European Regulators Probe Travel Distribution and 16 Other Digital Trends This Week
Photo Credit: Sabre Hackathon in Las Vegas. European Commission antitrust regulators are investigating the business practices of Amadeus and Sabre. Sabre
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This week in digital news, European Commission antitrust regulators are investigating the business practices of distribution-tech providers Amadeus and Sabre. We also have analysis on Marriott's massive data breach and the impending arrival of 5G.
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>>It's anyone's guess whether travel distribution giants Amadeus and Sabre might have run afoul of the European Union's rules. But a look at the history of those companies' airline contracts provides clues as to what might be top of mind with investigators: European Regulators Will Focus on Distributors’ Restrictive Airline Contracts
>>Over the years, the big global distribution systems have been a major barrier to innovation by airlines and travel startups, in particular. The European Commission now intends to take a serious look at this dynamic: European Commission Is Probing Travel Distribution Systems for Anticompetitive Practices
>>Starwood Preferred Guest elite members thought that not getting full stay credits would be the absolute worst of this mega-merger: What Marriott’s Data Breach Means for the Hotel Giant and Guests
>>Loyalty members don't seem to be too bothered by Marriott's recent breach of more than 500 million users' personal da
