We're increasingly hearing about Web 2.0, the enhanced Internet experience. At the same time, according to technology expert David Cerino, corporations should be preparing for Travel 2.0.

The corporate travel industry is at a crossroads. The typical technology tools we have come to know are not keeping up with how corporate travellers think and act on their trips, and the gap will only widen as travellers continue to expect even more from their corporate travel programmes.

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… Reitz adds to the roundup of accomplished executives currently on the Farelogix board of directors, including company CEO, Jim Davidson; Bert Amato, entrepreneur; Farelogix founder, Rick Gossage; and Michael Marocco, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity at Sandler Capital. Click here to read the story.

Farelogix has bolstered its board of directors with the addition of travel industry veteran, Bonnie Reitz. Click here to read the posting.

Farelogix has bolstered its board of directors with the addition of travel industry veteran, Bonnie Reitz. Reitz brings a fresh perspective on the global travel market to Farelogix, and will play an instrumental role in providing guidance, insight and perspective on the changing role of distribution in the travel industry. Click here to read the complete article.

Farelogix Inc. and SureWare LLC have signed an alliance agreement and will be collaborating on the integration of the SureWare profile management and back office solutions with the Farelogix FLX Platform. Click here for the complete story.

Farelogix Inc. and SureWare LLC have signed an alliance agreement and will be collaborating on the integration of the SureWare profile management and back office solutions with the Farelogix FLX Platform. Read the complete article here.

… SureWare will also integrate the FLX Platform into its service bureau operations, enabling customers to seamlessly connect traveler profiles and capture back office interfaces with the FLX Platform. The agreement between the two companies will result in a complete turnkey solution for travel faring, booking, administration and reporting. Check out the complete article here.

BCD Travel is working with Farelogix and other undisclosed vendors to create a travel content sourcing engine for BCD's travel management company clients, the companies announced last month. Consultants said the technology platform—planned for rollout in 2007—seems conceptually to follow the American Express TravelBahn and Carlson Wagonlit Travel Symphonie offerings. Click here to read the complete article.

BCD Travel has turned to alternative distributor Farelogix to help “insulate” the travel management company’s customers from “the uncertainties surrounding access to travel inventory,” said Dee Runyan, BCD Travel”s executive vice president for products, technology and supplier relations. Check out the complete article here.

BCD Travel has chosen Farelogix for the development and implementation of a new technology platform. The platform is designed to deliver customer value in the areas of content management, supplier optimization and operational efficiency. Click here for the complete article.

Farelogix has been selected by BCD Travel, as one of BCD Travel`s partners in the development and implementation of a new technology platform designed to deliver customer value in the areas of content management, supplier optimization and operational efficiency. Read the complete article here.

The FLX Platform will enable BCD Travel agents to source travel content against an infinite number of flexible, rules-based criteria. BCD Travel will also be able to monitor and manage contractual commitments made to its customers, the GDSs and suppliers. Click here for the complete story.

Has 2006 emerged as a defining year for those associated with the airlines industry? Rajiv Aggarwal, director, business development, Farelogix certainly feels so. Read the complete interview here.

Farelogix Inc., provider of independent faring and multi-source distribution technology to the global travel industry, has signed an agreement with Sentient Technologies, to provide a direct connection between Sentient and the FLX Platform. Read the complete announcement here.

According to Farelogix, a provider of independent faring and multi-source distribution technology to the travel industry, with this agreement in place, the travel consolidators that use the booking services provided by Sentient, now have direct access to airline content offered through the FLX Platform. Click here for the complete story.

Farelogix Inc. has signed an agreement with Sentient Technologies, Inc. to provide a direct connection between Sentient and the FLX Platform. Click here for the complete story.

The maneuvering between airlines and GDSs over fees and content moved to the Windy City last week, as thousands of business travel and travel technology leaders gathered for the National Business Travel Association’s convention. Not surprisingly, the airlines and GDSs punctuated the convention program with a barrage of moves and counter-moves. Check out the complete article here.

Northwest Airlines late last week said on Sept. 1 it would begin charging $3.50 per segment on bookings that do not come through preferred distribution channels (of which Farelogix is one). In doing so, Northwest follows policies similar to those recently announced by American, United and Continental airlines. Click here to read the complete bulletin.

Northwest Airlines informed travel agencies and corporate travel departments July 21 that it will begin charging a $3.50 per-segment service fee Sept. 1 for Northwest and KLM bookings through nonpreferred distribution products … Northwest said it will charge no fee and provide full content, including “published, Internet and promotional fares and related inventory,”, for Farelogix’s Direct Connect Product (among others). Check out the complete article here.

Those of you who read the cover story featured in the April issue of Travolution may recall the mouthy statements made by Emirates, which said it was fed up with being gouged by the GDSs and was consequently exploring direct connect options with its top travel agency partners and alternative distribution channels. Well, it seems Emirates wasn’t bluffing. The carrier revealed it will establish a direct connection to Farelogix, the “GNE” set-up by David Cerino, one of the brains behind Orbitz. Read the complete blog entry here.

In a message to agents posted on its Web site, [Continental] identified its preferred channels as Sabre’s Efficient Access Solution, Galileo’s Content Continuity Program, Worldspan’s Super Access Product, and two alternative GDSs: G2 SwitchWorks and Farelogix. Read the complete article here.

