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August 30, 2010
INTERVIEW: AirTran Execs On APIs, GDSs And 'Religion' In Distribution
AirTran Airways over the years has taken some nonconformist stances in distribution. In 2005, it inked a new distribution deal with Cendant that did not include booking incentives. The same year, it temporarily ended participation in Worldspan and Expedia, and mulled a further withdrawal from global distribution systems. This year, senior vice president of marketing Kevin Healy indicated the airline wasn't interested in adopting Electronic Miscellaneous Documents. The Beat's Jay Campbell last week spoke with Healy and AirTran director of pricing and distribution planning Matt Klein about and the latest developments for the carrier's application programming interface and other topics. AirTran also uses the New Skies res system furnished by Navitaire, and although JetBlue and WestJet recently migrated away from Navitaire, Healy said there is "nothing imminent" as far as any res system changes at AirTran.
Air Canada Rebuilding API As New Strategy Preserves Traditional Res System
Air Canada enlisted Farelogix to rebuild its application-programming interface, which is the airline's primary means of connectivity to several corporate travel booking solutions, including those from Concur, KDS and TRX, as well as Travelport's Agencia product.
Due in November, the new interface would replace the carrier's first API, which a different third party built about three years ago when Air Canada had plans to migrate to a new reservations system by ITA Software. The carrier a year ago said it dropped that res system plan.
Canadian TMC Rebuffs GDSs, Helps Farelogix Build Desktop Product
That many of Air Canada's lowest fares are not in the global distribution systems is one reason why Calgary-based Boulevard Travel is an early adopter of the Farelogix Sprk agent desktop solution, but it's not the only reason, said general manager Kevin Murphy. He's also not particularly impressed with GDS technology and wants to be as close to his airline suppliers as possible.
Airlines Unveil XML-Promoting Standards Body To Enable
Merchandising
Several airlines today formally announced the new XML airline
standards body first reported by The Beat last month. Called the Open
Airline XML Integration Standard group (Open Axis), the organization counts as
founding members Air
Canada
, American Airlines,
Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways, as well
as the Airline Tariff Publishing Company. The group has launched with XML schema
donated by Farelogix.
Airlines and ATPCO Form Open AXIS Group to Promote Acceptance and Adoption of Connectivity Standards Industry Veteran Jim Young Appointed Executive Director
TORONTO- Air Canada, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways have formed theOpen AXIS Group.The Open AXIS (Airline XML Integration Standard) Group was created to promote a standardized XML (eXtensible Markup Language) schema as the optimal electronic messaging structure for airline system connectivity used in content distribution. The Group also invited the Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) to serve as the founding Allied Member.
American Airlines to begin distribution of optional services
exclusively through Farelogix
American Airlines plans to begin
later this month to distribute optional services to travel agencies and
third-party tech providers exclusively through Farelogix.
And, in the future, the airline plans to offer all of its existing and upcoming
ancillary services exclusively through AA Direct Connect via subcontractor Farelogix.
Davidson On 'Why The Latest BTC Allegations Don't Add Up And What We Can Do About It'
The following guest column was contributed by Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson.
OK, I'll admit it: Lately I have been trying to take a more passive role in travel industry public discourse. After the surprising accusation that I was leading a cult-like movement toward innovation and against the status quo, I decided to "turn the other cheek," "start with a fresh page," "take one for the gipper," and just shut up. I had even decided to stop my "incessant incantations" on XML (oooh that seductive XML...XML...XML...XML.).
Sorry, where was I? Oh yes, my incantations.
As those who run with me in my inner circle know, I have been a long-time student of the ancient arts of spell-casting and mind control. But up until very recently, the only spell I have been able to cast was putting an accidental curse on Mike Premo of ARC that makes him feel compelled to wear a bow tie whenever he leaves the house. And I'm still working to correct that one. So for several reasons, I hereby promise no more incantations. However I can't stop being incessant and vocal when I see danger and hypocrisy afoot in our industry, which brings me to the purpose of this article.
Farelogix adds airline-distribution maverick Al Lenza to board
If Sarah Palin and John McCain were mavericks, what kind of team will Al Lenza and Jim Davidson make?
