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Amadeus-Travelport flirt with merger, but now let's get serious
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Amadeus-Travelport flirt with merger, but now let's get serious
By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2009
The Times reported that Amadeus and Travelport, which operate three of the four major global distribution systems, have abandoned merger talks and will pursue separate public offerings in Madrid and... Read More
Sam Gilliland says HEY! Maybe add Sabre to that GDS public offering party
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Sam Gilliland says HEY! Maybe add Sabre to that GDS public offering party
By Kevin May | October 18, 2009
There is clearly something in the air in GDSland, perhaps fuelled by the apparent green shoots of recovery appearing in the ground. Now it's the turn of Sabre to shed a small chink of light on its... Read More
Winter capacity cuts will affect GDS revenues - or will they?
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Winter capacity cuts will affect GDS revenues - or will they?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 14, 2009
It has become an interesting conundrum that the GDS market for airline segments has been seeing cuts that outpaced the capacity and traffic cuts from the airlines. Some of this is obvious but some is... Read More
Tour operator 'blown away' by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but...
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Tour operator 'blown away' by Sabre to Worldspan conversion, but...
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2009
Travelport and Apple Vacations, among the largest tour operators in North America, announced today that Apple Vacations had dumped Sabre and completed the conversion to Travelport's Worldspan, with all... Read More
Tech boss says airline systems are close to breaking point
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Tech boss says airline systems are close to breaking point
By Kevin May | October 9, 2009
Amadeus UK and Ireland boss Tim Russell didn't hold back when he said recently that the airline sector had a major problem on its hands because the fundamental technology on which it operates is old and... Read More
Travelport to expand travel agent online review project
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Travelport to expand travel agent online review project
By Kevin May | October 9, 2009
It took a while, but the idea of using travel agents to write online reviews of hotels and destinations did finally catch on, and now seems like a bit of a no-brainer. So while a plethora of review... Read More
Is $1bn a realistic figure for a Kayak IPO?
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Is $1bn a realistic figure for a Kayak IPO?
By Dennis Schaal | September 25, 2009
Suddenly, with the credit and stock markets thawing a bit, a slew of travel companies may be talking to investment bankers and testing the IPO waters. Consider that the Boston.com reported that Kayak is... Read More
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