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Posted Jan 14, 2010
Sabre today announced a "long-term" full-content distribution deal with Tam. It marks the second such deal with a Brazilian airline that previously used limited GDS distribution, and the third such agreement in South America since last summer.
Posted Jan 5, 2010
Latin American carrier Lan Airlines selected Sabre to provide reservations and operational systems. Lan will follow such carriers as JetBlue and WestJet in deploying the Sabre Sonic Customer Sales and Service product.
Posted Jan 4, 2010
In examining a oneworld alliance antitrust immunity application highlighted by a proposed American Airlines/British Airways/Iberia joint venture, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Dec. 22 "established a supplemental comment period--through January 11" for interested parties "to respond to late-filed pleadings." One such late filing, submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice, argued that the proposed agreements "would result in competitive harm on certain transatlantic routes serving 2.5 million passengers annually" and increase fares "up to 15 percent."
Posted Dec 16, 2009
Southwest Airlines ranked first on Glassdoor.com's list for 2010 of the 50 best places to work, "selected by the people who know these companies best--their employees," according to Glassdoor. Fellow travel industry companies Continental Airlines placed eighth and Marriott snuck in at 50th.
Posted Dec 3, 2009
WestJet CEO Sean Durfy today acknowledged that the challenges stemming from the switchover to Sabre's reservation system "are carrying on longer then we originally anticipated."
Posted Dec 3, 2009
Limited access to fares and inventory from Brazilian airlines Gol and Tam has frustrated corporate travel agencies and buyers for years. Gol last week announced expanded participation with the global distribution system providers, but a Gol representative nevertheless indicated that "there is no GDS provider with Gol's full content."
Posted Nov 19, 2009
The airlines' continuing strategy to unbundle products and pricing remains troublesome for corporate travel managers keen to measure total trip costs. According to a recent survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, just 20 percent of 297 corporate buyers said their organizations track total trip expenditures "very well." When asked if they tabulate total trip cost for top destinations, more than three quarters of respondents said "no." Yet more than 40 percent said "unmanaged ancillary fees" of all flavors represent between 5 percent and 15 percent of their organizations' total T&E costs. Another 27 percent said such fees represent even more of the total.
Posted Nov 19, 2009
ARC said it and American Airlines are working to eliminate duplicate bookings. Work began in February, according to ARC, which said it "is now ready to bring additional carriers onboard in the development process in order to expand the service which is hoped will soon be of industry-wide benefit."
Posted Oct 22, 2009
A little while back, some of the major online travel agencies waived fees for flight bookings. Has it had an effect on airline direct Web site bookings? Yes, say some airline executives. What are the airlines doing about it? They can't say.
Posted Oct 7, 2009
When it comes to travel metrics--especially airline ones--the "easier" year-over-year comparisons to last fall's dreadful data that everyone expected are starting to roll in. First out of the gate are standard, monthly airline traffic reports for September.
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