Here we are, just over a month after Sabre announced that it will remove American Airlines displays from the Sabre GDS in August 2011.
Warning: Beware of corporate paralysis over airline distribution
February 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Farelogix YouTube video questions alleged deception of GDS coalitions
February 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
OK, Farelogix takes us to the movies again, this time questioning the alleged scare tactics of “GDS and sponsored coalitions and lobbyists.”
Full content vs full capability – the wrinkle in airline distribution
February 14, 2011 By 19 Comments
Much has been written about “full content” being the way that GDSs control their relationships with the airlines.
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Farelogix probes divergent Travelport views on Air Canada, American Airlines direct-connects
February 3, 2011 By 10 Comments
In its latest Ask the Question video, Farelogix points to the seeming contradiction between Travelport’s praise of its direct-connect with Air Canada and vehement opposition to American Airlines Direct Connect.
With Sabre-American truce short-lived, Farelogix questions GDS motives
January 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
Farelogix, a key partner in American Airlines Direct Connect, says it was going to withhold a video challenging the motives of Sabre and Travelport in biasing the airline’s flights in GDSs after learning that peace broke out Jan. 24 between Sabre and American.
Trying to understand the airline-GDS-OTA war? Try the animated version
January 7, 2011 By 12 Comments
A vested interest in it all, of course, but Farelogix has produced a pretty decent summary of the current battle between airlines, online travel agencies and GDSs.
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Opinionated bobblehead at Farelogix criticizes GDS contract clauses
November 22, 2010 By 7 Comments
Here’s a YouTube video guaranteed not to go viral: It is Farelogix Ask the Question 7 about allegedly oppressive GDS contracts with travel agencies and airlines.
Google-ITA Software deal: FairSearch takes a turn to hit back
November 22, 2010 By 6 Comments
It was only a matter of time before the anti Google-ITA Software deal campaign group FairSearch responded to last week’s major broadside from Google.
Google-ITA Software deal: Google fires major broadside at FairSearch
November 17, 2010 By 15 Comments
Google has launched a significant attack on the FairSearch campaign group as it tries to defend its acquisition of ITA Software from what it calls “complainers”.
FairSearch circles the wagons as travel execs gather in the desert
November 15, 2010 By 5 Comments
This week many of the key figures around the Google acquisition of ITA Software ride into Phoenix, Arizona – some all guns blazing, others slightly muted.