With airline clashes with global distribution systems in the offing, Farelogix has recruited distribution maverick Al Lenza to its board for “both guidance and a provocative perspective on the changing role of distribution in the travel industry.
Farelogix Inc. announced that it has added airline industry veteran, Al Lenza to its board of directors. Recognized for his extensive global airline distribution experience and innovation, Mr. Lenza will provide Farelogix with both guidance and a provocative perspective on the changing role of distribution in the travel industry.
American Airlines details direct-connect plans, says user-pay model is urban myth
What user-pay model?
Contrary to assertions from the American Society of Travel Agents and the Business Travel Coalition, American Airlines says it has no intention of charging travel agents, corporations or global distribution systems to access its base fares or optional services.
I recently attended the CASMA meeting in Montreal. I was invited to participate on a panel to discuss “value-based” merchandising, which I was honored and pleased to do. Engaging in fruitful industry dialogue, in particular about critical topics such as airline merchandising, is well worth the time and money investment required to prepare thoughtful, provocative and hopefully entertaining presentations. It was clear that several other presenters share this view. The quality of presentations, however, is not the focus of this letter.
Change is good, according to the old adage. In practice, we only believe it when it happens to someone else.
Over the last couple of months, it has become clear that several major airlines, notably American, are looking to alter the way they distribute their products to corporate travelers. Given that there has been no substantial change in the way they do that since 1976, you might think they were due.
Agents/Airlines Wait for Unbundled Services Solution
Most major airlines have dabbled in ways to attract the corporate travel market to their Web sites. Most abandoned the effort when it became clear that the care and feeding of corporations and their travelers is best left to specialists. Airlines simply aren’t good at things like enforcing corporate travel policies, tracking how early a traveler books and how often he rebooks, or getting involved with expense reports.
Fear and loathing in the airline industry, innovation on hold?
NB: This guest post is written by Jim Davidson, president and CEO of Farelogix.
It is no secret that one of the most powerful ways to influence individual and societal behavior is fear.
Just turn on the evening news or read a history book to see all kinds of examples where scaremongerers – those who exploit others’ worst fears for political or commercial benefit – manage to scare people into doing what might otherwise not make logical sense
It´s that time again. The five-year, "Full-Content" agreements that most major US carriers signed with the major global distribution systems in 2006 are due to expire next year. In what is becoming a ritual of the contract cycle, airlines are letting the GDS companies know thay they have some opinions.
Six of the big questions around travel merchandising
It’s official – the debate around merchandising has switched from the conceptual to the practical, meaning that it is finally being taken very seriously.
At the CASMA conference in Montreal last month, one of the most interesting sessions was on airline merchandising and ancillary revenue (can’t swing a cat at a conference these days without hitting a merchandising panel).
What if you woke up one morning and found that two of the nation’s largest airlines were no longer providing full content to your GDS?
What if, as a result, your GDS incentive payments dwindled?
What if you found out you had to pay your region’s largest airline $6.50 for each segment you booked through your GDS?
What if your competitor found a way to get access to the content you no longer have? What if that agency also found a way not only to provide accurate comparisons of ticket-plus-checked bag-plus-assigned seat but could sell these components in bundles of its own creation?
Why mobile itinerary planning and sharing is starting to get very interesting
The really interesting part about mobile travel apps right now is how much investment is going into this space.
And, equally important, how the improved functionality is making a much more compelling value proposition for the end user.
So I ask the question: is it too late for airlines themselves to own a piece of this?
So who are some of the players to watch:
Ancillary revenue, merchandising take center stage at CASMA spring meeting
An Airlines Reporting Corp. executive challenged the Computerized Airlines Sales & Marketing Association to take the lead on "fulfilling the promise" of ancillary revenues and merchandising. The chief executive of a technology company wondered why travel agents aren't "kicking down the doors" of their GDS providers to demand that they enable them to sell airlines' differentiated products. An airline executive bemoaned the legacy technologies that "don't necessarily keep up with our marketing brilliance."
With 6 airlines on board, LUTE rolls out its multisource travel distribution system
News from Travel Technology Update: LUTE Technologies AG, based in Zug, Switzerland, rolled out LUTE 2, its full-product, multisource travel distribution system.
