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Archive for January, 2011

26
JAN
2011

Distribution Scuffle or Industry Re-Shuffle?

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
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A face-off between American Airlines, Orbitz, Expedia and Sabre is causing a row in the travel industry and calling into question the future of airline content distribution.

Tension has been building since December 2010, when American pulled its listings from online travel site Orbitz over a charge dispute. In a gesture of solidarity, Expedia delisted American content and, analysts say, the airline is now attempting to cut out the GDS systems entirely. Southlake, TX-based GDS provider Sabre fought back in January by doubling distribution fees and disfavoring American flights in its search results, saying it is “taking actions to protect its interests and those of its customers by supporting airlines who value the transparency and efficiency of the proven system we provide,” but a Fort Worth court temporarily barred the GDS provider from continuing that action.
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19
JAN
2011

International Travel Management in Latin-America

Posted in Industry Topics by AirPlus Editor
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AirPlus Global Reach Editorial Office talks with Cesar Gaxiola – Sales Manager Mexico – about trends, opportunities, challenges and developments in the Latin-American travel management market.

AirPlus: Looking at Travel Management, is there something very special in your market compared to Travel Management in other countries of the world?

Cesar Gaxiola, Sales Manager Mexico

Cesar Gaxiola, Sales Manager Mexico

CG: Latin Culture is very spontaneous and that kind of identity reflects in the business environment. Employees plan the meetings in the companies with little anticipation, resulting in last minute bookings that do not always fit in with the internal policies. This demands better controlling system for companies in order to make sure their Travel policies are adhered to.


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