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Technology is NOT the barrier to accessing airline ancillary products

By Viewpoints | July 31, 2012

There has been a recent uptick in talk around increased costs associated with flying, and about the frustration consumers often face when dealing with airline ancillary fees like baggage and seat... Read More

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

By PhocusWire | July 30, 2012

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

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No gold medal for Travelport as it takes painful tumble in the Olympic hurdles [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | July 27, 2012

Looks like everyone wants to capture a bit of the vibe surrounding the London 2012 Olympics, not least Travelport which released a video this week to plug its Smartpoint agent app. Read More

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Travelport lets agents play with the GDS on-the-road via iPhone application

By Kevin May | July 25, 2012

Nine-to-five opening hours for travel agents may soon be a thing of the past (if not already), with Travelport rolling out a mobile application for users of the Galileo GDS. Read More

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Revealed: Winners in the battle for airline ancillary revenue

By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2012

Airlines raked in ancillary revenues of at least $22.6 billion in 2011, says the latest joint study by Amadeus, a global distribution system, and IdeaWorks, a research firm. US airlines led the world by... Read More

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Finally, something BIG to get excited about in hotel technology

By Glenn Gruber | July 24, 2012

There’s little new in hotel distribution, but that’s not to say that there’s little interesting going on elsewhere in the industry when it comes to technology. Read More

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Change is coming to travel technology, driven by access to data and eager developers

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 9, 2012

Lest we forget, travel technology - for all its complexities and inherent challenges - is actually a vibrant sector and well mined by the independent developer community. Read More

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Goal-line technology - a shift of the goalposts in the airline vs GDS match

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 5, 2012

As the world football (ahem, soccer) governing body FIFA confirms the introduction of goal-line technology, there is another industry facing similar changes to traditional processes. Read More

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Throwing voice search into the mix to get flight, hotel and rail results

By Kevin May | June 29, 2012

Voice search, to some extent, is still in its relative infancy in the travel industry despite the buzz around Apple's Siri and the voice recognition capabilities of Google Android. Read More

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TripCommon wins THack London, takes on group travel planning with a twist

By Kevin May | June 29, 2012

Say two, maybe three or four friends, all living in different places around the world, want to meet up for a mini-break - how might they decide where to go and where to stay? Read More

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

By PhocusWire | June 29, 2012

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

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Travelport pulls back iron curtain for further drive into Eastern Europe

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2012

Travelport is gearing up for a push into the business travel market in Eastern Europe after experiencing good growth in region's leisure sector Read More

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Sabre latest to get China access with TravelSky hotel deal

By Linda Fox | June 14, 2012

Sabre has joined forces with China-based TravelSky in a deal with both the GDS sharing hotel content to travel agents connected to the respective systems Read More

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Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution

By Martin Collings | June 12, 2012

When it comes to disruptive forces in travel distribution, 2010-2011 seemed to be largely about airlines, GDS's, GNE's (the so called Genies), direct connects, and full content agreements. Read More

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China opens up again as state-owned TravelSky inks hotel distribution deal with Abacus

By Kevin May | June 7, 2012

Further evidence that the Chinese government-backed TravelSky is looking outward for partners with news that it has signed a hotel distribution deal with Abacus. Read More

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