Global Distribution System (GDS)

Jet Airways has been busy this week getting its domestic content distribution in order. Earlier this week, the Indian carrier announced it had renewed its GDS agreement with British travel…

Travelport last week reported 1Q earnings and took a big one on the chin reporting negative bookings growth. Already the smallest of the GDS, the company was bearing the brunt of the Flight…

Texas-based Sabre has partnered with Bedsonline, TravelBound and the Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) to make their content available in its new inventory and rate options solution.…

Travelport has secured a new partnership that will expand the number of ground transport services offered to travel agents. The arrangement with Ugo Transfers, which aggregates ground…

Indonesia's Batik Air has signed its first-ever global distribution system (GDS) agreement with Sabre. The deal will see Batik, which is part of the fast-expanding Lion Group,…

Singapore Airlines' two low-cost carriers, Scoot and Tigerair, have entered into a new distribution partnership with Sabre. The sister airlines, which are due to merge under the Scoot…

Travelport will continue to supply its GDS content to Zuji, the Asia-focused online travel agency, following the extension of their existing partnership. This will provide users with…

More Asian low-cost carriers are committing to the travel trade. Scoot, the Singaporean LCC, has become the latest airline to renew its distribution agreement with Amadeus, ensuring…

Sabre has expanded its agreement with Hertz, making the car rental company's full inventory available via the GDS. This means that travel agents, both traditional and online, will be…

A new business model developed by Amadeus, the travel technology giant, is providing travel agencies with a way to sell multiple global rail networks. Amadeus will act as a sales…

Thai Lion Air is aiming to enhance its travel trade sales by distributing its content via the GDS with Amadeus. The Bangkok-based low-cost carrier is making its fares and inventory…

Sabre has launched a new tool that allows travel agents to access live flight schedule data. The travel technology company is integrating FlightGlobal’s live data feeds from more than…

Avis Budget Group, the global car rental company, has signed a new agreement that will ensure its products are made available to travel agents via Travelport's GDS channels. Under the…

Sabre has appointed Sean Menke as its new president & CEO, replacing Tom Klein. Menke will officially take up his new role on 31 December 2016, as well as taking a seat on the…

Travel agents will be able to book Air Seoul's flights for the first time, after the Korean low-cost carrier agreed to start distributing its fares via the Sabre GDS. The new…

China Southern Airlines has deepened its partnership with Travelport, the travel technology company, in an effort to directly promote its products to travel agents. Under a new…

Travel agents connected to the Sabre GDS are now able to automatically price the multi-airline, multi-sector fares offered by oneworld. Previously, pricing of the oneworld Explorer,…

IndiGo’s fares and ancillary services are now available for sale via Travelport’s travel agent platform. The Indian low-cost carrier, which is the country's largest domestic airline in…

Travel distribution will undergo a revolution in the next decade, with new technology and consumer trends set to transform how people search for and book their trips, a major new report has…

Sabre has started to integrate content from Routehappy, the airline merchandising site, into its travel agency booking platform. The new agreement will see agents provided with a…

Airtrain, which connects Brisbane Airport with the city and Gold Coast, has agreed to start distriburing its tickets to travek agents via the GDS. Under a new agreement with…

Sabre has added 63,000 more hotels to its collection of GDS-bookable properties following a deal with the Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN). This means that, effective immediately,…

The "big three" Gulf carriers - Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways - experienced a surge in first and business class traffic on routes between Europe and Asia Pacific last year, new data…

Himalaya Airlines, the new Nepalese carrier, has started selling its fares via the GDS with Amadeus. Under the new full content agreement, the Chinese-backed, Kathmandu-based carrier…

Fiji Airways has become the latest Asia Pacific carrier to go live with Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding – a solution that improves how airlines' products and services are displayed on…

Sabre has given the industry a preview of its new travel agency platform, Sabre Red Workspace. Due to be rolled out next year, the new solution will provide a agents with a "more…

Sabre has started searching for a new president and CEO, after Tom Klein announced that he will step down at the end of 2016. Klein's career with Sabre began while the travel…

Airbnb, Uber and other shared economy companies could be incorporated into the GDS in future, if there was demand for it, Travelport has revealed. Speaking at the Travelport Live 2016…

The rapid expansion of the travel industry, especially in Asia Pacific, is helping to drive customers back to traditional travel agencies, senior Travelport executives have told Travel…

Orbitz Worldwide, the online travel agency, will now be able to distribute its content via the Amadeus GDS. Expedia, the parent company of Orbitz, has signed a long-term extension of…

Travelport has unveiled a new version of its Mobile Agent solution for Windows-powered smartphones. Developed by TTS, Travelport Mobile Agent allows travel agents to access the…

China's largest low-cost carrier, Spring Airlines, has committed to making its fares available to international travel agents as it embarks on a new phase of expansion. The…

HK Express has signed an agreement with Amadeus for the distribution of its fares to travel agents. The Hong Kong-based airline becomes the latest in a series of low-cost carriers now…

Cathay Pacific has signed a new multi-year distribution agreement with Travelport, committing to make its fares available via the Galileo and Worldspan GDS. The deal, which includes…

Sabre and American Airlines have started offering the carrier's Preferred and Main Cabin Extra seats through the GDS using NDC-based technology standards. This launch represents both…

Thai Lion Air has moved to expand its distribution reach by signing a new agreement with Sabre. The move will see the Bangkok-based airline make its fares available to more than…

Travelport has revealed a new version of its travel agency point-of-sale solution, Travelport Smartpoint. Available now, Smartpoint 6.5 incorporates new features designed to improve…

