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Open AXIS air distribution standards group taken over by ATPCO

By Kevin May | January 22, 2013

Airfare data filing service ATPCO has assumed responsibility for the Open AXIS Group, taking over maintaining and developing the organisation's XML standards for airlines. Read More

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From the Tnooz archive - Distribution prediction (2011) and Travelport IPO (2010)

By PhocusWire | January 18, 2013

Rolling back the years... Read More

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The real NDC: Decoding the planned (r)evolution in airline distribution by IATA and airlines

By Sean O'Neil | January 17, 2013

A proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users probably won't replace GDSs. But that doesn't mean the effort is useless. Read More

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Air France-KLM signs Amadeus, reveals its distribution cards

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2013

It is an ever edgy relationship between airline and global distribution system and now more than ever because of IATA's plans for a new distribution system Read More

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GetYourGuide raises $14M for tours and activities push in new markets

By Kevin May | January 7, 2013

In what could be one of the biggest investments so far in the growing online tours and activities sector, GetYourGuide has grabbed $14 million from Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe. Read More

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Deregulation of the air distribution in China and how agents can capitalise

By Viewpoints | January 7, 2013

Today’s travel agency environment is both dynamic and turbulent. Read More

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Travelport research shows room for travel agents at the digital inn

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2012

Travelport's latest research into how leisure traveller plan and book their trips shows to what extent consumers now rely on their mobile phones. Read More

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Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel

By Kevin May | November 30, 2012

Agoda has taken no time at all in trying to mop up affiliates that have potentially lost out as a result of the closure of Kuoni-owned Octopus Travel. Read More

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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - November 2012

By PhocusWire | November 29, 2012

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during November 2012 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Deregulation of the air distribution in China and what it means for airlines

By Viewpoints | November 27, 2012

Some hard facts: around 800 million new air travellers are expected to be flying from 2009 to 2014, with at least a quarter coming from China. Read More

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Farewell Octopus Travel - consumer brand axed as Kuoni focuses on B2B

By Kevin May | November 25, 2012

No fanfare or redirecting to alternative places to book a hotel - Octopus Travel, a name synonymous with the early days of travel on the web for consumers, is no more. Read More

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Travelport squeezes more juice out of customer feedback

By Linda Fox | November 22, 2012

Agile, nimble and GDS - not words that traditionally you would find together but all of the distribution giants are working hard to change perceptions Read More

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The global all-stars of upselling and cross-selling have tricks to teach the travel industry

By Sean O'Neil | November 19, 2012

More impact, higher margins -- for top retailers, there's method to their ancillary sales, says Amadeus and IdeaWorksCompany. Read More

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Concur invests $2M in voice tech tool Evature, first startup on receiving end of $150M fund

By Kevin May | November 12, 2012

Israel-based Evature is the first recipient of an new programme created by travel and expense technology company Concur to invest in startups. Read More

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Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More

By Kevin May | November 11, 2012

More evidence that the tour and activity sector is finally going mainstream, with Travelport giving agents tools to sell products from suppliers direct to leisure travellers. Read More

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