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Sabre Commits To AA NDC Plan, Heralding Shift In Airline Distribution Economics

Sabre Commits To AA NDC Plan, Heralding Shift In Airline Distribution Economics

Timing on global distribution system readiness to hook up New Distribution Capability connections for full functionality remains a mystery. Sabre, for one, has committed to achieving that goal with American Airlines. When GDSs do bring in the highest-level NDC functionality of, say, American Airlines, what will that mean for travel management companies that want to…

CWT Using Points, New Rate System To Capture More Hotel Bookings
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CWT Using Points, New Rate System To Capture More Hotel Bookings

Many travel management companies and tech firms are working to process more of their clients’ hotel bookings. Continuing its push, Carlson Wagonlit Travel is rolling out a simplified rate aggregation system and using loyalty points as incentives. During a Wednesday interview, CWT president of hotels Scott Brennan said some clients in Europe that use the…

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ETA’s Business Travel App Impresses In Beta

[UPDATE, March 7, 2018: ETA Inc. has added support for travel coordinators, car bookings, multi-stop air trips and calendar integration. The app also now offers a value-versus-comfort view that takes into account seat products and on-time performance. After running a limited promotion with United Airlines, ETA is exploring more partnerships with travel supplier small business…

Amadeus To Retire ‘Workhorse’ Mainframes
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Amadeus To Retire ‘Workhorse’ Mainframes

Amadeus expects this year to reach a major milestone, decommissioning the last of its mainframes. This is the culmination of a multi-year process to achieve “more flexibility and resiliency.” Sabre isn’t there yet. Under new CEO Sean Menke, the company has embarked on a general tech upgrade program. “We will make investments in our IT…

Airlines Diverging On Custom Corporate Bundles
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Airlines Diverging On Custom Corporate Bundles

Delta Air Lines in 2015 started offering tailored packages of products and services to corporate accounts. It’s not doing that anymore. It has other ways to enrich commercial relationships with add-ons. The change in strategy reflects two different ways airlines view the concept of corporate bundles. Travel managers for a while talked up the idea of…

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