LUTE currently has connections with Lufthansa, United, Continental, American, Emirates and Singapore Airlines. Air Canada and US Airways will be connected shortly, and the company expects to add more airlines in the future.
Chicago Business Travel Association and Teleporting?
Jeff Goldblum isn’t the best looking dude, but when he’s The Fly that’s downright creepy. So I was pretty freaked out when the Chicago Business Travel Association (CBTA) asked me to moderate a panel that, among other topics, was covering “teleportation.” It was always cool when they did that beaming thing on Star Trek, but hey, things can go wrong when you don’t have The Priceline Negotiator.
Business traveler Mike Monroe no longer rummages through his bag at the airline counter fishing for his flight ticket or confirmation number. The consultant from Lakeland, Fla., has gone paperless, thanks to Continental Airlines' electronic boarding passes. Once he checks in online, the carrier e-mails a bar code to his phone. That code is scanned at security checkpoints and gates instead of a boarding pass. "It takes away a lot of annoyances."
Farelogix, Mobiata Partner on Mobile Airline Merchandising Farelogix, which provides distribution technology and services for the travel industry, and Mobiata, which provides mobile travel applications, have announced a partnership to deliver advanced airline merchandising capabilities to mobile devices, beginning with iPhone and Android smartphones, and soon followed by Blackberry devices. Through this collaboration, airlines can market and sell ancillary products and services to on-the-go air travelers via their mobile phones.
Mobiata integrated FMS2 -- the flexible Farelogix merchandising solution that manages how airline offerings are branded and sold -- into its best-selling FlightTrack and TripDeck travel applications. With the combined solution, airlines can activate the merchandising features in Mobiata’s applications to provide travelers with timely offers based on passenger location or at other points during the purchase and itinerary review process. For example, travelers with carry-on luggage could receive priority boarding offers while en route to the airport; while travelers that either missed a flight or are experiencing weather delays can receive an offer for a day pass to the airline lounge. For more information, visit www.mobiata.com or www.farelogix.com
Mobiata, Farelogix partner for mobile airline merchandising
Mobiata and Farelogix have partnered to let airlines market and sell products and services to on-the-go consumers to address buying behavior and demand.
With the service, airlines can extend their merchandising capabilities, offering consumers priority boarding offers if they have carry-on luggage to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices, with Research In Motion’s BlackBerry coming soon. The partnership between Farelogix and Mobiata lets the airlines make offers based on the consumer’s location.
Ann Arbor Firm In Deal For Airline Offers On Mobile Devices The Ann Arbor mobile travel application developer Mobiata and Miami, Fla.-based Farelogix, a provider of distribution technology and services for the travel industry, announced a partnership Tuesday.
The deal will deliver advanced airline merchandising capabilities to mobile devices, beginning with iPhone and Android smartphones, and soon followed by BlackBerry devices.
Farelogix Enables Mobile Air Merchandising Through Mobiata
Farelogix and Mobiata plan next week to announce airline merchandising on mobile devices, according to officials with both companies.
"While the sale of ancillary services has been limited to check-in kiosks or airline Web sites, through this partnership, participating airlines will be able to offer ancillary services on-demand to travelers on their mobile phones (via Mobiata's FlightTrack and TripDeck travel applications)," according to a prepared statement. "Travelers with carry-on luggage could receive priority boarding offers while en route to the airport, while travelers that either missed a flight or are experiencing weather delays can receive an offer for a day pass to the airline lounge. Airlines can offer individual travelers a variety of add-on services, such as seat upgrades, priority boarding, checked bag, a meal, in-flight entertainment, Internet access, airline lounge access, and more at timely intervals after a flight has been booked, but before travel takes place. These services can be specially priced or 'bundled' for the airlines' most valued frequent flyers, while occasional travelers can pay a small premium to be treated like a frequent flyer."
Farelogix formed a partnership with Ann Arbor-based Mobiata
Farelogix formed a partnership with Ann Arbor-based Mobiata to integrate the Farelogix FMS2 merchandising solution into Mobiata's FlightTrack and TripDeck applications for smart phones.
