20/03/2009

News Update - March 20, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

A rate tracking service to get the best hotel deal...
Yapta.com has launched a new hotel price tracking service. According to Yapta.com, an online travel shopping service, the new offering “for the first time will enable travellers to track and compare pricing on national and international hotel properties.” “Unlike other...

Oracle and SITA to work on IT modernisation projects...
Oracle and SITA have signed a 15-year agreement to develop “the most open and agile airline reservations system ever designed”, using service oriented architecture (SOA) and advanced computing techniques. The partnership is set to bear fruit with the launch next...

Southwest Airlines launches online travel guide...
Southwest Airlines has launched a new online travel community, Travel Guide, to help its customers in their travel plans. Customers can utilise the site for pre-trip planning, or as an outlet to share travel knowledge by posting photos, videos, ratings,...

Southwest’s flight attendant’s pre-flight instructions style praised...
A Southwest Airlines’ flight attendant is in news after passengers posted cellphone videos of his hip-hop inspired takes on the standard cabin announcements. David Holmes was captured on video asking passengers to “stomp and clap” while he rapped safety instructions...

4 top travel industry Investors to judge the Get Funded show:...
“Where investors in travel meet, examine the investment potential and do deals with top travel entrepreneurs" The 4 top Investors that will judge the Get Funded show at this years Travel Distribution summit are: Dick Porter , Co-founder & Director,...

Star Alliance chooses Sapient as its digital website agency...
Star Alliance has appointed Sapient as its new digital website agency. Sapient will be responsible for online creative, content generation, the operation and maintenance of www.staralliance.com, as well as online campaigns geared to driving traffic to the site. With the...

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