Malaysia's Malindo Air has signed an agreement with Sabre that will see its fares distributed to the travel trade. More than 100,000 Sabre-connected travel agents will now have access…

Tigerair Taiwan, the Taipei-based low-cost carrier, has signed a new GDS deal with Travelport. The multi-year agreement will allow the airline's fares to be distributed to the travel…

Amadeus has signed an agreement that will increase the amount of hotel content it offers in Australia and New Zealand. The GDS company has formed a new partnership with The Hotel…

Orient Thai Airlines will start to distribute its fares via the global distribution system (GDS), following a new partnership with Amadeus. The Bangkok-based carrier is planning to…

Air Canada has signed a new distribution agreement with Amadeus, providing travel agents with full access to the national carrier's fares and ancillary services. The multi-year deal…

Myanmar National Airlines' expansion strategy has taken another step forward, with the signing of a new distribution deal with Sabre. The Yangon-based airline started distributing its…

Myanmar National Airlines has continued its recent modernisation strategy by agreeing to distribute its fares to international travel agents via the Amadeus GDS. The Yangon-based…

Amadeus will expand the amount of Indian hotel content it provides to travel agents following the signing of a new agreement with Travelguru. The Indian hotel booking site has…

Sabre Corporation has completed the acquisition of Abacus International, the global distribution system (GDS) in the Asia Pacific region. The deal, which was first announced in May…

The Star Alliance has partnered with Sabre to offer its Round the World (RTW) and Circle Trip (CT) airfares through the GDS.   Earlier this year, Sabre teamed up with the Airline…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed a new deal that will see its fares distributed to the travel trade via the Amadeus GDS. The agreement covers the airline’s full range of both…

Sabre has entered into an agreement to acquire Abacus International, the Asian travel technology and GDS company. The two companies have had a long-standing partnership, with Sabre…

AirAsia has become the first Asian low-cost carrier to sign up for Travelport's Rich Content and Branding solution, which improves how airline products are displayed on the GDS screen.…

Travelport has signed a new agreement with Etihad Airways that will see the carrier start using the Rich Content & Branding solution, which improves the way airlines' products are…

Travel agents connected to the Abacus International GDS will soon be able to offer a greater range of attraction and activity content to their customers, following the launch of a new…

Australian travel group Helloworld has formed a new partnership with Travelport. The company has selected Travelport as its "GDS service partner" for Australia and New Zealand, as…

Cambodia Bayon Airlines has selected Abacus as its first GDS partner. Under the new multi-year distribution arrangement, Abacus will become the only GDS company able to offer the…

Travelport has expanded its hotel content following an agreement with HRS. Under a new multi-year distribution agreement, Travelport will make HRS' inventory of 70,000 hotels…

airberlin will be able to increase its travel trade sales in India, having joined IATA’s Billing & Settlement Plan (BSP) in the country. Participation in BSP India enables all…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has penned a new agreement with Travelport that will offer even more of its fares and content to travel agents via the GDS. Under the expanded partnership,…

Travelport has unveiled a new solution that will allow travel agents to book airport rail services for their customers. The new tool has been developed as a plug-in on Travelport’s…

Thomas Cook India has selected Amadeus as its new GDS partner. The travel company said it signed the new long-term agreement with Amadeus following a "comprehensive evaluation to…

Bangkok-based Jet Asia Airways has taken a major step forward in its expansion efforts, with the deployment of a new IT system to manage its operations. The Thai carrier has installed…

Lincolnshire hotel Stoke Rochford Hall has joined global distribution systems. The East Midlands country house hotel is now available on Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan to boost…

Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have agreed to sell advanced seat reservations through Amadeus’ GDS. Travel agents in 63 countries including the UK can now book seat reservations in…

Travel agents are using global distribution systems (GDS) more and at a faster growth rate than other booking channels, according to TravelClick. A bi-annual report from the…

European low-cost carrier transavia.com has signed up to use Travelport’s Merchandising Platform. The agreement means travel agents using Travelport’s GDS will be able to see the…

The world's airlines are not reaping the financial rewards they deserve, considering the amount they contribute to the global economy, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)…

ECTAA is closely following the NDC project, considering the huge impact it could have on air ticket distribution and on travel agents, who sell nearly 60% of global air tickets.  IATA only…

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has identified a need for a new XML system so travel agents can compete with airline direct sales for services. The association said that a…

Amadeus and Qantas have extended their long-term, full content agreement that guarantees Amadeus users worldwide access to the carrier's full range of fares, inventory and schedules. Travel…

Travelport has seen its net revenue drop US$22 million (£15.3m) in its Q2 results following the loss of its Master Services Agreement with United Airlines. The travel technology company…

A few bits of news from GDS suppliers.  Amadeus gains Trenitalia content Amadeus has signed an agreement to distribute Trenitalia’s content through its GDS and sales channels.…

Global distribution systems (GDSs) are “too clunky” and are limiting airlines’ ability to maximise profits, according to IATA. Speaking at the SITA Air Transport IT Summit in Belgium this…

Fairmont's agent rewards scheme; new GDS code for Rendezvous and Marriott plots 4,000 hotels. Fairmont doubles agent rewards Fairmont is offering double points for its Famous…

Amadeus launches new booking tool with AirAsia Amadeus has joined forces with AirAsia's new Philippines-based subsidiary to launch Amadeus LCC Smart - a new booking tool specifically…

News from GDS systems, hotel technology and booking engines. Travelodge extends content with Sabre Travelodge has extended its content agreement with Sabre Travel Network…

Sabre Travel Network has added new car rental booking functions to its Red Workspace. The first allows travel agents to automatically run up the total cost of car rental and four added…