16/03/2009

News Update - March 16, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

Corporate Travel Cuts May Threaten Economic Recovery...
By: Amber Silverman ,TravelAgentCentral It seems that when companies have to cut costs, corporate travel is suddenly deemed unnecessary. A recent survey reveals, however, that most business leaders do not agree with decreasing travel budgets in a slow economy. In...

“Our subscribers are the perfect audience for Fly.com”...
Exclusive: Travelzoo’s Brian Clark on Fly.com The recent past has witnessed a couple of significant developments in the travel meta-search engine category. While a section of the industry is working on strengthening its meta-search and user generated content combination, a...

Online travel channel will be the only growth channel in hospitality: study...
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, Inc. (HeBS) has emphasised on the significance of ROI‐centric Internet marketing strategy, terming it as one of the perfect “survival tools” for hoteliers in the current economic environment. The online travel channel will be the only growth...

Air France works on smartboarding and mobile boarding pass...
Air France is now extending its mobile boarding pass service to almost all short and medium-haul flights, except on flights to the UK. The initiative is being taken after having tested it for six months on the Paris-Amsterdam-Paris route and...

Freedom Direct Holidays ties up with TripAdvisor...
Freedom Direct Holidays has signed a partnership with TripAdvisor, offering users independent reviews direct from holidaymakers for select hotels. On partnership with Tripadvisor, Freedom Direct Holidays’ Martin Jones said: “Independent reviews seamlessly integrated into our new site will significantly enhance...

IDeaS to discuss `SMARTE' strategies during EyeforTravel’s Asian Summit...
IDeaS Revenue Optimization will address the need for hotels to be `SMARTE' about their marketing campaigns at the upcoming EyeforTravel Distribution Summit to be held in Singapore. Grahame Tate, IDeaS Asia Pacific Managing Director, will lead a practical discussion on...

Travelport to cover Air France KLM increases: report...
It has been reported that in lieu of resolutions with Air France and KLM, Travelport GDS plans to absorb the €4.50 per segment fare increase the airlines are prepared to levy on Travelport global distribution system users in France and...

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