The Scan – New TSA Pre-check airports, Greyhound goes Big Brother and more travel tech news

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New TSA Pre-check airports, eRevMax expands, cameras go Greyhound, AirAsia lands in India and new jobs all make our shortlist in the Scan for February 22, 2013.

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Industry speaks out as IATA lifts lid on open standards distribution plan

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The industry reacts to a vote by IATA airlines today to adopt new open standards of distribution of air tickets and ancillaries through travel agents.

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Airlines must up their game: only a quarter of passengers satisfied with on-board wifi

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For all the rush to provide on-board wifi services on aircraft and within airports, it appears a vast majority of consumers are not particularly happy with the service they get.

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10 worst ancillary fees for business travel and the technology gap

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They are sporadic and you generally can’t pay for them in advance — the 10 worst ancillary fees levied by airlines, hotels and car rental companies.

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How does travel distribution work – the GDS version [VIDEO]

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Not to be outdone by the likes of Farelogix, which has spent a fair amount of time challenging the status quo in travel distribution through video, here comes the GDS response.

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