February

Tweet A great panel…Tim Claydon -Jet Blue, Al Lenza- NWA, Dean Sivley -Cendant, John Stow- Sabre, Jeremy Wertheimer-ITA Software, NWA- Al chided Sam about the $7.50 charge, he said that he would ” like to have a bill for his NWA segments at that rate”. He commented on $4 , or $5 as the cost.Cendant – Costs should evolve (following […]

Tweet “Owning the Value Chain” – having the most value to you. Sam began by emphasizing the global aspect of travel echoing Trip’s initial comments. He mentioned that one focus must be on the stability of provider (an obvious reference to the GNE startups) Goal is to take best practice from all Cendant entities. Strategy for Travelport / Orbitz, travelport […]

Tweet First up Alex Zoghlin…”Myth Vs. Reality” What exactly is the “new” distribution model?”Alex began with Sam Gilliland quote saying the GNEs are a solution looking for a market, comparing it to H.M. Warner Bros. comment regarding talkies. He went on to compare quotes from Worldspan and Amex with comments about the birth of telephone or other “new” technology at […]