Travel Technology Update
Travel Technology Update covers the latest news in distribution technologies for the airline, hotel and tour industries.
Preview an article:
- Orbitz's new travel agent program signals a shift to distribution side of its business
- Amadeus unveils fare family tool for agents
- Amadeus 'unbundles' optional services from airlines' core distribution contracts
- Five cruise lines ban agencies from bidding on keywords
Travel Technology Update covers topics including reservations (global distribution systems and central reservations systems), e-ticketing, e-commerce, property management systems, dynamic packaging and customer relationship management. It offers analysis of the shifts in distribution channels, from the growth of online travel sales to the evolution of the "merchant model" in travel retailing. A one-year subscription costs $450; site licenses also are available.
In the latest issue:
- Orbitz's new travel agent program signals a shift to distribution side of its business
- Carlson Wagonlit to explore outsourcing of IT to Amadeus
- Tripology CEO says he has found a buyer
- Lufthansa Systems unveils Integrated Commercial Platform
- Omega is first TMC to adopt Sabre's TripCase mobile app
- Moneydirect to automate commission payments for Gogo
- In Focus: How a TMC uses technology to tame a snowstorm
- World News Briefing

