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Articles tagged “airline distribution”

Airlines

Hopper Partners With Spirit Airlines to Help It Sell More Extras

A significant ancillary play from the Canadian online travel agency, but not quite the leap forward for so-called new distribution capability in the U.S. many would want to see, given Spirit's reach and target flyers.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Hopper Partners With Spirit Airlines to Help It Sell More Extras

Online Travel

Lufthansa Frequent Flyer Program Tests a Direct-to-Consumer Warby Parker Model

Lufthansa's test partnership may or may not work out. But what's certain is that all major travel rewards programs have broad opportunities to use their customer databases in ways that luxury retailers such as Aston Martin and Omega will actually like.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Lufthansa Frequent Flyer Program Tests a Direct-to-Consumer Warby Parker Model

Coronavirus

Sabre and Amadeus Escape Unscathed From European Commission Antitrust Probe

The commission's inference is that it's more a case of a lack of evidence, rather a compliance with the antitrust rules. Another case into computerized reservation systems is ongoing.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Sabre and Amadeus Escape Unscathed From European Commission Antitrust Probe

Airlines

The Startup Turbocharging the Airline Upsell Game at Online Travel Agencies

Startups come and startups go. But it's worth looking at Gordian Software regardless. Big-name airlines have taken a sudden interest in the tech vendor, and their interest highlights a broader opportunity for them in upselling ticketed flyers.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

The Startup Turbocharging the Airline Upsell Game at Online Travel Agencies

Coronavirus

Airfare Data Firm ATPCO Recalibrates for Post-Pandemic Flying

Rather than guessing how people will compare flights and shop in the future, it's going to focus on giving travel agencies and other channels the right airline data via its next generation storefront, and let them figure it out. It makes perfect sense in today's unpredictable world.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Airfare Data Firm ATPCO Recalibrates for Post-Pandemic Flying

Coronavirus

Emirates Wants to Shake Up Ticket Sales Through Closer Ties to Travel Agencies

Emirates is one of the largest airlines yet to try to shake up how tickets are sold worldwide. Sabre is at the negotiation table to avoid a content cutoff in July, while other tech partners and travel agencies are still figuring out how to adapt to the new commercial model.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Emirates Wants to Shake Up Ticket Sales Through Closer Ties to Travel Agencies

Airlines

Air France-KLM Joins Airlines Getting Ahead of Fare Wars by Mimicking Uber

Suddenly the phrase "continuous pricing" is on the lips of airline executives worldwide. The reason is that price competition will be fierce once international air travel rebounds. The new pricing method promises to help airlines extract the most money possible from passengers based on their willingness to pay.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Air France-KLM Joins Airlines Getting Ahead of Fare Wars by Mimicking Uber

Online Travel

The Startup That Could Bring Airline Ticket Shopping to Amazon

Airlines are increasingly using application programming interfaces, or APIs, to distribute their fares. That could let Amazon and other companies more easily sell tickets. That opens up an opportunity for tech players.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

The Startup That Could Bring Airline Ticket Shopping to Amazon
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Airlines

New Report: Five Trends That Will Transform Corporate Air Travel Retailing in 2021

It’s been a year like no other for business travel. What does the future hold, particularly when it comes to buying, selling, and servicing corporate travel flights? This new report offers some predictions.

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) + Skift | 3 years ago

New Report: Five Trends That Will Transform Corporate Air Travel Retailing in 2021

Online Travel

Lufthansa and Sabre Sign a Truce After Long-Running Airline Distribution Tussle

Lufthansa Group has led a years-long uprising by large airlines against the tech middlemen Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport. This new pact validates a changed commercial, technological, and marketing strategy at Sabre under CEO Sean Menke in recent years.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Lufthansa and Sabre Sign a Truce After Long-Running Airline Distribution Tussle