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.
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
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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
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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
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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
Thomas Cook Group agrees to sell U.S., Canadian operations
IATA, A4A lose bid to unseal documents in AA-Sabre case
Open Allies: IATA should submit all NDC documents, notes to DOT
Travelport to unveil airline merchandising platform
Travelport Smartpoint App becomes available for Worldspan
In Focus: TrustYou aims to turn hotel reviews into your ‘marketing engine’
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TUI Travel A&D acquires Isango
Multi-mode search start-up raises $4 million
Amadeus reports 18% increase in net income for 2012
HTNG creates framework for secure payment processes
Abacus rolls out automated exchange solution for net fares
In Focus: Charter Solutions Int’l takes targeted offers on the road
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News from Travel Technology Update: IATA filed an application with the US Transportation Dept. for approval of Resolution 787, the agreement that establishes the framework for its New Distribution Capability (NDC)....More
Governments must put more political will into sorting out air traffic management mega-projects and also addressing the political issue of finding a global agreement for emission market-based-measures (MBMs), the head of IATA said Monday....More
Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable jet fuels with a long-term goal of supplying Air Canada....More
US regional airlines are increasingly concerned about a potential pilot shortage that could curtail their growth or even force carriers to decrease capacity....More
Preliminary results of a pilot fatigue study conducted by Washington State University (WSU) show there is a “small difference” between the fatigue level of pilots conducting multi-segment operations and those flying a longer single segment....More
Embraer president and CEO-commercial aviation Paulo Cesar Souza e Silva said the “second generation” E-Jet, while not an all-new aircraft, will be “much, much more than a re-engine.”...More
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