Delta.com is making strides in increasing its share of ticket sales as the airline’s tough-guy approach with online travel agencies and metasearch engines seems to be working.
Delta increases share by squeezing online travel agencies and metasearch
August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
American Airlines and HRG to explore Direct-Connect deal
August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Global corporate travel giant Hogg Robinson has turned the distribution debate screw just a little tighter by revealing talks are taking place with American Airlines to use the famed Direct-Connect.
GDS squabbles, how they relate to rail and evolution of the model
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Since the beginning of time in the travel industry, there has been a need for content aggregators of some description.
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American Airlines and Travelport extend agreement beyond 2011
July 29, 2011 By 4 Comments
American Airlines and Travelport say they’ve extended their global distribution system full-content agreements beyond 2011.
Airline direct-connect — Coping with content fragmentation [video]
June 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
In the highly charged world of airline direct-connect , travel agencies wonder if they would have to establish direct-connects to dozens of airlines and whether the agency workflow will get stymied.
Delta and Travelocity reach new distribution agreement
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Don’t expect any big announcements, but Delta Air Lines and Travelocity have reached a new distribution deal within the past couple of weeks, according to sources.
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Orbitz marks 10th anniversary with hotel sale and an omission
June 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Orbitz marks its 10th anniversary this month and counts its flight matrix display, Care Alerts via email or phone, and Price Assurance among some of its major innovations.
Expedia Affiliate Network benefits from Farelogix direct connect in AirTran deal
June 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
As Expedia Inc. partner Sabre shuns Farelogix, the Expedia Affiliate Network is benefiting from Farelogix direct-connect technology.
Travelport joins Sabre in ending Farelogix developer agreements
June 2, 2011 By 7 Comments
In late December, just a week after American Airlines removed its fares from Orbitz, Travelport terminated a developer’s agreement it had with Farelogix.
Travelport claims victory as court tells American Airlines to put fares on Orbitz
June 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
Tickets from American Airlines are returning to Orbitz after a US court overturned a previous ruling which failed to block the disappearance of the airline’s fares on the online travel agency in late 2010.
