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AA, Accelya Announce Fix To Exchange Unused EDIFACT Tickets In NDC

American Airlines and Accelya last week turned on a way to exchange unused EDIFACT tickets for New Distribution Capability-based orders in the airline's distribution interface, the partners announced Monday. One of the few U.S.-based TMCs directly connected to American's NDC interface, AmTrav praised the effort but viewed the fix as "too limited" for its purposes.
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AirGateway Pokes At Amadeus With New Browser Extension

Airline content aggregator AirGateway this week launched a Web browser extension that lets agents compare content in Amadeus' global distribution system with New Distribution Capability-piped offers that AirGateway pulls from more than 25 airlines, the company announced.
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Calling All Keynoters: Time To Submit Your Pitch For The Beat Live

It's that time again: The Beat Live is kicking off its open call for anyone to propose the keynote address that they would deliver at this year's event in New York City on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
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PwC Projects Rise In Hotel Occupancy, Average Rate

PwC Projects Rise In Hotel Rate
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Amadeus: GDS Airline Ancillary Fee Access Is A Glass Half-Empty

About half of the airlines that list fares in Amadeus' global distribution system also make available some ancillary fee data, according to supplemental comments the travel distribution and IT company filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation last month. To Amadeus, it's a glass half-empty and a rallying cry for DOT intervention. To airlines, it's a sign of market progress and another reason DOT should scrap its federal rulemaking on ancillary disclosures.
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SAS Fleshes Out Distribution Plan, Trading The Novel For The Familiar

Scandinavian Airlines this month fleshed out some elements of its newly revised distribution plans, having abandoned a proposed "wholesale model" amid its recently forged distribution and IT deal with Amadeus.
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Average International Fares Up From 2019 Levels

Average International Fares Up From 2019 Levels
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Ryanair Rejoins Amadeus With Corporate Travel In Sight

Ryanair last week returned to Amadeus after more than a five-year absence from the largest global distribution system operator and dominant player in the budget carrier's European turf.
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Flight Centre Confirms Client Shift Away From AA, 'Optimistic' On NDC Collaboration

Flight Centre Travel Group's customers in aggregate have been booking fewer tickets on American Airlines since April 1, when the airline's New Distribution Capability-based content differentiation actions began.
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Easy Expensing, Quick Reimbursement Top Traveler Experience Factors

Top Traveler Experience Factors
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