02/07/2008

News Update - July 2, 2008

Source: m-travel.com...

A First for Africa - New Pan African E-Tourism Conferences to Help Tourism sector prepare for 2010...
Johannesburg .. A new initiative to develop Africa’s tourism and travel sector was launched today. For the first time in Africa, E Tourism Conferences will be held across the continent to assist Africa’s tourism sector to better understand the internet...

"Consumers are using the web to ask open ended questions for the first time"...
Sales and Marketing in Travel Asia Pacific Has the Australian market reached a stage where a media/advertising supported travel business model is attractive enough to support expansion plans?

Orbitz chosen as MSN's new partner ...
Orbitz.com and ebookers.com websites have replaced Expedia Inc. as the travel agencies for Microsoft Corp's Internet arm MSN.com in the US and the UK.

travel.co.uk goes live, initially focuses on package holidays...
Travel.co.uk, a new website focusing on improving the online searching, comparing and booking experience, has gone live.

Ric Leutwyler chosen as President of Pegasus' representation services...
Pegasus Solutions has appointed Ric Leutwyler as President of Pegasus representation services, including Utell Hotels & Resorts and Unirez by Pegasus.

cFares selects Elleipsis TravelTalk for GDS and private fare inventory...
cFares, a membership-based Internet travel service that seeks the web for the widest selection of discount airfares, has integrated Elleipsis' TravelTalk web services into its mega-search model site.

TripAdvisor acquires VirtualTourist.com and OneTime.com...
TripAdvisor LLC has acquired user-generated travel content site VirtualTourist.com, Inc. and travel booking comparison site OneTime.com.

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