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U.S. Court Rules in Sabre's Favor, But Future of Farelogix Acquisition UnclearBy Michael B. Baker

A U.S. district court judge gave Sabre the green light to move forward with its acquisition of Farelogix, though its ability to follow through amid the... KEEP READING

ATPCO Introduces 'Reassurance' Attribute for AirlinesBy Michael B. Baker

ATPCO has developed a new "reassurance" metric to provide information on safety and flexibility at booking during the Covid-19 pandemic.... KEEP READING

ARC: Weekly Air Sales By U.S. Corp. Travel Agencies Again PlummetBy Dawit Habtemariam

Total air tickets sold in the week ending April 5 by U.S.-based travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government business... KEEP READING

Greyber Steps Down From Egencia HelmBy Adam Perrotta

Longtime Egencia president Rob Greyber has stepped down, the company said Thursday. Ariane Gorin, president of Expedia Business Services, has assumed... KEEP READING

Amid Layoffs, TripActions CEO Pushes R&DBy Adam Perrotta

After laying off nearly 300 employees in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic reducing business travel to essentially zero, TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen... KEEP READING

ARC: Weekly Air Sales By U.S. Corp. Travel Agencies PlungeBy Dawit Habtemariam

Total air tickets sold in the week ending March 22 by U.S.-based travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government... KEEP READING

Serko Taps Starkings to Head Booking.com AllianceBy Adam Perrotta

Four months after Serko announced a plan to integrate content from Booking.com for Business into its Zeno travel booking tool, former Expedia Group and... KEEP READING

ARC: February Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales PlummetBy Dawit Habtemariam

In February, the total consolidated value of tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies fell $1 billion year over year to $7.2 billion, representing a... KEEP READING

Travelport Earns Level 4 NDC CertficationBy Adam Perrotta

Travelport announced it has achieved Level 4 New Distribution Capability certification as an aggregator from the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group Renews, Consolidates with AmadeusBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group has renewed its technology agreement with Amadeus with expanded options to improve e-commerce and airport disruption management for... KEEP READING

ARC: January U.S. Travel Agency Ticket Sales IncreaseBy Dawit Habtemariam

In January, the total consolidated dollar value of tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 2.6 percent year over year to $8.9 billion,... KEEP READING

ARC, Amadeus Update Agreement to Facilitate NDC BookingsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Airlines Reporting Corp. and Amadeus announced an updated cooperative agreement to facilitate New Distribution Capability bookings through the Amadeus... KEEP READING

New ATPCO Bulgarian Office to Focus on NGSBy Michael B. Baker

ATPCO is opening a new office in Sofia, Bulgaria, that will focus on expanding its retailing efforts, particularly Next Generation Storefront... KEEP READING

JAL to Provide NDC Content to Amadeus Selling PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Japan Airlines is integrating New Distribution Capability content into the Amadeus Selling Platform, which will make JAL's NDC content available to... KEEP READING

BA Using New ARC API to Confirm Ticketing Authority for U.S. NDC BookingsBy Dawit Habtemariam

British Airways is the first user of a new Airlines Reporting Corp. application programming interface that will allow it to confirm the ticketing... KEEP READING

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