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• Press Release: ETTSA welcomes Commission push for rail ticketing standards – points to growth opportunities for European rail sector

  The European Technology & Travel Services Association (ETTSA) applauds the publication of a new EU Regulation to facilitate pan-European rail travel by driving the implementation of standards for fare and timetable data as well as ticketing processes. ETTSA represents the leading global distribution systems as well as major online travel agents in Europe.

  09 May 2011 Download (PDF, 514.97 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA presents landmark study on European travel distribution

  Online travel and the technology that powers travel distribution have revolutionised the European travel industry, maintaining strong growth despite tough economic conditions, according to a study by industry authority PhoCusWright.

  30 Sep 2010 Download (PDF, 2.50 MB)

• Press Release: ETTSA Online Travel Companies welcome ambitious Air Passenger Rights initiative, but urge Commission to level the playing field

  01 Jul 2010 Download (PDF, 271.58 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA asks Commission to carefully consider alliance impact on travel distribution

  05 May 2010 Download (PDF, 335.23 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA calls for better passenger protection

  04 Mar 2010 Download (PDF, 404.90 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA offers solutions for Package Travel dilemmas

  10 Feb 2010 Download (DOC, 33.00 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA expansion continues as eDreams becomes 8th Member

  eDreams, the fast-growing e-commerce travel company headquartered in Spain, is the latest to join like-minded members of the European Technology & Travel Services Association (ETTSA).
  01 Dec 2009 Download (PDF, 115.53 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA Welcomes EU Action on Financial Protection of Travellers

  European policymakers are moving to clear up the confusion over financial protection for consumers of travel products, according to ETTSA (European Technology & Travel Services Association).
  30 Nov 2009 Download (PDF, 60.72 kB)

• Press Release: ETTSA welcomes European Commission scrutiny applied to proposed Lufthansa acquisition of Austrian Airlines

  Brussels, 13/07/2009 - ETTSA, the European Technology and Travel Services Association, welcomes the decision by the European Commission to apply detailed scrutiny to the proposed acquisition of Austrian Airlines by its competitor Lufthansa".
  13 Jul 2009 Download (DOC, 698.50 kB)

• Press Release: IATA disregards EU rules

  Brussels, 16/04/2008 - In contradiction to a new EU Regulation that protects travel agencies from having their identifiers disclosed in market intelligence reports, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) continues to sell its PaxIS product with travel agency identification. ETTSA is joining the growing chorus of voices calling on IATA to abide by its legal obligations.
  18 Apr 2009 Download (DOC, 698.50 kB)

• Open Letter from ETTSA and ITSA (Interactive Travel Services Association (US-based)) challenging IATA on false representations and mischaracterizations about Global Distribution Systems

  ITSA wesbite : http://www.interactivetravel.org/

  06 Mar 2012 Download (PDF, 205.64 kB)

• Press Release: Spanair bankruptcy compels careful rethink of UK traveller protection rules

  Brussels, 1st February 2012 – The collapse of Spanair exposes the gaps in financial protection of the travelling public across the EU, according to the European Technology & Travel Services Association (ETTSA).

  01 Feb 2012 Download (PDF, 131.50 kB)

• Press Release: Independent Travel Distribution on board at Travel Technology Europe

  Brussels, 27 January 2012 – Competition and consumer choice advocate ETTSA will help kick off Travel Technology Europe, the largest event of its kind in Europe, by addressing the unmatched benefits of independent travel distribution for all travellers on 7 February, 12:00, at the TTE Travelport Live Theatre, Earl's Court, London.

  25 Jan 2012 Download (PDF, 163.35 kB)

• Press Release: Independent Travel Distribution Explained in Animated Video – collaboration between ETTSA and GBTA Europe

  See the animated video

  10 Nov 2011 Read more Download (PDF, 357.50 kB)