weekend at the offices of HolidayIQ. In a slightly different twist to the previous thirteen Tnooz THacks, this event included a Travelport Challeng Read More

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Travel buyers still unsure over role and need for NDC

By Kevin May | December 4, 2014

Two and a half years since the (then) controversial New Distribution Capability project was unveiled by IATA, yet there appears plenty still to do to energise the industry. A survey of nearly 200 t Read More

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WhichAirline adds Skyscanner API, SpecialGlobe helps special needs families, and more...

By PhocusWire | November 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for October 2014. Tuesday 25 November 2014: European flight search service WhichAirline int Read More

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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

News / Online

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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