Why travel technology feels different in Asia

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Lee Peng cut an anxious figure as he stood waiting to go on-stage in Singapore, preparing to showcase the winning entry for Tnooz’s latest THack.

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Service to keep track of your travelling parents wins THack Singapore

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A service combining GDS-held booking data, live flight information and text alerts – created in just 24 hours – has won THack Singapore.

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Google flight search test not driven by ITA Software, probably OAG

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An experiment by Google to show flight journey times and airlines operating a route is to be rolled out more widely in the next few days – but not all is what it seems.

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Why is the travel industry so unfriendly to startups?

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Have you ever met anyone who has climbed Mount Everest? Have you ever met anyone who has been to Base Camp, the launch pad for the haul up the mountain?

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Concur clients can book Amtrak, compare train and air fares

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Concur says its Cliqbook Travel and Travel & Expense clients can now compare rail and air options in one display and book Amtrak routes across the country.

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Clean deal — OAG to resell TRX carbon calculator

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OAG, the airline-schedule disseminator, agreed to resell the TRX carbon calculator to corporations, airlines and airports.

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OAG, Travelport GDS extend ties as airline schedule battle heats up

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OAG and Travelport GDS agreed to extend their relationship in a new, long-term licensing pact, the companies stated.

Under the new contract, OAG will continue to make its airline schedules and minimum-connect time data available to Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan global distribution systems for use by online and offline travel agencies, and corporations which connect to the GDSs. OAG also will provide data feeds to Travelport’s Business Intelligence Suite.

The Travelport win — or contract renewal — was an important one for OAG as competition apparently heats up in the airline schedule/data arena.

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