Two US airlines taking seat upgrades to mobile apps through Farelogix, Mobiata
Two U.S. airlines are testing mobile apps that would deliver seat upgrades, lounge passes, check-ins and/or priority boarding through a new partnership between Farelogix and Mobiata, officials say.
INTERVIEW: AA Execs On Direct Connect Strategy
In February, American Airlines managing director of distribution and merchandizing Suzanne Rubin told The Beat about the carrier's merchandizing strategy, including an application programming interface and ongoing work with Farelogix "to push through unique content" to travel management companies. By October, AA had begun to more openly discuss its direct-connect strategy.
TripIt Mobilizing For Merchandizing
One of TripIt's top priorities for 2010 is figuring out how to be a front end for merchandizing, said co-founder Gregg Brockway last week during a press conference here at which Farelogix introduced TripIt as a key partner for its new Sprk agent desktop solution.
Farelogix tool searches GDSs, direct-connects
Farelogix, a provider of direct-connect and merchandising solutions, unveiled a travel selling platform for agents, called Sprk, at a press briefing here last week.
Airlines Move To Individualized Pricing
Airlines took another step toward individualized pricing — and the attempted de-commoditization of their product — with the Farelogix unveiling last week of a new travel agent booking platform that will help carriers display and offer customized a la carte fees based on the booker’s profile and travel history.
Travel industry ‘trench warfare’ turns Farelogix open source experiment into a dud
Farelogix, a provider of direct-connect and merchandising solutions, unveiled a travel selling platform for agents, called Sprk, at a press briefing here last week.
E-Ticket Frenzy
Consumers should get ready for a form of e-ticketing for airline bag fees, wi-fi service, lounge access and other ancillary services in 2010.
Nadine Godwin to retire from Travel Weekly (U.S.)
Nadine Godwin, Travel Weekly’s editor-at large, will retire from the trade publication at the end of December after 37 years.
Payment Systems Join To Help Buyers Track New Air Fees
Payment systems AirPlus International and MasterCard Worldwide are developing a solution that would enable travel buyers to report ancillary airline charges, paralleling similar efforts of U.S. airlines, technology companies and settlement providers. However, the foundation of such a solution—an electronic miscellaneous document that essentially would establish an e-ticket for ancillary charges—will not debut until the second half of 2010, at the earliest.
Farelogix: Cost-value aspects of travel-agency distribution
Travel-agency distribution represents both opportunities and challenges for airlines. Compared to airline.com, product differentiation in the agency channel is limited, and distribution costs are higher. Yet few question the actual efficiency of the transaction process.
What the new wave of direct connections could mean for airline-GDS relationship Since American Airlines told delegates to the Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing Association conference in October that it plans to move all indirect volume to direct connections, industry observers have wondered what such a world would look like and how it would change relationships among airlines, travel agencies, GDSs and customers.
Airlines Advance Direct-Connect Strategies
Citing the need to better tailor services, products and pricing, several airlines are pushing ahead with plans to build new links to distributors, including corporate travel agencies, that don't rely on the traditional connections through global distribution systems.
American Airlines unleashes a GDS earthquake
The earthquake that rocks the world of distribution was quietly delivered in a session at CASMA last week.
GUEST: Gillespie On Air Direct Connections Scott Gillespie of KSG Holdings submitted this column following recent
coverage direct-connect strategies at carriers including American Airlines
and Southwest Airlines. Click here to read the story
October 29, 2009
AA Aims For Complete Direct Distribution American Airlines is gearing up to migrate its indirect volume, including
bookings by corporate travel management companies, to direct channels
facilitated by XML and third-party technology firms, according to executives
speaking here this week during a Computerized Airline Sales and Marketing
Association conference. Click here to read the story
October 21, 2009
U.S. DOJ dials up Air Canada in Sabre-Farelogix probe
The U.S. Dept. of Justice inquiry into Sabre’s termination of its developer’s agreement with Farelogix in March and allegations of anti-competitive practices has headed into Canada.
