Technology News
Travelport brings high-speed Italian rail to travel agents
Thursday, 23 February 2012First GDS to provide travel agents with Italo high-speed rail services by NTV
Abacus-Connected Agents Leverage Competitive Advantage with Enhanced Abacus Powersuite
Thursday, 23 February 2012Abacus International, Asia’s leading provider of travel solutions and services, has begun the rollout of its enhanced Abacus PowerSuite, the only full-service solution that offers complete front-, mid- and back-office functions that are changing customer operations.
Sabre Red Workspace Graphical View rollout reaches major milestone
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Sabre Pacific, a technology company serving travel suppliers and agencies in Australia
FCS Announces Partnership With Pacific I.T. Solutions Of Guam
Monday, 20 February 2012Hoteliers on Guam now have access to world’s leading hotel technology suite
How to Retrieve Air Australia (VC) Passengers in the Galileo GDS
Monday, 20 February 2012Following today’s announcement that Air Australia (VC) has gone into administration, we would like to advise you, as a Galileo subscriber, of the Galileo display entries you need to help you retrieve your VC passengers:
Telstra keeps up with smart travellers
Friday, 17 February 2012
With Australians travelling overseas in record numbers with their smartphones, Telstra has boosted its international Roaming Data Packs and increased the number of destinations they can be used.
Emirates Airline Enhances Customer Online Shopping Experience with Launch of Travelport Ticket Rebooking Technologies
Friday, 17 February 2012Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, announces Dubai-based Emirates Airline
TravelSIM generates $26.2 million in global roaming savings in 18 months
Friday, 17 February 2012Australian mobile phone service undercuts telcos by 80 per cent
Bangkok Airways signs full content deal with Travelport
Monday, 13 February 2012Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, announces a new content agreement with Bangkok Airways
Sydney Airport launches new iPhone app and official Facebook page
Friday, 10 February 2012Passengers are now able to check flight schedules, get real-time arrival and departure updates and information about visiting Sydney Airport with a new iPhone app and Sydney Airport’s official Facebook page.
Old Room Distribution Systems to Make Way for Online Automation and Integration for Hotels in 2012
Thursday, 9 February 2012SiteMinder Predicts Trends for Online Hotel Distribution for 2012
Travelport Rooms and More signs up Booking.com
Tuesday, 7 February 2012Groundbreaking hotel booking engine now provides 675,000 accommodation offers globally
Amadeus acquires airconomy to tap travel market intelligence opportunity
Monday, 6 February 2012airconomy will develop and incubate market intelligence products to drive Amadeus’ response to growing prospects for travel market intelligence
TripAdvisor advised over non-genuine reviews
Friday, 3 February 2012
TripAdvisor has had a shake up after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told the travel website it could not claim that all of its reviews are genuine and written be real travellers.
Amadeus signs four-year agreement with global online player Travix for content distribution and IT services worldwide
Friday, 3 February 2012Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announces it has signed a four-year agreement with Travix, the largest Dutch online travel company and daughter company of BCD Holdings NV, to provide content distribution services and IT solutions worldwide.
Agents support airlines ancillary charges: Travelport
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Travel agents have shown strong support to assist airlines in selling ancillary services through the GDS as revealed by a survey of global airline merchandising by Travelport.
Amadeus creates world’s first interline EMD link
Wednesday, 1 February 2012Move enables launch partner airlines Finnair and Egypt Air to grow revenue by facilitating the interline sale of ancillary services
Google upgrades Earth experience
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Upgrading the way the people view the globe and search for travel destinations, search engine, Google has unveiled the latest version of Google Earth.
Google unveils Hotel Finder
Friday, 27 January 2012
Google has launched a new search tool for travellers looking to explore their hotel and attraction choices before takeoff.
Travelport enters 14 new African countries through partnership with Satguru
Friday, 27 January 2012Largest distributor agreement ever signed by Travelport sees it significantly increase its footprint in Africa
Sabre launches seamless merchandising solution in Australia, New Zealand
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Air New Zealand is first airline to use Sabre’s EMD for complete shopping and selling of airline’s ancillaries in the GDS
Priceline.com Completes Implementation of Travelport 360 Fares and Pricing System
Monday, 23 January 2012Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry and priceline.com, a leading online travel company, today announces priceline.com’s successful implementation of Travelport’s 360 Fares, the global fares and pricing system that powers all fares and pricing transactions for Travelport's global distribution systems.
Personalisation, social media key for 2012 travel
Friday, 20 January 2012
Personalisation and technology will play a large role in influencing travel this year, according to industry leaders.
Amadeus unveils landmark HRS agreement
Friday, 20 January 2012Amadeus is first to distribute HRS’s hotel content through the GDS channel, taking a major industry-level step towards efficient hotel content distribution
