Direct Connect In A Can
[div class=attrib]From thebeat:[end-div] After several months of searching for the holy grail of direct connect solutions, I've come to the following conclusion. "Direct connect in a can" doesn't exist. At least not in any form close to reality. So what's an agency, corporation, or traveler to do if AA evaporates from the global distribution systems? Unfortunately, in the short term, the answer is one that a lot of folks won't like (except for AA). The big loser in all this (at least for awhile) will be the agency. Until Farelogix (or something similar) is well integrated at the point of sale, able to create a non-GDS passenger name record, support negotiated rates, feed data directly into the agency back-office, handle code shares, etc., using it will be a chore. Companies…