http://www.TheBeat.travel/ The leading independent travel distribution newsletter. Published as news happens 49 weeks per year. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:45:02 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=sep_10&cid=Hilfman-ContinentalThe new United Airlines has selected most of its senior leadership team, naming Continental veterans Dave Hilfman and Mark Bergsrud senior vice presidents of worldwide sales and marketing,...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:46:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=sep_10&cid=Concur-AtlasWhen it made a series of mobile announcements timed for the National Business Travel Association convention last month, Concur wasn't the first industry provider to say it would offer its mobile...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:01:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=AirTran-Healy-Klein-APIAirTran Airways over the years has taken some nonconformist stances in distribution. In 2005, it inked a new distribution deal with Cendant that did not include booking incentives. The same year, it...Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=United-merchant-credit-cardA United Airlines official confirmed that the carrier in March 2010 notified some humanitarian organizations that they would be required to establish their own credit card merchant accounts in order...Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:01:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=GSA-ETS2The U.S. General Services Administration on Monday posted a massive solicitation for the next generation of its E-Gov Travel System, ETS2, and it expects proposals by Oct. 6 for travel management...Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=Flight-Centre-resultsAustralian travel conglomerate Flight Centre posted record financial performance for the year ended June 30, with particularly strong numbers in Australia and Canada and all-time highs for after-tax...Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=Air-Canada-Farelogix-APIAir Canada enlisted Farelogix to rebuild its application-programming interface, which is the airline's primary means of connectivity to several corporate travel booking solutions, including those...Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:56:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=Boulevard-FarelogixThat many of Air Canada's lowest fares are not in the global distribution systems is one reason why Calgary-based Boulevard Travel is an early adopter of the Farelogix Sprk agent desktop solution,...Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:26:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=TRX-Kevin-AustinTRX's second-quarter transaction processing revenue dropped 11 percent while data reporting revenue climbed 6 percent, exemplifying the opposing directions of the company's two main business lines....Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:05:00 -0400 http://www.TheBeat.travel/news.php?adate=aug_10&cid=ancillary-fees-pollHow big of an issue is the airline fee trend? After all, many frequent travelers are exempt from certain fees due to loyalty program status or the higher-priced fare they bought, and often do not...Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:32:00 -0400