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Travel Technology
167 piece(s) of news found 1-10 of 167
 

Sabre Buys Airline Technology Company

Monday, 05/01/2009

Sabre Holdings has acquired EB2 International, a London-based supplier of e-commerce products and services to airlines.

 

Outrigger Enterprises Group Launches OutriggerAgent.com

Monday, 05/01/2009
by Mark Rogers

Outrigger Enterprises Group was one of the earliest hotel companies to realize the importance of travel agent training programs. Over the years, the company has continually fine-tuned its approach and added components to its programs. Over the years, they’ve continually fine-tuned their approach and added components to their programs.

 

Youtravel.com Renews EasyCruise Deal

Friday, 26/12/2008

Accommodation specialist youtravel.com has renewed its distribution deal with easyCruise for a second year and is aiming to increase bookings for its ship easyCruise Life by 20 percent in 2009.

 

Vacationroost.com Introduces New Deal Finder Page

Friday, 26/12/2008

VacationRoost.com, the most comprehensive online marketplace for professionally-managed vacation rental properties, announced its new VacationRoost Deal Finder page.

 

Amadeus e-Support Center Offers Online Help for Agencies

Wednesday, 24/12/2008

Amadeus is rolling out the Amadeus e-Support Center, an online support tool for travel agents to browse support information, resolve problems and log a case to the Amadeus Help Desk. The online resource is currently in use in France, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Hong Kong, and will shortly be launched in North America, Brazil, Scandinavia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal and Latin America.

 

Digital Marketing Helps Hotels Prosper during the Financial Crisis

Wednesday, 24/12/2008

Independent hotels will prosper during the financial crisis if they invest wisely in digital marketing strategies, predicts the Big Agency, the recently launched digital agency from Great Hotels Organization. As the economic slowdown takes hold, independent hotels in particular need to understand the power of digital marketing.

 

Hotels.com Launches “Picture Pillows”

Thursday, 18/12/2008

Hotels.com has launched a new service –Picture Pillows- that enables business travelers to send in a photo of a loved one for Hotels.com to turn into a bespoke pillow case.

 

Booking.Com Opens Three New Offices

Thursday, 18/12/2008

Booking.com has opened offices in Sydney, Moscow and Orlando. The online hotel reservation provider, a part of priceline.com, has increased the number of Booking.com worldwide offices to 24.

 

Facebook to Expand “Connect” Feature, Reach on the Web

Monday, 15/12/2008

Social networking website Facebook is set to expand a feature that allows users to integrate their accounts across the web. Facebook Connect, the name of the new application, allows members to log onto other websites using their Facebook login information and to see what their friends are doing on those sites.

 

TUI Introduces Data Integration Platform to Support First Choice Merger

Monday, 15/12/2008

The UK and Ireland division of TUI Travel has reportedly implemented a data integration platform to enhance operational efficiency following the merger with First Choice.

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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman

Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe.

 
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009

by Sharon Chambers

Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago.

 
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents

by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business.

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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture.

 
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush.

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