Amadeus, Worldspan Enjoy Online, Int'l Growth In Q2

Global distribution system providers Amadeus and Worldspan reported second-quarter growth in worldwide booking volumes except in North America, where Worldspan's transactions were flat at about 42 million and Amadeus' fell 3 percent to under 10 million. While not exactly comparable to one another as they include different regions and types of bookings, Cendant and Sabre last month also said international volumes outpaced the United States. In all cases, traditional bookings growth fell far short