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Gordon Wilson becomes CEO of Travelport, Jeff Clarke now exec chairman

By Kevin May | May 30, 2011

Changing of the guard today at Travelport with the widely expected promotion of Gordon Wilson to CEO and president, with incumbent Jeff Clarke moving upstairs to be executive chairman. Read More

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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - May 2011

By PhocusWire | May 30, 2011

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during May 2011 - all here in one easy read. Read More

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eNett brings virtual payment technology to Skytours

By Kevin May | May 27, 2011

Europe-wide online travel retailer Skytours is switching to a new payment technology provider courtesy of a deal with Travelport-backed joint venture eNett. Read More

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Why is the travel industry so unfriendly to startups?

By Viewpoints | May 26, 2011

Have you ever met anyone who has climbed Mount Everest? Have you ever met anyone who has been to Base Camp, the launch pad for the haul up the mountain? Read More

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Not friends, but American Airlines wants Sabre status update

By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2011

With a June 2 tipping point looming, American Airlines filed a request for a status conference with the Texas court handling its litigation with Sabre. Read More

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Travelport comes down hard on American Airlines over antitrust case

By Kevin May | May 25, 2011

Major broadside fired back at American Airlines today by Travelport as it finally reacts to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it and Orbitz last month. Read More

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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

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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

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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

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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

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