OpenTravel tees up XML schema for golf and other pursuits

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And, you thought golf was all about enjoying the great outdoors with friends and figuring out how to avoid slicing the ball out of bounds and into nearby homes and roadways?

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Will Hipmunk lead airline and Open AXIS effort for personalized metasearch deals?

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Is flight metasearch about to get more personal?

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US Airways cites Expedia deal, Sabre suit among accomplishments

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If there were any doubt, US Airways made its stance on merchandising and partnerships very clear in its announcement today about its first quarter of 2011 financial results.

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What is all the fuss? Sabre has hundreds of direct connections

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With the latest direct-connect chess moves as a backdrop, Sabre is telling customers that it already has a “direct connections” with American Airlines “and hundreds of other airlines globally.”

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Travel agency desktop summit may be somewhat clandestine

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Open AXIS Group plans to convene a working group focusing on the alleged inadequacies of the travel agency desktop — but the identities of at least some of the attendees may remain a secret.

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American Airlines furor? Air Canada, Travelport declare world peace

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American Airlines may be at war with the global distribution systems, but Air Canada and Travelport have declared world peace and the advent of Distribution 2.0.

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ITA Software wins part of American Airlines Jetstream res system contract

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American Airlines struck a deal to use ITA Software’s Inventory Control solution as part of the passenger service system, Jetstream, that HP is building for the airline.

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Airlines, GDSs and the case of the gourmet chocolate truffle cream cookie

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As American Airlines and Travelport battle over the next phase in travel distribution, the Open Axis Group, the XML standards group which counts American as a member, published a video that purports to show the current shortfalls in GDS distribution of new airline products.

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Six new talking points around travel merchandising and one for Google

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What happens when airlines, distributors and agencies come together to talk about merchandising?

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Farelogix adds airline-distribution maverick Al Lenza to board

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If Sarah Palin and John McCain were mavericks, what kind of team will Al Lenza and Jim Davidson make?

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