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The GDS wars, broken models and metasearch issues -- JetBlue-style

By Dennis Schaal | March 11, 2010

In the last round of GDS negotiations in 2007, airlines such as American Airlines and Delta Airlines stridently warned that they would pull out of major GDSs if the carriers didn't get their way. Read More

Seven minutes with Olaf Gueldner, MD Travelport Europe

By Kevin May | March 11, 2010

Olaf Gueldner, manager director and president of Travelport in Europe, answers three key questions about the business and the wider GDS sector. Read More

Travelport dumps TravelClick as the GDS world watches

By Dennis Schaal | March 10, 2010

Travelport's announcement that it is bringing all of its GDS advertising business in-house -- and it is the first major GDS to do so -- is a fairly momentous development because it breaks TravelClick's... Read More

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Orbitz adds Gerstner to board, makes ebookers shortfall payments

By Dennis Schaal | March 4, 2010

Orbitz Worldwide added travel industry veteran Brad Gerstner to its board of directors, and Gerstner says he took the post to support CEO Barney Harford's mission to transform Orbitz into "a global... Read More

GDSs unite for aid scheme, Bill Clinton, Spike Lee and Samuel L Jackson approve

By Kevin May | March 4, 2010

Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre have briefly tossed their differences aside to come together to back the launch of a fundraising programme to help support global health projects. Read More

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When travel technology companies also turn into marketing firms - Travelport and Avvio

By Kevin May | March 1, 2010

Two almost simultaneous bits of news emerging today showing how traditional travel technology firms have turned to disciplines in media to establish new revenue streams. Read More

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Travelport lets Middle East agents get chatty with TravelChat

By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2010

Travelport GDS is offering a secure instant-messaging system, TravelChat, to Worldspan and Galileo travel agents in the Middle East. Read More

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Will Travelport IPO reappear in New York?

By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2010

If European-U.S. rivalries played a role in Travelport withdrawing its IPO in London, some in the U.S. investment community believe Travelport may be thinking about resurrecting its public offering in... Read More

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Amadeus reviewing options over IPO

By Kevin May | February 19, 2010

Amadeus could be set to join the list of travel companies to suspend plans for a public listing as investors continue to remain nervous about the wider financial marketplace. Read More

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Travelport GDS goes public with privacy self-certification

By Dennis Schaal | February 16, 2010

Travelport GDS, which operates the Apollo/Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems, became the first GDS to complete a U.S. Dept. of Commerce self-certification process related to privacy... Read More

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European Union investigating airline alliances, GDSs praying for fairness

By Kevin May | February 12, 2010

What do financial institutions and European regulators have in common? Both appear to be key groups of people impacting on the lives of anyone in the GDS community. Read More

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Ebookers may restart expansion plan, about-turn from 12 months ago

By Kevin May | February 11, 2010

European online travel agency Ebookers says an improvement in its fortunes in recent months may herald a return to its expansion across the mainland continent. Read More

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In a stunner, Travelport pulls IPO

By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2010

Travelport decided today to pull its initial public offering in London, creating some major questions for travel companies pondering going public. Read More

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Travelport secures China technology deal through TravelSky

By Kevin May | February 4, 2010

Significant win for Travelport as it looks to shore up some of its major accounts ahead of an IPO in the coming weeks - extending an exclusive deal to power Chinese airline ticketing. Read More

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Travelport bosses to get IPO awards, bonuses and contracts for transition

By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2010

Travelport, which is moving ahead with plans for its initial public offering, is getting all its ducks in a row by approving equity awards, cash bonuses and new employment contracts for top management. Read More

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