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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - January 2014

By PhocusWire | January 31, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for January 2014... 31 January 2014: Sabre renews with Turkish Airlines The multi-year Read More

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What a year - NDC now no longer disruptive to physics of distribution

By Kevin May | January 31, 2014

January 2013 - the month when relations between many parties involved in the then short lifespan of IATA's (in)famous New Distribution Capability (NDC) project started getting tense. Over the cours Read More

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American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 30, 2014

Sabre and American Airlines have formally agreed to a deal whereby both US Airways and its sister carrier will use Sabre as the passenger service system for the merged airline. While this is hardly Read More

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Transavia says low cost carriers must embrace third party distribution

By Kevin May | January 28, 2014

One of Europe's oldest low cost carriers has added to a growing distribution debate by claiming its fellow airlines have "no option" but to overhaul their traditional ticketing model. Transavia, wh Read More

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Sabre unveils plan to IPO

By Kevin May | January 21, 2014

Sabre has filed its registration for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US. The company says the number of shares to be sold in the business Read More

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GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships

By Kevin May | January 17, 2014

Moves by Ryanair to re-enter the world of third party distribution through travel agencies are gathering pace ahead of an official launch of its corporate travel service. Revealed by Tnooz earlier Read More

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Ryanair wants ticket distribution via agencies, talking to all three GDSs

By Kevin May | January 15, 2014

When we said hell had frozen over at Ryanair, as it finally opened a Twitter account, we were being tongue in cheek - but it now appears the cold spell has continued in a serious way. Just three da Read More

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Brick-by-brick - China starts dismantling wall of air distribution

By Karthick Prabu | January 15, 2014

Possible game-changer alert: the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the licenses of two foreign GDSs to sell overseas airline tickets in the country. In late 2012, Tnooz rep Read More

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BookIt lands debut funding round in shape of $10M from Monroe Capital

By Kevin May | January 14, 2014

Online travel agency BookIt has raised $10 million in investment from Monroe Capital, some two and a half years after disclosing it was exploring "strategic alternatives" for the business. The comp Read More

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Hopper opens to all, also fires up data research service

By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2014

Last week saw the soft launch of Hopper, the long-awaited consumer trip planning engine that claims to be powered by the "world's largest structured database of travel information". Since last summ Read More

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GDS channel in from start as Tigerair and China Airlines join on low cost carrier

By Karthick Prabu | December 16, 2013

After marking a strong presence in the South Asian low cost carrier market, Tiger Airways is all set to replicate the same in North East Asia. Tigerair with China Airlines will be launching a new b Read More

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Regulatory decision close, but other moves in background with IATA NDC

By Kevin May | December 16, 2013

IATA says it expects to get some indication from US regulators in the coming weeks over approval for its Resolution 787 and "a major step in the right direction" for the NDC project. Director-gener Read More

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Amadeus decides virtual cards are back in vogue

By Kevin May | December 10, 2013

Heard something similar to this before? Amadeus has created a joint initiative with AirPlus to give travel agencies virtual credit cards for payments to suppliers. The Amadeus AirPlus Travel Agency Read More

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Why is a GDS launching an investment fund for travel startups?

By Karthick Prabu | December 6, 2013

The recent company to join the venture capital industry is none other than the GDS giant Amadeus. Today, Amadeus has officially announced its foray into (early stage) investing in travel startups t Read More

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Travel startup lessons learned from idea to glory in 12 months

By Viewpoints | December 2, 2013

This November, VerbalizeIt’s human translation platform was recognized as the travel startup of the year at the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit. As entrepreneurs, we are programmed to focus o Read More

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