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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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DISTRIBUTION - Product news, launches and more - May 2013

By PhocusWire | May 31, 2013

Travelport signs new content agreement with Air France-KLM. Read More

Webinars / Online

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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