Travelport

Travelport in major reorganisation of commercial divisions
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Travelport in major reorganisation of commercial divisions
By Kevin May | October 28, 2010
Significant moves at Travelport this week with a wholesale restructuring of its GDS and airline IT departments across multiple territories. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Who is missing from the FairSearch plot?
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Google-ITA Software deal: Who is missing from the FairSearch plot?
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
Those behind the FairSearch anti-Google movement will clearly have been delighted with the acres of coverage the launch received yesterday. Read More
After nuclear-led Cold War comes travel distribution detente
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After nuclear-led Cold War comes travel distribution detente
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | September 23, 2010
At this time of the year in Beijing, as summer gives way to autumn and the Chinese offer mooncakes to the Lady of the Moon, there’s a change in the direction of the wind that blows through the city. Read More
Travelport adds sponsored flights into GDS displays
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Travelport adds sponsored flights into GDS displays
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 20, 2010
If the coalition of anti-fee forces were upset about ancillary services affecting GDS displays, what will they think of the new Travelport sponsored availability displays? Read More
Future of travel reservation systems is CRM - but not as we know it
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Future of travel reservation systems is CRM - but not as we know it
By Alex Bainbridge | September 20, 2010
For those of us who work in the travel reservation system software world we tend to be optimising and commoditising ideas that were first mooted in the late 1990s. Read More
Two minute warning as China mulls nuclear weapons in travel tech war
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Two minute warning as China mulls nuclear weapons in travel tech war
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | September 15, 2010
Who would've thought the fight over travel distribution could be likened to the Cold War and India's greatest figure from history. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Amadeus expects EU scrutiny
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Google-ITA Software deal: Amadeus expects EU scrutiny
By Kevin May | September 14, 2010
Global distribution system Amadeus has broken cover and says it is anticipating scrutiny by European regulators over Google's acquisition of ITA Software. Read More
Travelport gears up for launch of Universal API
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Travelport gears up for launch of Universal API
By Kevin May | September 9, 2010
Slated for release in the next few weeks, details are beginning to emerge about the long-awaited official launch of the Universal API project by Travelport. Read More
Identifying bad wolves and luddites in the airline industry
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Identifying bad wolves and luddites in the airline industry
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 6, 2010
I keep digging to find out where the issues lie in the ancillaries debate as so many people seem to be so upset by it. Read More
Travelport points finger at airlines over ancillary development
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Travelport points finger at airlines over ancillary development
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 2, 2010
The debate over ancillary services and who is responsible for developing relevant technology for it appears to have taken another twist this week. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Major European headache surfaces
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Google-ITA Software deal: Major European headache surfaces
By Kevin May | September 1, 2010
Google could be facing a series of awkward regulatory hurdles in Europe even if its acquisition of ITA Software is approved by US antitrust officials. Read More
Amadeus H1 2010 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | August 31, 2010
Amadeus released its H1 2010 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
Travelport -- the waiting game
By Dennis Schaal | August 24, 2010
Waiting for its IPO window of opportunity, Travelport apparently is mulling some debt financing. Read More
Clarke of Travelport on Google-ITA Software, IPO, airline contracts
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Clarke of Travelport on Google-ITA Software, IPO, airline contracts
By Dennis Schaal | August 5, 2010
Travelport recently released revision 4 of its e-Pricing airline shopping and faring tool and President and CEO Jeff Clarke says e-Pricing will continue to compete with ITA Software's QPX solution... Read More
Travelport agencies to sell United ancillary services, Economy Plus seating
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Travelport agencies to sell United ancillary services, Economy Plus seating
By Dennis Schaal | August 4, 2010
Travelport and United Airlines extended their content agreement two years, and as part of the pact travel agencies hooked up to the Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems should be... Read More
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