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Articles tagged “gds”

Airlines

Iberia Airlines Sees New Distribution Tactic as Way to Nose Ahead of Rivals

The Spanish flag carrier is overhauling its distribution process and plans to introduce new products in 2022. Its story provides insight into a flurry of announcements by other carriers aiming to make similar moves.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Iberia Airlines Sees New Distribution Tactic as Way to Nose Ahead of Rivals

Business Travel

Consulting Giant EY Dives Into Direct Blockchain Travel Bookings With American Airlines

Blockchain distribution, and how it can eliminate the need for intermediaries, has been discussed for some time in travel. When these bigger players take a seat at the table, the rest of the industry needs to pay attention.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Consulting Giant EY Dives Into Direct Blockchain Travel Bookings With American Airlines

Travel Technology

Sabre Loses a Large Portion of Expedia’s Business and 10 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Sabre reveals that it's lost of Expedia's business in North America, Trivago's CEO predicts when travel will return to normal, and Hyatt makes significant inroads in Europe.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Sabre Loses a Large Portion of Expedia’s Business and 10 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Travel Technology

Sabre Loses a Chunk of Expedia’s North America Business

It was a coup for Sabre to reach a global distribution deal with Expedia 17 years ago when most online travel agencies partnered with just one such distributor. It's certainly not a positive for Sabre to lose that business now.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Sabre Loses a Chunk of Expedia’s North America Business
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Airlines

Southwest’s Expanded Partnership Brings Bookings to the Sabre Standard

The newly expanded partnership between Southwest Airlines and Sabre GDS is now live, bringing the airline to a higher operating level via Sabre: a boon for corporate travel managers and travel management companies industry-wide.

Southwest Airlines + Skift | 3 years ago

Southwest’s Expanded Partnership Brings Bookings to the Sabre Standard

Coronavirus

Amadeus Teams With Microsoft: Take That Sabre and Google

Battling huge losses, and ongoing travel restrictions in Europe, Amadeus' decision to team up with the technology titan could pay off — but the race is on to deliver something tangible as rival Sabre gets to work with Google.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Amadeus Teams With Microsoft: Take That Sabre and Google

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

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

Coronavirus

Sabre Is Counting on Google to Help It Ride Out the Coronavirus Storm

There’s no let-up in Sabre’s full-throttle technology transformation with Google, but there's a risk it could alienate some customers along the way.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Sabre Is Counting on Google to Help It Ride Out the Coronavirus Storm

Coronavirus

Europe’s Uncertain Future Weighs Heavily on Amadeus

It's hard to predict an aviation rebound, so diversifying further into cruise and rail could help the tech business gradually recover, especially if pent-up demand for European travel materializes.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Europe’s Uncertain Future Weighs Heavily on Amadeus