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Thai Airways Ties Knot with Amadeus
Amadeus and Thai Airways International (THAI), the national carrier of Thailand, have signed a long-term, full content agreement. Read More
By Gretchen Kelly
May 08, 2013 6:01 PM -
Travelport Enhances Rooms and More
Travelport has announced a series of enhancements as well as extensive new content to Travelport Rooms and More™ – its B2B hotel booking engine. Read More
May 08, 2013 6:00 PM -
IATA's Resolution 787: The EU Says it Wants Answers
The Business Travel Coalition, a vocal critic of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA)New Distribution Capability Resolution 787, praised a just-released EU Article 29 Working Party’s (WP29) letter to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) regarding NDC. WP29 is comprised of a data protection official from each EU Member State, the European Data Protection Supervisor and a representative from the EC. Read More
By Gretchen Kelly
May 07, 2013 4:15 PM -
Sabre Debuts Custom Offers on GDS
Sabre announced on May 7 that its Custom Offers product, which allows hotels to merchandise personalized offers and airlines to “unbundle” ancillary sales is available now on its GDS service. The product launch comes on the heels of the debut of Travelport’s Merchandising Platform which was reported by TravelPulse live from Dublin’s CAPA conference a month ago. Read More
May 07, 2013 10:01 AM -
Sabre Integrates HotelBeds into TotalTrip
Sabre Travel Network has announced the recent integration of Hotelbeds on TotalTrip, its solution to shop and book prepaid hotels Read More
April 29, 2013 6:18 PM -
ASTA, BTC Say New Distribution Capability Isn’t Fair to Consumers or Travel Agents
“We are going from a system where fares are transparent and consumers can remain anonymous to one where consumers are transparent and fares are anonymous,” said Paul Ruden, ASTA's senior vice president, legal and industry affairs. He also said that looking at the NDC was like looking at a “window covered with mud…it’s hard to understand.” Read More
By Gretchen Kelly
April 26, 2013 2:22 PM -
Expedia Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
Expedia, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Revenue increased 24 percent (25 percent excluding foreign exchange) for the first quarter of 2013, primarily driven by an increase in hotel room nights stayed and partially offset by a decrease in revenue per room night. Combined the VIA Travel and Trivago acquisitions added approximately 5.5 percentage points to year-over-year revenue growth for the first quarter of 2013. Read More
By Mimi Kmet
April 26, 2013 1:39 PM -
Priceline.com Data Shows Rise in Mobile-Equipped Travelers
Younger travelers today are increasingly mobile-equipped, and they don't want to be tethered to pre-set, roundtrip flight itineraries, according to Priceline.com’s Read More
By Mimi Kmet
April 22, 2013 7:03 PM -
Epicurious Called Out for Epic Twitter Fail
The travel tech website Tnooz has called out Conde Nast’s Epicurious for its “robotic” and “insensitive” tweets, after the Boston bombing, which encouraged people to try “whole grain cranberry scones” in honor of New England and to wake up with a “bowl of breakfast energy…we could all use to start today.” Read More
By Gretchen Kelly
April 18, 2013 11:05 AM -
Agent Studio Schedules Mini-Courses on Travel Agent Website Solution
Agent Studio, the industry leading website solution providing travel agents with a dynamic online storefront, has announced a new series of online mini-courses to help agents learn about how Agent Studio works and optimize their existing Agent Studio websites. Read More
By Courtney Love
April 18, 2013 7:52 AM
Today's Top Stories
- Travel Agents: Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking!
- American Queen Steamboat Company Buys Second Paddlewheeler
- Eurasia Resorts – Global Financial Trust Announce Las Vegas Mega Resort
- Revel AC Emerges From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Online Distribution Channels Experience Healthy Growth in First Quarter 2013
- Red Carnation Hotels Adds Ireland’s Ashford Castle
- Century Cruises Launches Second New Yangtze Vessel
- United Unveils Upgrades at Newark Liberty and SkyWest Jet Deal
- ASTA Hosts Business Summit for Premium Members
- Families Want Togetherness at Reduced Prices, Ensemble Survey Says
- Star Alliance Adds Navigator App for iPad to Mobile Support
- Priceline, Kayak Complete Planned $522 Million Dollar Merger
- American Queen: Life on the Mississippi Again!
- Carnival Corporation Lowers Earnings Guidance For 2013 Second Half
- Hyatt Workers Protest Pritzker’s Commerce Secretary Nomination
- ASTA Global Convention to Feature Top Executives, Keynoter, Innovations Focus
- Thailand Names TravAlliancemedia’s Ruggia as “Friend of Thailand”
- Karisma Hotels & Resorts to Enter Europe Market
- Carnival Names Former Rear Admiral as VP-Nautical and Safety
- Palace Resorts to Test Agent Group Lead Generation Program
- Dreamliner 2.0: United Gets Boeing 787 Back into the Friendly Skies
- Rea Named Tourism Cares Director, Following Beckham
- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Urges Airlines to Lower Change Fees
- The Great American Road Trip Lives, Many Plan for Road Over Air This Summer
More Travel Technology News
- TrustYou Sabre Red App Uses Single Score to Aggregate Guest Reviews
- Gogo License Expands On Board WiFi Access Possibilities
- How Low Can You Go?: Hotwire Launches Trip Watcher.com, Airfare Alert Site
- Delta Wins Dismissal in Phone App Privacy Law Case
- Hipmunk Inaugurates Direct Hotel Booking on Web and Mobile Apps
- FCC Votes to Expand WiFi Inflight: Can Flying “Words With Friends” Be Far Behind?
- Priceline Reports 1st Quarter Gross Travel Bookings of $9.2 billion
- Travelport Announces First Quarter Revenue Increase of Net $23 Million
- Amadeus Announces New Agreement with American Airlines
- Amadeus Reports First Quarter Profit Reached €176.3 million

























