Travelport is obviously celebrating what it calls “a huge win” after securing exclusive rights to connect Thomas Cook to airline data via the Galileo GDS.
Not mentioned in the announcement – Thomas Cook/Travelport eager to keep some sense of harmony, no doubt – is that the deal also sees the end of a relationship between the company and Amadeus.
Until today, Thomas Cook agents in the UK have used both Galileo and Amadeus for air data – a classic multi-GDS approach which will be phased out in the coming weeks and months as a result of the deal.
Read the full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2010/02/01/news/travelport-amadeus-and-thomas-cook-threesomes-no-longer-working/