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Hawaiian is one of the airlines that filed suit against the DOT over the fee-disclosure rule.

Hawaiian Airlines says fee-disclosure rule will harm agency distributionIn a worst-case scenario, Hawaiian said it would need to halt all traditional GDS sales if the DOT implements its rule for...

Priceline chops more than 100 jobs

Priceline chops more than 100 jobsPriceline on Friday said it has laid off 103 employees, or 7% of its workforce.

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Getting help with debit memosHere are some tips for dealing with the too-common problem of debit memos.

American said that its stick-based NDC approach cost the airline market share among travel agencies.

American Airlines shows its softer NDC side. Will it help agents' adoption?Will American, and the industry more generally, lose momentum in terms of NDC adoption due to AA's course reversal?

Air Canada plans to go live with NDC content within Sabre in the coming weeks.

Air Canada to scrap GDS surcharge for most faresThe airline last year implemented an NDC strategy that offers incentive payments for NDC bookings and places a surcharge on...

Airlines' baggage handling improved in 2023

Airlines' baggage handling improved in 2023Despite a 30% year-over-year increase in passenger traffic, airlines reduced their rate of mishandled baggage by 9.2%,...

Starting in 2027, cruise ships based in Seattle must use shore powerSeattle says it is the first U.S. port to require ships to use shore power.

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Six tips for getting the best GDS dealIt's never been a better time to renew to an improved GDS contract. In my experience, there are six keys to getting the best...

American last week began paying commissions on sales of three NDC bundles.

American Airlines unveils revised NDC plans, returns fares to GDSsAmerican plans to soon begin selling dynamically priced fares in NDC channels. The carrier also will introduce bundled fares...

American Airlines is not publicly commenting on its NDC commisssion program.

American Airlines is paying commission on NDC bookingsThe program, first reported by The Beat newsletter, pays 10% commission for NDC-enabled bookings of American's Main Plus, Main...

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