Dubai based Mercator showcases industry-leading technology Delegates travelled to Dubai from airlines based in all five continents and included airline CIOs, Heads of Commercial Operations and senior managers. The dedicated forum was hosted by Mercator, the Dubai-based business technology provider and held at the Emirates Group Headquarters, opposite the new Emirates Terminal Three at Dubai International Airport.
Farelogix to Sabre: What free ride?
As the U.S. Dept. of Justice apparently continues to contact customers of Farelogix and Sabre, Farelogix President and CEO Jim Davidson rejected Sabre’s allegation that their developer’s agreement, which Sabre terminated earlier this year, “was an attempt to free ride off of our database and systems.”
Farelogix: Sabre’s ‘content fragmentation’ charge doesn’t stick
With the U.S. Dept. of Justice making inquiries into allegations by Farelogix that Sabre engaged in anti-competitive practices, Farelogix President and CEO Jim Davidson answered counter-charges by Sabre that Farelogix was encouraging “content fragmentation” and seeking a “free ride” on the back of the Sabre global distribution system.
NBTA Joint Project With Farelogix ... Your Input?
Are you an NBTA member? Then read on. This is an email that has gone out to the organization. You are encouraged to participate if you are a member.
Farelogix Cements Trend Towards Off-Core Profiles With New Product Line
At this year's NBTA in sunny San Diego, one of the hot topics was the move by the GDS to shift profiles out of the central TPF core.
Ellen Keszler Named to Farelogix Board of Directors
Brings a Wealth of Travel Industry Expertise to the Farelogix Team Click here to read the story
August 10,
We're not going to take it.
Never did and never will!
OK so call me an old WHO fan - but I find the news that Travellers are pissed off with Travel Booking Sites a revelation of stunning proportions (not).
Open Source Experiment in Travel Industry a Modest Success.
As you may recall, four months ago travel distributor Farelogix kicked off Project Hawkeye, an open source point-of-sale application and made it available for free downloads.
A busy Farelogix rolls out agency res tool, EMD system and 'Project Hawkeye'.
Farelogix unveiled FLX Commando, a patent-pending agency reservations tool that simulates cryptic GDS command-line functions, and E-FLX, described as the travel industry's first "hub" for issuing, storing, managing and reporting Electronic Miscellaneous Documents.
Farelogix desktop uses graphical displays, legacy commands.
Farelogix introduced a proprietary travel agency desktop application, FLX Commando, which uses a legacy command-line interface to access air inventory from multiple sources and also features graphical displays, including airline seat maps.
A busy Farelogix rolls out agency res tool, EMD system and 'Project Hawkeye'
Farelogix has been busy: The new product announcements came on the heels of the debut of Project Hawkeye, Farelogix' open-source, Web-based travel management point-of-sale application whose source code is now available for free public download from the company's Web site.
April 02, 2009 With Hawkeye and Commando, Farelogix introduces boot camp for agency desktops
In a sort of back-to-the-future move, Farelogix introduced its proprietary FLX Commando travel-agency desktop, which uses green-screen commands to access textual and graphical displays after tapping into the distributor’s multisource FLX platform.
The desktop, already deployed at 300 agencies in Germany, supports Amadeus, Galileo and Sabre commands for air shopping and booking. However, the commands that an agency chooses to use don’t limit the content source. In other words, an agency could use Amadeus commands, if that’s what its agents are adept at, to access Galileo inventory (if the agency has a Galileo contract) or one of Farelogix’s dozen or so direct-connect carriers.
April 01, 2009 Farelogix, Airlines Developing Ancillary Purchasing Reporting
Farelogix today announced plans to launch an airline records warehouse that holds data on ancillary and unbundled purchases made by travelers and can serve as a framework for airlines to provide expenditure reports for such services to travel management companies and corporations.
American Airlines and another U.S. legacy carrier have signed on to help develop the E-FLX Electronic Miscellaneous Document system, according to Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson. A miscellaneous document is a log created when a traveler makes a purchase or changes an existing airline ticket during the course of travel and then is linked with the corresponding passenger name record.
March 27, 2009 Farelogix Unveils Open Source Agent Desktop Application
By Jyothi Shanbhag
,
TMCnet Contributing Editor
Farelogix, a provider of distribution and optimization technology to the global travel industry, has unveiled its first open-source, Web-based travel management point-of-sale application, called 'Project Hawkeye'.
