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When it comes to the NDC, every day is Groundhog Day

By Viewpoints | August 29, 2013

ETTSA reacts to IATA's claim that the NDC is just a new data standard, saying instead it's anti-competitive -- and you don't have to receive GDS incentives to agree. Read More

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THack San Francisco - problems to be solved, new APIs added, sign up now

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2013

More details for budding developers for the upcoming THack hackathon in San Francisco in mid-September! Read More

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Fear and loathing in airline distribution (aka NDC Phobia)

By Viewpoints | August 26, 2013

Providing customers with more information and choice, enabling agents to sell a wider range of products and opening up a new realm of services more closely tailored to customers’ needs. Read More

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THack returns to San Francisco - bring your Valley ideas downtown for more creativity and inspiration

By PhocusWire | August 16, 2013

After the success of our first developer hackathon on the west coast of the US last September, THack is heading back to California! Read More

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Travelport: Merchandising and non-air activities pinpointed as strategic areas

By Kevin May | August 7, 2013

Exactly 12 months ago, Travelport predicted the industry would start seeing some positive numbers in its financial performance during 2013. So what happened? Read More

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DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - July 2013

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2013

Battery Ventures has bought out Frankfurt-based IHS. Read More

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Tnooz-Travelport webinar VIDEO: Redefining airline retail sales for agents and planners

By PhocusWire | July 24, 2013

Airline merchandising is one of the hot - and perhaps most controversial - topics to emerge in the industry over the past 18 months. Read More

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Travelport touts customisable flight search tech

By Linda Fox | July 23, 2013

Travelport has unveiled a service enabling travel retailers to present the most relevant flight options to customers by setting parameters within an application. Read More

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Airlines want to be retailers - a mini-SWOT analysis of the issues

By Viewpoints | July 16, 2013

When they succeed, high street stores, supermarket chains, the banking and telecommunications industries stand out as multi-channel retail experts. Read More

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Online managed travel is booming in Europe

By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2013

In 2014, mega agencies will book 41 billion euro in managed travel through online channels -- a 29% rise in annual gross bookings over four years. Read More

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Peace with honour - an idea to bring harmony to the world of airline distribution?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 4, 2013

Détente, meeting of minds? I am going to hypothesize how the industry as a whole can get behind the ideas surrounding IATA's NDC and find some common ground for moving forward. Read More

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Can there be Kumbaya between airlines and Global Distribution Systems with NDC?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 3, 2013

This is first article in a two parter on distribution and the airlines. In the first part I am going to try to cut through some of the partisan rhetoric and focus on why NDC is such an important issue... Read More

Webinars / Online

Tnooz-Travelport FREE webinar: Redefining airline retail sales for agents and planners

By PhocusWire | July 2, 2013

What is the best way to sell consumers and business travelers the airline experience? Where do the best sales techniques intersect with the most efficient merchandising tools? Read More

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DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - June 2013

By PhocusWire | June 25, 2013

CRS provider evolution is now offering a subscription-based payment schedule for hotels. Read More

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When IATA myth-busting falls short, let the airline big guns pick up the slack

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2013

In recent weeks IATA has done its all to champion the famed New Distribution Capability, including a blog to help dispel some of the so-called myths. Read More

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