23/03/2009

News Update - March 23, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

63pc of travel email recipients more likely to patronise email sender: study...
The receipt of permission-based email makes travel consumers more likely to do business with a travel company, according to the latest Epsilon research. The study also indicated that this also results in generation of a more favourable opinion of the...

Footprint Books expands its content to new platforms...
Social travel guide tripwolf has signed a partnership with the UK-based Footprint Books. The first act of the new partnership is integrating Footprint’s Peru Handbook into tripwolf’s web platform and mobile version. Footprint, located in Bath, UK, published its first...

Google unlikely to go ahead with the acquisition of Expedia: analysis...
It has been higlighted that even as the impact of the acquisition of Expedia in the travel vertical would be similar to Google acquiring Amazon in the retail vertical, but it seems highly unlikely and would be a dramatically significant...

Expedia names leaders for its global Partner Services Group...
Expedia, Inc. has chosen Dhiren Fonseca and Gary Fritz to lead its global Partner Services Group. The online travel company shared that Fonseca and Fritz will be jointly responsible for the company’s global supply strategy and relationships. Together, Fonseca and...

Virgin America introduces $15 fee for first checked bag...
Virgin America has made changes to its baggage fee structure, as well as its online change and cancellation fee. The airline is lowering its fee for changes or cancellations made online at www.virginamerica.com from $75 to $50. It has also...

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