March 27, 2009 Farelogix delivers an open source agent desktop application
Farelogix has launched Project Hawkeye, which is being described as the travel industry’s first open-source, web-based travel management point-of-sale application.
The first release of Hawkeye is now complete and is immediately available for free public download from www.farelogix.com/hawkeye.
Farelogix delivers an open source agent desktop application...
Farelogix has launched Project Hawkeye, which is being described as the travel industry’s first open-source, web-based travel management point-of-sale application. The first release of Hawkeye is now complete and is immediately available for free public download from www.farelogix.com/hawkeye. Under the...
Farelogix has launched Project Hawkeye, which is being described as the travel industry’s first open-source, web-based travel management point-of-sale application.
The first release of Hawkeye is now complete and is immediately available for free public download from www.farelogix.com/hawkeye.
Mar 26, 2009 Tech Update: Farelogix Introduces FLX Commando
Farelogix is introducing FLX Commando, a new, patent-pending agency reservations tool that simulates cryptic GDS command-line functions. The user interface enables travel agents to continue using familiar, legacy GDS commands to make reservations, regardless of which content source is accessed through the Farelogix FLXTM platform.
March 26, 2009
Project Hawkeye: the next OTAs’ killer?
Farelogix is launching Project Hawkeye, an open-source, web-based point of sale application for the travel industry. Built using .NET and C#, Hawkeye is a robust application that can be used as an ‘off-the-shelf’ agent desktop; or users may download the source code and customize it to fit their particular business, preferences, or workflow needs.
So my topic for 1000th Professor Sabena Blog is the Death of the GDS.
So is this trash talk or is it real?
Actually I think its very real. At CASMA's Spring Conference this week in Dallas (where I am still stuck due to weather) Henry Harteveldt called on the current GDS companies the proverbial big 3 to become GMS - Global Merchandising Systems. He could also mean Global Marketing Solutions. I agree. The age of passive distribution is over.
08-Mar-09 Sabre ends its relationship with Farelogix
Sabre ended its authorized-developer agreement with Farelogix on March 1. The action means that customers of Farelogix, including several major travel management companies, will have to use their own means of retrieving Sabre content instead of doing so in the way they might prefer: through Farelogix’s multisource FLX Platform. The industry has seen these sorts of tactics before, and although they might be in Sabre’s narrow interests and understandable on a certain level, there are plenty of voices noting that the real victim in these sorts of scenarios is innovation in the travel industry.
Dennis Schaal, technology editor for Travel Weekly has written some very insightful articles regarding the lack of full content in the GDS (despite the full content agreement signed in 2005) and more recently the termination of the agreement between Farelogix and Sabre. (links requires a subscription). This is a complex problem that is both an issue of technology and business strategy...
Travel Technology (Norm Rose’s blog), March 5, 2009 (Sabre/FLX)
Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:39 PM PDT Project Hawkeye Launches Open Source
I have to chose my words carefully following my post on the Death of the GDS. Project Hawkeye is a departure from the old model of standardized closed systems into a brave new world of OpenSource, warts and all.
I have now sat through several presentations on Hawkeye, I have worked with it since it was released and I can truly say it is very different. It brings in many new capabilities that will please both Suppliers and Users. As it shares the same infrastructure for the Farelogix middleware platform, it means that user interaction can now be supported by green screen as well as GUI services side by side and interoperable.
December 30, 2008 Distribution Fragmentation And The Supply Chain: Bracing For 2011 Airline-GDS Talks, Buyers Can Help Pave A New Way by Jay Campbell
The technology structure enabling managed business travelers to make airline and hotel bookings is governed by a Byzantine array of agreements on economics and scope. Since the United States effectively deregulated the global distribution system business in 2003, large airlines and large GDS firms have completed two rounds of negotiations – featuring harsh public commentary, threats and lawsuits – to provide travel management companies and managed travel clients with most of the relevant inventory and pricing. But those deals were hammered out only after a couple dollars of the cost of distributing a ticket shifted from airlines through GDSs and TMCs to buyers. Click here to read the story, which includes comments from Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson.
