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Single-Carrier Direct Connect: Myth vs. Fact
You have undoubtedly heard about American Airlines’ (AA) single-source Direct Connect initiative. We spoke with many of you because we wanted to hear your impressions and questions; we also spoke with AA, a long-time Travelport supplier partner. With so many questions swirling around on this topic, we want to share our understandings with you and to do some myth-busting to help separate fact from fiction.
Click here to learn the full story behind single-source direct connect programs as proposed by AA. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact your Travelport representative.
The changing face of today’s travel consumer How is technology shaping the modern travel consumer? 75% of leisure travellers look to the Internet for travel information, but do they find too much information or not enough to make an informed decision? The Internet has rapidly changed the way we live and work, but also how we research and book travel.
Though travellers embrace innovation, Travelport’s recent survey of consumer travel trends found that they still rely upon basic human behaviours to navigate the world. Today they use technology to facilitate those basic needs. With increasing connectivity via the Internet, consumers never travel alone; they take a world of information in the palm of their hand.
Travelport’s ground-breaking study,
The Well Connected Traveller, reveals the rapid changes in consumer behaviour.
Read the study to find out what 62% of travellers are doing now that they probably weren’t doing at all five years ago.
Is Your Business Prepared for the Economic Upturn? We know from science that what goes up must come down, and history reminds us that the opposite is also true, especially when it comes to the economy. A return to travel is one of the first indicators of a rebounding economy, and it's starting. Are you ready for the upturn?
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We're Inviting Travel Agencies to Help Us Do Some MASSIVEGOOD® – One Click At a Time According to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis claim 3.7 million lives each year. How can we make it stop? Travelport believes in the powerful force of mass travel to drive cultural awareness and understanding. That’s why we’re embracing one of the most powerful humanitarian efforts ever launched by the travel industry – MASSIVEGOOD – and we’re inviting our travel agency partners to join us. MASSIVEGOOD enables travellers to make a micro-contribution each time they book a trip, with proceeds helping to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other devastating health issues in developing countries. We wholeheartedly join other leading GDS providers, the travel and tourism industry, celebrities and major health organisations to support this new and ambitious global initiative.
The 2010 Travel Web – Is It More Than a Place to Shop and Book Travel? The second decade of the 21st century is under way, and solid trends are indeed driving consumer travel shopping and buying behavior.
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Travel Trends and the Economic Outlook for 2010
Who Is the “Quiet Giant” of the Travel Industry? PhoCusWright® Study Finds GDSs Drive $268 Billion In Global Travel Sales Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright in January released a comprehensive study on the global distribution systems (GDS) that power air, hotel, car rental and other travel transactions around the globe each year. Based on research and proprietary data provided by the three major GDS providers ( Travelport, Amadeus and Sabre), the study revealed that the GDS industry processed more than 1.1 billion travel transactions in 2008 - representing more than $268 billion in global travel sales. Despite the recent economic downturn and falling industry revenue, projections for the GDS industry going forward in 2010 are promising.
Read the full white paper:
“The Role and Value of the Global Distribution Systems in Travel Distribution”