September 02, 2010
Online booking and expense management tool provider KDS is introducing
several new features, including a return on investment forecasting module,
automatic checking of U.S.-bound flight bookings for Secure Flight compliance
and combined fares from different airlines, CEO Yves Weisselberger told BTN Thursday.
August 30, 2010
The U.S.
Department of Justice has requested more information from Internet search giant
Google about its planned $700 million acquisition of Cambridge, Mass.-based
flight information software company ITA Software, Google said in a blog post.
August 18, 2010
Tech firm FlightStats is developing a mobile
messaging system for agents to send itinerary-relevant messages to travelers'
mobile devices from the travel management company, as well as airlines and
airports.
August 09, 2010
Rearden Commerce on Monday said it would enable by year-end Southwest
Airlines bookings through a direct connect to its Rearden Personal Assistant
tool.
August 09, 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel will convert its hundreds
of Horizon online booking tool customers to a customized version of the Rearden
Commerce platform as part of a reseller agreement it has signed with Rearden,
the companies announced Monday.
August 06, 2010
Sabre Travel Network is partnering with TRX to incorporate
its TravelTrax data and reporting platform into its new Sabre Red suite. The
new reporting capabilities should be available to agencies in the coming
months, Sabre said, and include new benchmarking, agency performance and other
reporting options previously unavailable.
August 05, 2010
Technology and distribution
firm Travelport on Thursday reported that global distribution segments grew 5
percent worldwide in the second quarter, which ended on June 30, compared with
the same period in 2009, noting particular strength in the corporate travel
market and the Asia/Pacific region.
August 05, 2010
Google is shelling out $700 million to acquire
Cambridge, Mass.-based flight information software company ITA Software to
develop new online airfare search capabilities.
August 05, 2010
Global distribution companies in the past month made strides
toward releasing their next-generation agent desktops, with Sabre Travel
Network introducing details of its Sabre Red Workspace, Amadeus gaining an
agreement from BCD Travel to adopt its upcoming Amadeus One platform for some
agents and Travelport preparing the launch of its Universal Desktop in the
second half of 2010.
August 03, 2010
Cornerstone Information Systems and TripIt are
working with a few travel management companies to test a service that helps
corporate clients update travelers about itinerary and gate change information
through mobile devices and track travelers' whereabouts.