Travelport: GDS Code of Conduct out of date, needs level playing field

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First significant sign of dissent from a major player in travel technology after Travelport CEO Gordon Wilson questioned the relevancy of the GDS Code of Conduct in Europe.

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Kayak unites with GetYourGuide for mobile activities

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Another interesting partnership for tour and activity platform GetYourGuide after securing a deal to provide product to the Kayak mobile app.

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Air France flies over EasyJet – Top France websites, August 6 2011

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The battle for top spot for airline websites in France has turned once again, with Air France gaining 1% to jump over EasyJet.

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Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline ending affiliate ties with Christian Values Network

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Expedia says it ended an affiliate relationship with the Christian Values Network after learning the group donates money to some organizations that some people paint as hate groups.

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Expedia and Priceline stretch lead – Top US travel sites, August 6 2011

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Leading brands Expedia and Priceline have extended their dominance of US travel websites, securing almost a quarter of all traffic from agency websites.

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DealBase, Expedia, Kayak, Travelocity, Orbitz sued for patent infringement

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A half-dozen household name online travel sites have been sued by a little-known company for patent infringement.

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Travelport unveils agency desktop upgrade, converts other GDS languages

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Travelport is introducing a suite of new tools for users of its Galileo travel agency desktop, aimed at boosting efficiency as well as some useful features for when agencies change GDS.

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Why travel startups always seem to suffer from the same problems

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I love reviewing the Tnooz TLabs Showcase submissions and, perhaps rather morbidly, the subsequent 12-month follow-up TLabs Reprise, where we discover what went wrong (or right).

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Tnooz Nuggets – Tuesday 9 August 2011

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In this edition: Cheapflights appoints interim CFO, EasyVoyage gets a makeover, LateRooms brings affiliate work into single agency.

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Stuff hits the right stuff – Top New Zealand websites, August 6 2011

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Big leap for Stuff Travel in New Zealand after securing top spot after moving three places in the country’s leading travel websites.

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