03/02/2009

News Update - February 3, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

Ryanair's ancillary revenues up by 19pc in Q3...
Ryanair's ancillary revenues grew by 19 percent to €132m in the third quarter even as the airline slipped into the red for the first time since the company went public in 1997. The Irish airline posted losses of €102 million...

A call for online agencies to evolve into media companies...
"We're seeing a fundamental shift from the travel consumer starting their travel-planning process at a booking widget to going straight to a search engine like Google." This viewpoint has come from Cree Lawson, founder and chief executive of New York-based...

Egencia appoints country directors in India and Australia...
Egencia has appointed Gaurav Sundaram and Ken Pfaffmann as dedicated country managers in India and Australia, respectively. As country managers, Sundaram and Pfaffmann will oversee business operations including sales, account management and the delivery of exceptional, localised customer service. Pfaffmann...

Pegasus Solutions appoints COO ...
Pegasus Solutions has named Joseph "Bill" Nicholson as its chief operating officer and president of reservation and distribution services. Nicholson, who was the second employee hired during Pegasus' start-up phase 20 years ago, is a former president at SynXis. The...

Carlson Hotels posts record revenue...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide has posted record system-wide revenues of $7.5 billion in 2008, an eight percent increase over the previous year. The group added a total of 89 hotels to its five brands globally in 2008. "Despite a challenging economic...

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