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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...

Canadian advisors to gain access to Travel Leaders Network's simplified GDS

Canadian advisors to gain access to Travel Leaders Network's simplified GDSThe Sabre-powered Internova SNAP platform enables inexperienced travel advisors to make simple flight, hotel and car rental...

In the early days of AI, Expedia Group appears to be in good position

In the early days of AI, Expedia Group appears to be in good positionAI was top of mind among attendees and presenters at Expedia Group's annual partner conference, Explore.

United Airlines is selling anonymized customer demographic information to companies that send targeted ads to United flyers, including app users.

United Airlines uses customer data for new ad delivery serviceThe airline has launched a platform that enables companies to send targeted ads to customers using United's app, website and...

Travel agencies are wondering if American Airlines will rebuild its depleted sales team.

Travel advisors say all is not forgiven with American AirlinesAmerican will have to rebuild travel agency relationships after a yearlong, acrimonious dispute over distribution.

Worldia’s Lisa Gerbens and Jonathan Boiria attended a Dream Vacations training session earlier this year.

New partnership provides tour content for Dream Vacations/CruiseOne franchisesFranchisees have access to Worldia's tour platform.

David Shull (center) won the 2024 ASTA Entrepreneur of the Year award at the ASTA Travel Advisor Conference. He was joined on stage by Gloria Bohan (left) and ASTA CEO Zane Kerby.

Tern CEO David Shull wins ASTA Entrepreneur of the YearTern bills itself as an all-in-one platform for travel advisors, offering things like commission tracking, AI features, a CRM...

American Airlines lost business from Lockheed Martin because of AA's controversial distribution strategy, said travel manager Mark Stansbury.

Corporate travel pros react to American's about-face on NDC strategyLockheed Martin senior manager of global travel Mark Stansbury said American Airlines made a mistake in attempting to undermine...

ASTA president and CEO Zane Kerby rode a mechanical bull during the Jubilee welcoming event at the Travel Advisor Conference in Dallas.

A victory for travel advisors was cause for celebration at the ASTA conferenceASTA and its members continued their celebration of a win over American Airlines on Thursday during the Travel Advisor...