Tag: New Distribution Capability
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…
EY Pilots Blockchain To Buttress Airline Contracts
Blockchain is a big deal for EY, so that means it’s a big deal for EY’s travel department. The professional services firm, one of BTN’s…
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…
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…
Under New Agreement, Sabre Will ‘Motivate’ TMCs To Sell ‘Higher-Value’ Delta Products
Under Delta’s new, three-year full content agreement with Sabre, the airline will pay the global distribution system provider more for bookings that bring in more…
Airlines Expect Corporates To Pay For The Provision Of ‘NDC Content,’ But What And Where Is It?
Hailed as a solution for the challenges of fare unbundling, NDC has been in development for nine years. What does it have to show for…
Lufthansa-Sabre Announcement Sounds Like A Start But Begs Questions
An agreement announced this week between Lufthansa Group and Sabre, parties with a contentious and litigious shared history, implied a mutually beneficial path forward for…
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