GDS new entrant Farelogix is claiming that its deal with Emirates is the first time that that an international carrier located outside of North America has signed up with an alternative distribution system. Click here to read the article.

Farelogix and Emirates Airline are establishing a direct connection between Emirates' reservation system and the Farelogix FLX(TM) Platform. With this agreement in place, Emirates becomes the first international carrier located outside of North America to supplement its current distribution model with a direct connection to an alternative distribution system. Click here to read the article.

The booking fees that American Airlines would begin paying to Sabre and Amadeus Aug. 1 absent new content agreements would rise “astronomically,” an airline official said. Read the complete article here.

Following the expiration late last month of a 10-year marketing agreement, under which American agreed to promote the use of the Sabre GDS, the airline has been positioning itself in marketing messages and corporate advisories that without a contract it would push volume through other channels. Last week on its Web site, American detailed its plan. Preferred channels include the Galileo system, one of two optional products forthcoming from Worldspan, as well as alternatives G2 SwitchWorks and Farelogix. Click here to read the complete article.

American won’t charge agencies for bookings made through “competitive booking sources,” including G2 SwitchWorks, Farelogix, an optional Galileo/Apollo program and Worldspan “Optional Product 1.” Read the complete article here.

American inked cost-saving contracts with four systems this year — Worldspan, Galileo, G2 Switchworks and Farelogix. That leaves Sabre and another distribution firm, Amadeus, subject to the new fee, it added. Click here for the complete story.

American Airlines will begin charging travel agents a fee for tickets purchased through the Sabre booking system, a move that could push up fares for some consumers. Fort Worth-based American told travel agents Wednesday that it would charge a $3.50 fee on every ticket booked through a distributor that doesn't have a contract with the airline. Read the complete story here.

American now has content agreements with Galileo, Worldspan, G2 SwitchWorks and Farelogix, but has yet to announce pacts with Sabre and Amadeus. The latter two GDSs signed a mutual aid pact to funnel airline content to one another if a carrier exits one of the systems, and American vehemently opposes that agreement. Read the complete article here.

Recognizing the importance of providing the travel market with access to content through multiple channels, Northwest Airlines and Farelogix today announced that the companies have signed a distribution agreement. As a result of this agreement, users of the Farelogix FLX(TM) Platform will now gain direct access to Northwest Airlines' full content. Click here to read the complete article.

Northwest Airlines yesterday signed an unspecified long-term agreement with Farelogix providing access to the carrier's full content for agency and corporate subscribers of the travel distributor. Click here to read the complete article.

Northwest Airlines and Farelogix signed a distribution agreement under which users of the Farelogix FLX Platform will gain direct access to NWA's full content. Read the story posting here.

Northwest Airlines and Farelogix announced an agreement that allows users of the distribution company to have direct access to the airlines' full content. Click here for the complete story.

Jim Davidson, CEO of Farelogix, sees his company as having “lit the fuse” for a complete new way for travel suppliers and sellers of travel to leverage disparate technology to get at the source of all travel Data to conduct business without interference from the technology provider. Click here for the complete story.

Frank Socha of Airline Information interviews David Cerino, Chief Marketing and Product Officer of Farelogix. Click here for their interesting and wide ranging discussion.

James Davidson, in early 2005, became president and CEO of Farelogix defined in Farelogix material as “a leading provider of independent faring and multisource distribution technology to the global travel industry.” Davidson is the former president and CEO of Amadeus and vice president of sales and marketing for System One. In this interview with Travel Trade news editor John Stone, Davidson talks about Farelogix and what lies ahead for both travel agents and suppliers using Farelogix technology. Click here for the complete story.

Last week, Lufthansa Systems Group (LSG), Lufthansa's IT services organisation, signed a contract with Star Alliance for the gradual introduction of a new booking system, which will be initially used for business clients only. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Read the complete story here.

Through partnerships with Farelogix and Lufthansa Systems, Star Alliance today announced that they plan this year to create and launch in Europe “alternative distribution channels,” with the goal of cutting global distribution system costs. Read the complete article here.

Lufthansa Systems will join G2 SwitchWorks and ITA Software as a preferred supplier to provide an Alternative Content Access Platform to Star Alliance airlines, Star and LHS announced yesterday. LHS is teaming with Farelogix on the project and will base its ACAP solution on "core GNE [GDS new entrant] technology" from the Miami-based company. Read the story posting here.

“ … We are also very excited to have teamed up with Farelogix – a major player in the travel technology field – to work on the implementation of this ACAP solution for Star Alliance,” said Dr. Anselm Eggert, senior vice president - Passenger Airline Solutions at Lufthansa Systems. Click here for the complete story.

Through partnerships with Farelogix and Lufthansa Systems, Star Alliance today announced that they plan this year to create and launch in Europe “alternative distribution channels,” with the goal of cutting global distribution system costs. Click here to read the complete article.

Officials from Sabre, Cendant and Worldspan squared off against their counterparts at ITA Software and G2 SwitchWorks at the Res-Expo 2006 conference here debating developments in the distribution environment … The “Sabadeus” agreement, as Farelogix President and CEO Jim Davidson dubbed the deal in an earlier panel, was the buzz of the conference and the backdrop for the distribution discussion. Read the complete article here.

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