Articles tagged “distribution”

Travel Technology

DerbySoft Acquires Pkfare and Expands into Airline Industry

DerbySoft is one of those companies that lives in the background of the travel industry but plays an important role. It's behind the online sales for many hotels, and now it is for airlines, too.

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

DerbySoft Acquires Pkfare and Expands into Airline Industry

Online Travel

Expedia Wants New Features With Amadeus NDC Partnership

Very slowly, the New Distribution Capability is enabling online travel agencies to catch up with the services that airlines offer on their own websites.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Expedia Wants New Features With Amadeus NDC Partnership

Online Travel

Ryanair Is a Missing Piece in eDreams Odigeo’s Subscription Business

eDreams Odigeo's Prime subscription plan seems to be growing at a strong pace despite not offering Europe's largest airline. Could Ryanair and eDreams come to terms? Never say never.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Ryanair Is a Missing Piece in eDreams Odigeo’s Subscription Business

Airlines

What’s Next for the Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Merger

Today's podcast looks at the Alaska Air-Hawaiian Air combo, American Air's tussle with travel agents, and an investment in Travelport.

Sean O'Neill | 5 months ago

What’s Next for the Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Merger

Airlines

American Airlines Accuses Travel Agents of Stifling Innovation for Self Interest

American Airlines has lashed out at U.S. travel agents in a scathing response to the complaint that the airline's robust distribution strategy was unfair.

Selene Brophy | 5 months ago

American Airlines Accuses Travel Agents of Stifling Innovation for Self Interest

News Blog

Accor CEO Advises Young Hotel Entrepreneurs on Scaling Up: WTTC Summit Video

If you want to enter the hospitality sector, start small and get financial support. But be aware that scaling up beyond a certain threshold can be tremendously hard. That was the advice from the head of one of the world's largest hotel groups, Accor chairman and group CEO Sébastien Bazin. "If it's your dream or…

Sean O'Neill | 6 months ago

Airlines

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

American Airlines's top boss Robert Isom feels confident in the carrier's evolving distribution strategy, the most assertive of all the carriers in the Americas. But some travel agents still feel bullied.

Selene Brophy | 6 months ago

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

Hotels

Hotels to Pay Middlemen $75 Billion in 2023: Skift Research

Hotel companies pay billions a year to online travel agencies and other distributors. Our estimate of how much is eye-opening. So is hoteliers' naiveté about how sustainable their level of spending is.

Seth Borko and Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 months ago

Hotels to Pay Middlemen $75 Billion in 2023: Skift Research

News Blog

Tripla Expands Into Indonesia Via BookandLink Acquisition

Tripla, which provides a booking engine to hotels in Japan and Southeast Asia, has acquired a travel tech company in Indonesia. Tripla said it has acquired a 53% stake in BookandLink, which provides software to help hotels track and manage sales through third-party distribution channels.  The other 47% of BookandLink was acquired by the Development…

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

News Blog

TUI Adds Juniper Travel as New Experiences Distribution Partner

TUI, one of Europe's leading tour operator groups, has extended its tours and activities distribution through Juniper Travel Technology. Juniper, a travel tech company offering travel booking and management solutions, will integrate TUI's portfolio of 88,000 excursions, activities, and attraction tickets in 100 countries, making it available for its clients of 270 travel and tourism…

Selene Brophy | 8 months ago