Hilton and Starwood Hotels settled a lawsuit alleging Hilton used stolen documents about Starwood’s W brand to speed the development of a boutique brand of its own.
Hilton to abstain from boutique market until 2013 in Starwood settlement
Top Tnooz this week – American fall-out and Predictions 2011
Thomas Cook begins migration from Expedia for dynamic packaging
One of the ironies around Thomas Cook and its plot to be a top online travel agency in Europe was that its flight+hotel product was powered by Expedia.
Is Sabre biasing American Airlines flights for employee travel?
If you are a Sabre employee heading to a business meeting, chances are you are not flying American Airlines these days.
American Airlines slams Expedia for fare display snub
American Airlines has reacted angrily to an incendiary move by Expedia to limit the airline’s fares from search results, claiming the “discriminatory action is unwarranted”.
Travelport IPO? 2010 developments may weigh heavily
Travelport is keeping its IPO options open, after pulling back on a public offering attempt in London in February, but subsequent developments in 2010 certainly haven’t improved its prospects.
Expedia removes American Airlines fares, new twist on Orbitz row
Expedia has removed fares from American Airlines in its search results in an unprecedented show of support for rival online travel agency Orbitz.
United to leave Travelport reservations system and transition to HP
The big decision is in: United Airlines plans to wean itself off its decades-long reservations-system provider, Travelport’s Apollo, and to migrate its reservations to HP in 2012.










