Tag: global distribution system
Expecting More Non-GDS Fares, Air Canada To Launch Tool For Travel Agencies To Service Direct Bookings And Access NDC
Air Canada 18 years ago debuted fare families, a response to low-cost competition that set off a revolution in airline pricing. The company’s decision shortly…
Air Booking Displays Need To Accommodate Retailing, But How Is Anyone’s Guess
Airline distribution expert Cory Garner last week contemplated whether or not “product-based” airline displays were compatible with the indirect distribution channel favored by corporate travel…
Direct Airline Booking Took Share From Indirect During The Pandemic, But Will It Last?
As a percentage of airline passengers boarded globally, those who booked via global distribution systems in the years leading up to the pandemic roughly equaled…
AA-Sabre Lawsuit: Can Air Travel Comparison Shopping And Retailing Play Nice?
Sabre on Friday rejected American Airlines’ claims that the GDS operator’s new airline shopping display biases against the carrier and breaches their contract. In their…
Ryanair’s Dispute With Screen Scrapers Entangles Corporate Travelers
Ryanair has withheld services from corporate travelers who used third-party aggregation systems such as Travelfusion to book tickets, according to sources. These passengers found themselves…
Siemens: Amadeus Deal Underpins Global Content Acquisition And Traveler Experience
In its move to two travel management companies and one global distribution system, $67 billion multinational manufacturing conglomerate Siemens focused on the traveler experience. Some…
Travelport’s Webb Thinks Agent Green Screens Are On The Outs, But He Has Said That Before (Audio)
Travelport this year will build out a new application programming interface, a cloud-based agent desktop and air and hotel contract optimization systems for agencies as…
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