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The Real GDS Map of Africa: Three Wars, Different Winners
Ask who is winning GDS in Africa and the industry gives you one answer: Amadeus, because it is “stronger in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.” That line appears in
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How Travel Management Companies Really Choose an NDC Aggregator
The pitch decks all look the same. Faster integration, broader content, cleaner servicing. What differs, once an aggregator
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The Real GDS Map of Africa: Three Wars, Different Winners
Ask who is winning GDS in Africa and the industry gives you one answer: Amadeus, because it is
PAYMENTS & FINTECH
Payments and financial infrastructure powering travel commerce
IATA Says Payment Is Now a Strategic Function. African Airlines Are Still Treating It as a Back-Office Problem.
The association’s new Airline Payment Framework puts numbers to something the industry has known for
MARKETPLACES & PLATFORMS
Platforms connecting travel supply, demand, and distribution
Three GDS, One Problem: Hotel Content Fragmentation Becomes the New Battleground
London, 28 July 2026. HBX Group and Sabre announced a strategic partnership today that will
AFRICAN FOCUS
Travel distribution, technology, and commerce across Africa
Emerging Market Distribution Isn’t Behind. It’s Stratified.
The default framing in global distribution conversations treats emerging markets as a single lagging category,
