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KDS at the Business Travel Show 2003 in London announced a partnership deal it signed with JetBlue Airways to integrate the low-cost carrier's fares into its corporate online booking system. The agreement enables travelers to book JetBlue without leaving the KDS interface, while most booking tools use third-party screen-scraping devices that require the traveler to book on the airline's own Web site reservations' page.

The Feb. 4 to 6 show was dominated by exhibitors--both booking tool providers and travel agents--showing off their solutions for aggregating fares from Web and global distribution sources. Many we European adaptations of U.S. solutions from the likes of American Express, Rosenbluth International, TQ3 Maritz Travel Solutions, Worldspan and Omega World Travel. However, there also were homegrown products from KDS and P&O Business Travel, among others--and even the U.S. offerings showed a different emphasis than in the American market.

"In Europe, we will be using our integration tool mainly to book low-cost carriers," said Kurt Knackstedt, director of product marketing for Rosenbluth. "That is why we won't charge clients in Europe for this technology, even though we do charge in the U.S. because it is usually...

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