Three important things the travel industry can teach the world about APIs

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The travel industry has a tendency to enjoy bashing itself for everything poor and bad its sees happening, sometimes looking outside to bring a fresh perspective.

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Open APIs in travel need to grow up

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Open APIs (those that are freely or cheaply and easily available) are great – the travel industry has a long and checkered past with proprietary access to information that has, as most here will argue, stifled innovation.

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The terminator — Southwest to quash WestJet codeshare agreement

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Southwest says WestJet requested “significant changes” to a 2008 codeshare agreement so Southwest has decided to terminate the pact.

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Hello Delta — Southwest-WestJet codeshare snafu more than SabreSonic issue

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The already delayed implementation of a Southwest-WestJet codeshare agreement has run into further trouble as Southwest says reports of a possible WestJet-Delta codeshare “could be inconsistent” with the Southwest-WestJet agreement.

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SabreSonic boom: WestJet delays Southwest Airlines codeshare

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Canadian budget carrier WestJet said its SabreSonic reservation system, turned on in October, will enhance the airline’s abilities to partner with other carriers, but WestJet’s implementation schedule for a Southwest codeshare may extend beyond the previously announced late-2010 timetable.

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