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Treovi Unveils “Commission-Free” Hotel Booking Platform

2012-07-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Booking a hotel online is easy enough for the average ‘internet-savvy’ consumer these days, but finding a room that’s cheap? That’s an altogether different kettle of fish…

Tags: booking a hotel, hotel booking, hotel registrations, hotel reservations, online travel agencies, Pamela Whitby, reservation system, Room Key, treovi

Travelport Moves Into Russian Online Travel Market

2011-06-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russia's enormous potential for online travel is something Travelport want to take advantage of

Global travel industry business services provide Travelport has signed a collaboration deal with the growing Russian Internet Travel Services Association (ITSA) in order to provide more support to the Russian online tourist industry, it’s been revealed. ITSA, which was only founded last year, is the brainchild of Russian travel industry expert Vadim Zelensky, who said […]

Tags: Global travel industry, ITSA, online tourist industry, online travel agencies, online travel russia, Russian Internet Travel Services Association, Russian travel industry, travel technology, Travelport, Vadim Zelensky

American Airline’s Sues Orbitz and Travelport, BTC Responds

2011-04-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

American Airlines lawsuit

In response to an American Airlines antitrust lawsuit against Travelport and Orbitz, the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) released a statement saying the travel programs are simply pawns in the airline’s game, and the lawsuit is a symptom of a larger problem. American filed suit against Orbitz and Travelport for discouraging travelers from using the airline’s […]

Tags: American Airlines, BTC, Business Travel Coalition, direct booking pipeline, lawsuit, online travel agencies, Orbitz, Travelport, U.S. Department of Transportation

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