December 4, 2008 Farelogix's Project Hawkeye aims to mix and Mash developers efforts by Dennis Schaal
Taking a page from Linux and Mozilla Firefox, travel distributor Farelogix intends to release an open source travel management point-of-sale application, dubbed Project Hawkeye, that is scheduled to be available via a free license and download March 26. Click here to read the story.
November 14, 2008 Project Hawkeye to Debut for Farelogix in March by David Sims
Farelogix announced Project Hawkeye, described by company officials as open-source, Web-based travel management point-of-sale application for the travel industry. Click here to read the story.
November 12, 2008 Farelogix Announces Open Source Agent Desktop Application
Farelogix has announced Project Hawkeye, the travel industry's first open-source, web-based travel management point-of-sale application. Scheduled for first public download on March 26, 2009, Hawkeye can be used as an off-the-shelf agent desktop, or customized and extended to fit a particular customer's business, preferences, or workflow needs. Click here to read the story.
November 11, 2008 Travel agent front end, free from Farelogix by David Field
Farelogix, which likes to call itself “the last GNE standing,” says it is taking a tack toward the open source community with a new application it will be offering travel agents for free, starting next March. Dubbing its open source application Hawkeye, the company’s chief, Jim Davidson, tells us that agents can use Hawkeye with or without tying into the main Farelogix products, the FLX platform; agencies can also built the open source front-end package into a custom application. Click here to read the story.
November 11, 2008 Farelogix slates March launch of agent desktop
The first download of Farelogix's point-of-sale application for travel agents, dubbed Project Hawkeye, will be available on March 26, said the company. The desktop is based on open-source technology, giving users free access to the source code and the opportunity to more easily customize the tool to a travel agency's needs, said Farelogix. Click here to read the story.
November 11, 2008 Farelogix Introduces New Desktop Solution for Agents
Farelogix has announced Project Hawkeye, the travel industry’s first open-source, web-based agent desktop application. Unlike the closed systems and proprietary user interfaces in place today, Project Hawkeye will enable travel suppliers and travel agencies to buy and sell products based on their unique agency/corporate policies and workflows, Farelogix said. Click here to read the story.
November 11, 2008 Farelogix Sets March 26 Delivery For Open-source TMC System
Farelogix unveiled “Project Hawkeye” today, calling it the travel industry’s first open-source, web-based travel management point-of-sale application and promising it will be available for download on March 26, 2009. There’s nothing particularly significant in the choice of date, says Jim Davidson, president and CEO of Farelogix: “We just want to show the industry that when you say something, you can deliver … when you put a stake in the ground, people get to working.” Click here to read the story.
November 11, 2008 Farelogix to make front-end source code available to all in bid to spur innovation
Farelogix said it is building an open-source front end for its FLX platform that will better meet the needs of travel management companies and enable airlines to merchandise their products more easily. Click here to read the story.
November 10, 2008 Farelogix to make front-end source code available to all in bid to spur innovation
OK – I admit it – I like the GDS “green screen” interface. Heck over time I have learned to use 9 different res systems (many of them just not around any more) and 5 different CRS/GDS screens (Aha - which one was number 5 you ask!). I like them because I can always make it work the way I want it to. Its a command line lover's dream …
Click here to read the story.
September 10, 2008 Farelogix, Air Canada sign distribution agreement
Farelogix, a provider of multi-source distribution and independent faring solutions to the travel industry, has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Air Canada. In working together, Air Canada content, including a-la-carte fare products, product attributes and flight passes, will be available to users of the Farelogix FLX Platform through a direct connect with Air Canada's next-generation AC2U platform. Click here to read the story.
March 5, 2008 Farelogix and ITA software: An update on GNEs
Travel Technology blog, by Norm Rose
A news release late last month announced a new relationship between Farelogix and ITA Software … Many in the corporate travel world may falsely believe that the concept of a GNE (GDS New Entrant a term coined by a former UA executive back in 2005) is old news and is no longer relevant based on the 5 year agreements signed last year between the major airlines and GDS. How are the GNEs continuing to survive and why have the three original GNEs embraced each other? Click here to read the story.
