Tag: Travelport
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…
Amex Global Business Travel: Southwest GDS Participation Remains Incomplete, Hence Extra Client Fee
American Express Global Business Travel continues to charge clients an extra $10 for bookings made with Southwest Airlines even though the carrier expanded its participation…
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…
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…
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