According to our travel-trend-tracking friends over at The Beat, Lufthansa’s spreading good news to its investors. The Beat says CEO Carsten Spohr has proclaimed the distribution strategy – charging a €16 surcharge on GDS-based bookings – “is a success.”
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Doublespeak or Straight Talk: Looking at Lufthansa (Again)
Topics: airlines GDS Industry Update International Travel Lufthansa Opinion
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Seventh Circuit Issues Opinion in International Airline Consumer Suit
Topics: airlines Court Case General Iberia Lufthansa
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Opinion Piece by James Wells, Founder and Chairman of World Travel, Inc.
On November 30th, 2015, JetBlue Airlines chose not to renew the sale of their product through the Travelport global distribution system. Earlier in the year, on June 1, 2015, Lufthansa Airlines implemented a global distribution fee to cover their GDS costs when a reservation originates through any global distribution system.
Topics: airlines Ancillary Fees GDS JetBlue Lufthansa Opinion
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16 Euros or Bust
Opinion Piece by James Wells, Founder and Chairman of World Travel, Inc.
Topics: content GDS Lufthansa Opinion WTI
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Gordon Wilson: Redefining the GDS through an Innovative, Holistic Approach
Since 2011, Gordon Wilson has been at the helm of Travelport, ushering it into an era of increased content, enhanced usability, IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, and even a redefined identity (Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform; “GDS” is passé, haven’t you heard?). It comes as no surprise, then, that he possesses a remarkably holistic view of the travel industry and the integral role of the global distribution system. Travelport is more than a storefront for aggregated content; it’s an innovator of improved technology, an intermediary in industry partnerships, and a proponent of travel and tourism benefits.
