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Booking.com and Sabre blow their hotel inventory trumpet

By Kevin May | July 3, 2014

Following HomeAway's milestone of reaching one million properties last week, now it's the turn of Booking.com and Sabre to join in. Priceline-owned Booking.com has been busily telling everyone this Read More

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Fastbooking launches B2B engine, Sabre heads to Azerbaijan, and more

By PhocusWire | June 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for June 2014. Friday 27 June 2014: Fastbooking launches a new booking engine Fastbooki Read More

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Moving airlines from Argos (minus the catalogue) to a grit-free web experience

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2014

Analogies describing the online travel experience are plentiful and yet Argos without the catalogue sticks in the mind as an image of what it can be like for users. The analogy comes from Comair ec Read More

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Travelport buys hospitality distribution system Hotelzon

By Kevin May | June 11, 2014

Travelport, in a bid to boost its presence in areas "Beyond Air", has bought UK-based hotel distribution platform Hotelzon. Terms of the deal are undisclosed. Hotelzon provides various hotel dis Read More

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Nuggets from the Travelport IPO filing

By Sean O'Neil | June 4, 2014

With Travelport's latest attempt to IPO now out in the open, analysts and potential investors will be poring over the details filed today. The S1 placed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Read More

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Travelport files for IPO in New York

By Kevin May | June 4, 2014

Travelport is to resurrect its plan to join the public financial markets, issuing documents today with its intention to list in the US. The company will seek to raise $100 million as part of the li Read More

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OpenJaw wins Asia Miles deal, SpiceJet launches MySpiceTrip, and more

By PhocusWire | May 29, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Thursday 29 May 2014: OpenJaw creates redemption platform for Asia Miles The Read More

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Amadeus snaps GermanWings, Sabre gets Iberia bags, Travelport signs up CityJet, and more

By PhocusWire | May 28, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Wednesday 28 May 2014: Amadeus and GermanWings sign distribution and ancillar Read More

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What a difference six months makes - Ryanair digital rennaissance

By Kevin May | May 27, 2014

In isolation the moves by Ryanair might trigger a bit of shrug from industry watchers - but as a body of work the last six months have been nothing short of remarkable. Going back to the GDS (via T Read More

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Delta takes its PSS and flight data systems back from Travelport

By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2014

To cut its costs, Delta Air Lines is re-acquiring data, intellectual property rights, and staffing to about 180 vital back-end applications from travel technology company Travelport. The announceme Read More

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Will technology enhance or destroy the corporate’s hotel-travel policy?

By Kevin May | May 15, 2014

When thinking about hotels, the travel manager is constantly challenged to balance the needs of the company with the needs of the traveler colleague. Corporate travelers, like their leisure counter Read More

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Travelport: will sell Orbitz stake if price is right

By Kevin May | May 9, 2014

Travelport says it would consider selling its share of online travel agency Orbitz as it looks to tidy up the debt on its balance sheet. The company owns approximately 48% of Orbitz Worldwide (the Read More

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Acquisitions and organic growth create positive quarter for Amadeus

By Linda Fox | May 8, 2014

Amadeus has reported positive growth for the three months ended March 31 2014 claiming its distribution business has outperformed the sector. Highlights of Q1 include: A 9.1% increase in revenu Read More

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Travelport renews Virgin Atlantic and grabs Air China, and more

By PhocusWire | April 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for April 2014. Friday 28 April 2014: Travelport renews Virgin Atlantic distribution deal Read More

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Future shocks - Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple in an airline world

By Linda Fox | April 23, 2014

Picture this - airline X tells says your flight has been delayed 24 hours. Frustrated? Yes, until a GAFA comes to the rescue and presents you, via your mobile device, with a boarding pass for the next Read More

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