by Charlie Leocha | Apr 1, 2015
With most mergers, consumers lose. However, with the latest merger in the online travel industry between Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, competition should be enhanced rather than diminished. Why? The real competition is not from other travel agents, but from the...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 26, 2013
United Airlines is collecting lots of data about passengers and so are the other airlines? Why do they need to scour credit reports and other data to sell me a ticket? A blogger takes a look at irrational airline change fees. Expedia and Travelocity join forces...
by Guest Post | Jan 5, 2011
Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today commented on the latest development in the battle for the future of low-cost, consumer-centered travel distribution as global distribution system services provider Sabre took steps to protect the interests of an independent travel...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 5, 2011
Here is the American Society of Travel Agents’ (ASTA) satement regarding the Sabre, Inc. actions in de-preferencing American Airlines (AA) listings on their systems and the removal of AA flights from Expedia and Orbitz. ASTA has been a longstanding advocate for...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 5, 2011
After American Airlines (AA) made an unprovoked attack on Orbitz by removing their ticketing permissions from their system and after Expedia failed to reach a new contract with AA, Sabre, Inc., one of the largest GDSs that form the backbone of IT for thousands of...
