Tag: Travelport
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…
Explainer: Full Participation Is Not Full Content And Why It Matters
At the end of 2020, Sabre and Southwest Airlines announced they had come to terms on a “full participation” agreement. Some might not be clear…
Short’s Sells Corporate Business To Direct Travel
Short’s Travel Management sold its corporate portfolio to Direct Travel for an undisclosed sum. Short’s retains its athletic travel management business line. In a Tuesday…
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…
Some Things Happened In Airline Distribution This Year, Part Two
There’s a line of thinking that says the pandemic is widening a gap between Amadeus and its key rivals, Sabre and Travelport. Not only was…
Some Things Happened In Airline Distribution This Year, Part One
With reaction, assessment and recovery on their minds, corporate travel professionals understandably did not focus closely on airline distribution developments this year. Inasmuch as they…
Travel Snafus Are Piling Up, As Are Resources To Help Avoid Them
Job No. 1 for today’s managed travel program is understanding fluid government and supplier policies, and preparing travelers for what they’ll face on the road….
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