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The evolution of the GDS model
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The evolution of the GDS model
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 23, 2011
Many travellers - and perhaps many in the industry - must be confused and somewhat bemused by the current arcane disputes over distribution costs. Read More
Technically speaking, are air fares fair?
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Technically speaking, are air fares fair?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 18, 2011
As the world of travel distribution is being challenged by a large number of external pressures, the focus has been on the airlines versus their GDS partners. Read More
British Airways moving into the spotlight over distribution model
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British Airways moving into the spotlight over distribution model
By Kevin May | May 16, 2011
British Airways is under the microscope over its distribution strategy as GDS negotiations start to appear on the horizon and sister carrier American Airlines continues to push the direct-connect model. Read More
Orbitz to move some searches from ITA Software to Travelport
By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide revealed several months ago that it renewed its contract with ITA Software for airfare searches, but what wasn't known until today is that OWW's U.S. sites will begin migrating a... Read More
Travelport Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 13, 2011
Travelport released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
Golden oldies - travel technology in 1984 [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | May 12, 2011
The name Travicom is enough to make even hard nosed folk in travel tech glisten with nostalgia, momentarily at least. Read More
Amadeus Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Amadeus released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
European rail promise as technology standards project begins
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European rail promise as technology standards project begins
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Another stab at developing technology standards to make rail distribution easier in Europe has officially started, following approval by the European Commission in Brussels. Read More
Orbitz losses widen on under-performing US businesses
By Dennis Schaal | May 5, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide's first quarter losses widened to $10.9 million, from $5.3 million in the red a year earlier, and the company attributed much of the drag to its under-performing U.S. consumer... Read More
Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy
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Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 2, 2011
While much of the battle in distribution has been commercially motivated, there is also the question of core development that needs to be addressed. Read More
THack Vegas - more hacker presentations
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THack Vegas - more hacker presentations
By Kevin May | May 2, 2011
Alongside the winner PocketVillage and runner-up Kijubi, three other participants took part in THack Vegas earlier this week. Here are their presentations. Read More
Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during April 2011 - all here in one easy read. Read More
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
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Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 28, 2011
Can the modern travel industry be compared to a classic 1950s movie starring Marlon Brando? Read More
THack Vegas - PocketVillage scoops top prize
By Kevin May | April 27, 2011
German metasearch site for tours and activities PocketVillage won first place at THack Vegas, combining five APIs to create a mobile-based destination product platform. Read More
How rail is evolving and why travel websites need to be ready
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How rail is evolving and why travel websites need to be ready
By Kevin May | March 21, 2011
At an off-the-record gathering of leading European online travel execs last summer the group was asked if rail was a priority in their mid to long term planning. Read More
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