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Old Oct 25, 2024 | 1:18 pm
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Originally Posted by WannaTheater
My assumption as well. It could be something as simple as EF no longer has access to said source data, whether through not renewing/renegotiating contract, or a CPA at Red Ventures sharpening the pencil without realizing it would damage EF functionality.

…..Or something technical, like provider api authorization mechanisms, or call/return formats, were modified, and are now not being handled properly..

DISCLAIMER: Pure speculation here
I have been thinking along the same lines. I've done some superficial research into what it would take to get a single seat access license to something like Amadeus (or Sabre or Travelport). From a technical perspective it doesn't look too difficult. But I have no idea how the licensing agreements for this kind of access work. Are people effectively prohibited from using their GDS access to publish the data in a way like EF does? And is full and legal access prohibitively expensive?
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