Recent Press Releases

2007

June 2007
TDR article, "Stay Ahead Of The Mobile Technology Curve," lands spot on iMan Wireless homepage.

May 2007
TDR Unveils 2007 GDS Yearbook - A Complete View Of Yesterday's, Today's and Tomorrow's Playing Field

The travel distribution industry closed out 2006 with the kind of GDS merger mania insiders have been predicting for years: Now there are three - but that's not all that has changed.

As far as the GDSs go, "it was never a question of whether consolidation would take place, it was simply a matter of who'd buy whom," writes Henry Harteveldt, VP and principle travel analyst for Forrester Research, in the introduction to TDR's 2007 GDS Yearbook. "And you have to admit, the Galileo-Worldspan merger makes a lot of sense," he adds.

Despite shrinking from four to three distribution powerhouses - Amadeus, Sabre Holdings and Travelport - this is no longer the era of the traditional GDS, and that's what makes things exciting.

Thumb through a copy of the 2007 GDS Yearbook for TDR analysis from 2006 that will clue you into long-term trends, key partnerships and coming shake-ups. Plus, because we know you're curious, the book offers an inside look at the FY2006 performance (fee changes, bookings summaries, revenue rankings and more) of these very private (at least for now) GDS companies.

For more information and to get your own copy, visit: www.travelresearchbureau.com/gdsyearbook.htm.

April 2007

TDR Kicks Audioconference Division Into Full Gear

Travel Distribution Report and sister brand, audioeducator.com teamed up with speaker Gregory Saks from Compete Inc. to deliver a widely attended live audioconference on April 16. The topic: "Why Consumers Value Their Peers' Content - And Why You Should Too."

TDR continues to roll out more audio media each month on hot topics, such as consumer profiling, Web site savvy and search engine optimization.

USAToday Looks To TDR For Expertise
Travel Distribution Report's Lindsey Rushmore offered her comments in an April 13th USAToday article about American Airlines' latest booking site innovation: a page exclusively for female travelers.

But you can get Lindsey's full take on the airline's move, by checking out her blog entry "AA Woos The Female Traveler -- Will She Respond?" at www.TravelBizBuzz.com.

March 2007
ITA Software shines some spotlight on a recent TDR article, "Kayak.com Gets Set to Beat Web Agencies at Their Own Game."

2006

June 2006
TRB Launches TravelBizBuzz.com
There's a new place for more juicy news and industry buzz: the TRB blog.

You can now read extended news bits complete with insider comments, as well as hear from some of your favorite industry experts, at www.TravelBizBuzz.com.

But the fun doesn't stop there. We'd love to get your thoughts and opinions on the industry's moving & shaking. We encourage you to comment on our guest bloggers' entries -- or be a guest blogger yourself. To take your turn on TravelBizBuzz.com, simply reply to this email.

Hope to see you there!

2005

March 2005
TDR On Stage At ResExpo
The upcoming industry event ResExpo'05 will feature none other than Travel Distribution Report's Executive Editor Kimberly Gilbert.

Kimberly will appear on the "Working with the Travel Trade Media" panel on March 2, 2005. She will be joined by Charlie Kao (Travel Mole), Michele McDonald (Travel Technology Update), Dennis Schaal (Travel Weekly) and Richard Siegel (Hospitality Upgrade). Douglas Quinby will moderate.

2004

September 2004
TDR article, "The End of an Era Leaves Elbow Room for ITA Software" appears on ITA Software news page.

June 2004
Groople lauds TDR story "Groople Grabs Onto Groups On The Go" by posting it for clients.

May 2004
TDR coverage of AgentWare's "looking for something else?" services, "AgentWare: The GDS Alternative," appears on the company's website.