Travel Technology Update covers topics including reservations (global distribution systems and central reservations systems), e-ticketing, e-commerce, property management systems, dynamic packaging and customer relationship management. It offers analysis of the shifts in distribution channels, from the growth of online travel sales to the evolution of the "merchant model" in travel retailing. A one-year subscription costs $450; site licenses also are available.
News from Travel Technology Update: An advisory body to the European Commission on data protection and privacy has told IATA that its New Distribution Capability (NDC) project “raises a number of privacy and human rights concerns, in particular those related to the profiling of individuals.”...More
News from Travel Technology Update: Amadeus and Sabre continue to dominate the passenger services system market in 2012, with both companies scoring significant wins, according to “The Market for Airline Passenger Services Systems-2013,” a report published by Travel Technology Research Ltd.
It was a busy year for the market, both in terms of new signed contracts and migrations completed....More
Aerticket acquires majority of Airtrade
Priceline gets OK to acquire Kayak
What Sabre’s Custom Offers will do for hotel shopping
Transient business buoys hotels
Amadeus gets N. American boost; Travelport ‘turns a corner’
Amadeus, Sabre continue to rule the airline PSS market
World news briefing...More
TripAdvisor buys cruise agency assets in third acquisition in three months
Four U.S. legacy carriers hike fees
to change domestic tickets to $200
European Parliament, EC clash over use of PNR data
Merchandising puts ‘Technicolor’ into air travel shopping
Frontier Airlines to adopt ‘ultra low-cost’ policies this summer
In Focus: Adara brings Big Data into sharp focus for travel advertisers
World news briefing...More
USA Today Travel Media acquires Tripology
Travelport completes refinancing plan
Amadeus opens Dallas office to serve airline IT customers
Aer Lingus slated to select new PSS
Accenture, SNCF develop systems for Italian rail operator
SITA report finds improvements in baggage handling
World news briefing...More
News from Travel Technology Update: Travelport’s Airline Merchandising Platform, unveiled at the CAPA Airlines in Transition conference near Dublin, was designed to “meet airlines wherever they are” in the merchandising universe, according to Derek Sharp, managing director of global distribution and sales....More
Vision 2000 to acquire Cook’s meetings, incentives business
Arthur Frommer gets his brand back
Battle lines are drawn over IATA’s NDC initiative
Airline merchandising is evolving, new report says
Lufthansa taps Vayant for customized fare cache solution
In Focus: The new Hickory: less consortium, more partnership
World news briefing...More
News from Travel Technology Update: Amadeus entered the airline passenger loyalty arena with the acquisition of Hitit Loyalty, a division of Istanbul, Turkey-based Hitit Computer Services....More
United Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-100s and has converted an existing order for 25 A350-900s into -1000s, giving the airline a total order of 35 aircraft....More
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered five ATR 72-600s and Caribbean regional LIAT ordered two of the type, ATR announced Thursday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget....More
Boeing is bringing the 737 MAX’s entry into service date forward by six months and will equip the aircraft with an all-new technology cockpit with the same displays as those in the Boeing 787, the manufacturer announced Wednesday....More
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