Google Flight Search still domestic but ITA Software expands in Turkey and Japan

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Google Flight Search does not yet support international flight search, but that hasn’t stopped ITA Software, which is owned by Google, from striking a couple of new international deals.

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Kayak IPO: Google-ITA Software acquisition still looms large

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It’s been eight months since Kayak filed its registration statement for an IPO and there have been five amendments in the interim, but Kayak has yet to become a public company.

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Orbitz to move some searches from ITA Software to Travelport

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Orbitz Worldwide revealed several months ago that it renewed its contract with ITA Software for airfare searches, but what wasn’t known until today is that OWW’s U.S. sites will begin migrating a percentage of bookings to Travelport’s rival e-Pricing solution before the end of 2011.

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Google Consumer Flight Search Service: Google and ITA Software free to develop exclusive products

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The proposed settlement in the Google-ITA Software deal requires the parties to negotiate new contracts and renewals for ITA’s QPX and looming InstaSearch customers, but Google and ITA are free to develop exclusive products without having to pass them along to clients.

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No worries — Orbitz renews ITA Software agreement through 2015

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Orbitz Worldwide, which was ITA Software’s first customer, renewed an agreement to use ITA’s airfare search product on Orbitz.com and sister site CheapTickets.com through 2015.

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Travelport pays Orbitz to shun direct-connects from American Airlines and other carriers

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Travelport is using its financial muscle to ensure that Orbitz Worldwide does not establish a direct-connect with American Airlines — or any other airline.

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Google-ITA Software deal: FairSearch.org says consent decree not enough

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FairSearch.org, the coaltion spearheading opposition to Google’s proposed acquisition of ITA Software, says it would be inadequate if the Department of Justice enters into a consent decree with Google ensuring that ITA Software clients get access to updates of the company’s airfare shopping and pricing solution.

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Google-ITA Software deal: Google negotiating conditions on deal

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Google is reportedly talking to the Department of Justice, negotiating conditions on its proposed $700 million acquisition of ITA Software, in a bid to forestall a DOJ move to block the deal.

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ITA Software: US Airways widens relationship

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At a time when some ITA Software customers express concern about Google’s pending acquisition, US Airways broadened the relationship.

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Google-ITA Software deal: CNN clash over license renewals

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A proponent and opponent of Google’s pending acquisition of ITA Software didn’t take a holiday this week and clashed on CNN over the issue of software license renewals.

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