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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8983

5 July 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Lobbying hots up at Commission over revision of computerised reservation systems' code of conduct

Brussels, 04/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - Just as the Commission revises the Code of Conduct for Computerised Reservation Systems (CRS) (ECC 229/89) and is examining how the market can be deregulated, travel agents and airlines were able to voice their opinions at a conference on 29 June organised by the BTC (Business Travel Coalition) “Computerised Reservation Systems in Europe - Towards a New Framework?.

Computerised Reservation Systems collect information on pricing and airline, hotel and...

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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Lobbying hots up at Commission over revision of computerised reservation systems' code of conduct
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