09/02/2009

News Update - February 9, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

"When Google started out they didn't spam other search engines"...
TDS Asia 2009 Special Car rental comparison site Oodles.com firmly believes that setting a strategy that weans a business off Google is vital if a company is going to build a brand and drastically increase its conversion rates. Citing the...

Online travel booking is on a roll: Abacus...
Online travel booking is on a roll with an estimated 11 percent CAGR in online bookings in Asia Pacific over the next four years, according to Abacus. Abacus expects this to continue for the foreseeable future as more Asian travellers...

Original Travel acquires Tim Best Travel...
Luxury travel company Original Travel has acquired bespoke long-haul tour operator Tim Best Travel. Original Travel co-founder Nick Newbury said, "This is directly in line with our growth strategy. The equity capital raised in June 2007 has allowed us to...

Utell and Rubicon to offer a business intelligence tool...
Utell Hotels & Resorts has teamed with Rubicon to introduce a business intelligence tool, MarketShare, for hoteliers. MarketShare offers hoteliers reservations reports. These reports allow tracking and monitoring of market demand trends for historic performance evaluation and future performance planning....

Rough Guides implements a new SEO strategy...
Rough Guides, a series of travel books, has appointed The Search Works to manage the SEO requirements for its website www.roughguides.com. The Search Works will initially focus on implementing a new SEO strategy as www.roughguides.com begins to undergo a redesign,...

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