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DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - May 2013
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DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - May 2013
By PhocusWire | May 31, 2013
Travelport signs new content agreement with Air France-KLM. Read More
Tnooz-eNett-MasterCard webinar VIDEO: How travel payments are transforming the industry
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Tnooz-eNett-MasterCard webinar VIDEO: How travel payments are transforming the industry
By PhocusWire | May 9, 2013
Do you understand the true costs of travel payments, how to reduce your exposure to credit card fraud and surcharges or how virtual cards work? Read More
Cautious optimism from Travelport as it edges along growth path
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Cautious optimism from Travelport as it edges along growth path
By Linda Fox | May 9, 2013
Travelport continues to show revenue gains as it delivers results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2013 Read More
Sabre enhances merchandising capabilities with Custom Offers
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Sabre enhances merchandising capabilities with Custom Offers
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2013
Sabre has released technology enabling hotels and airlines to put together personalised offers for customers Read More
Swanky new home for Sabre in London - there is opportunity for a video or two in that
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Swanky new home for Sabre in London - there is opportunity for a video or two in that
By Kevin May | May 4, 2013
Cast your minds back a few years to when people went (Lady) gaga over Google's new offices in Zurich, Switzerland - wacky, dripping in technology and colour, and annoying for facility managers across... Read More
Travelport gets a new chairman, picks up Zuji for distribution after Travelocity sale
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Travelport gets a new chairman, picks up Zuji for distribution after Travelocity sale
By Kevin May | May 2, 2013
Changes at board level for Travelport as a new chairman is unveiled to replace Jeff Clarke and a number of new directors join following the recent completion of its refinancing. Read More
Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013
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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during April 2013 - all here, in one easy read. Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013
Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share. Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
By Viewpoints | April 24, 2013
At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines. Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part One of Three - Birth of the GDS
By Viewpoints | April 23, 2013
What was hotel marketing like before the internet? Most marketers would agree these were simpler times. Read More
The hidden costs of travel payments
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The hidden costs of travel payments
By Viewpoints | April 16, 2013
Muhammad Ali famously once said: "Often, it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe." Read More
Google chimes in on airline distribution changes, criticises closed shop and speed issues
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Google chimes in on airline distribution changes, criticises closed shop and speed issues
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2013
IATA’s proposed NDC airline standard won’t meet the performance necessary to meet the demands of internet surfers according to a senior Google exec Read More
Applying some Googlezon magic dust to airline retailing
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Applying some Googlezon magic dust to airline retailing
By Linda Fox | April 15, 2013
Gather a bunch of airline bosses in a room and ask them what they want from technology – the answer doesn’t seem like rocket science Read More
Tnooz-eNett-MasterCard FREE Webinar: How travel payments are transforming the industry
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Tnooz-eNett-MasterCard FREE Webinar: How travel payments are transforming the industry
By PhocusWire | April 13, 2013
Today’s travel payments landscape is complex. With rapidly changing points of sale, complicated distribution chains and legacy payment systems competing with new payment innovations, it’s about time... Read More
THack Sydney - Winners cover off mobile assistance and event travel planning
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THack Sydney - Winners cover off mobile assistance and event travel planning
By Kevin May | April 11, 2013
Another city, another travel hackathon - with a team from Flight Centre creating a mobile service to help travellers on the road and another team helping festival goers organise their trip. Read More
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