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April 23, 2013
Airline technology can bring profits
The future of distribution and merchandising hog the majority of column inches and blogs posts when it comes to coverage of the airlines business. However, Darren Rickey, Sabre Airline Solutions Vice President of AirVision Solutions (that’s...
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May 9, 2013
Sabre’s Dave Hollander honored by OpenTravel Alliance
Sabre Enterprise Architect Dave Hollander, already well known in technology circles as a co-creator of Extensible Markup Language (XML), was recently honored by OpenTravel Alliance with the Tom Grubbs Award. The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) board of...
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May 13, 2013
Learn how Custom Offers moves travel forward
Sabre’s Shelly Terry explains to Travel Weekly the benefits to airlines and travelers from the newest merchandising capability, Custom Offers. Check out more here: http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/Sabre-product-uses-loyalty-info/?a=issues
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May 22, 2013
The animated case for science – drawing conclusions for the future of revenue management
Perhaps airline number crunchers should consider a wardrobe change. Toss aside the necktie and handy calculator. Instead revenue strategists should don a white lab coat and get beakers ready to be filled with more than just...
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May 23, 2013
JetBlue: Airlines shouldn’t compete over ‘nicest prison cell’
Intersting perspective from JetBlue on marketing their customer experience and how they approach managing ancilaries. Read more in Skift.
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May 30, 2013
Privacy concerns with NDC being examined by European authorities
Concerns over privacy issues with IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) are being examined by the Working Party 29 (a subset of the European Commission composed of representatives of the data protection authorities from all EU Member...
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June 20, 2013
DFW Airport introduces ‘nap centers’
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has joined many other international airports by introducing its first Minutes Suites location – a high-tech, around-the-clock nap centre in which passengers can relax, conduct business or sleep, in private suites...
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June 20, 2013
New rack for personal electronic devices to debut with South African Airways, TransAsia
APEX editor’s blog reports a new aircraft seat rack for personal electronic devices (PEDs) will shortly make its debut on the world stage when multiple airlines roll out Italian supplier Geven’s new ‘Comoda’ business class seat for...
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June 24, 2013
Businesses called to fight airfare tax in the UK
United Kingdom businesses are being encouraged to sign a petition calling for the reform of a controversial air travel levy. Air Passenger Duty (APD) was introduced in November 2009 and has been branded a “self-imposed barrier...
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June 27, 2013
Should travel agents be compensated for selling airline ancillaries?
The high value and big impact on revenue of airline ancillary products continues to be a key driver for global carriers and now, more than ever, many global airlines are embracing the value travel agents and...
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July 11, 2013
Japanese airlines challenging dominant high-speed rail for travelers
Bullet trains have long dominated the the long-distance travel scene in Japan but new low cost airlines are shaking up the corporate and leisure travel landscape. Read more in this story from Bloomberg to find out...
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October 8, 2013
Do you mind turning off your electronic device?
A recent survey by Skift, an online travel publication, shows that a majority of people don’t mind being asked to turn off their electronic device during a portion of their flight. That was a bit surprising...