26/03/2009

News Update - March 26, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

74% of Travel industry say Mobile is vital for online travel distribution...
A recent survey conducted by EyeforTravel Research demonstrates the impact Mobile technology will have on the travel distribution landscape in the next 6-12 months. The report explains the challenges and opportunities created by new mobile technologies and the ever increasing...

“Winter 2008/09 programmes are almost fully sold”: TUI Travel...
TUI Travel has indicated that its trading prospects had brightened following a late surge in summer bookings. Sharing the first quarter results, Peter Long, CEO, TUI Travel PLC, said, “Pricing is strong as we continue to recover our cost input...

A free UK travel guide for mobile phones...
VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, has introduced a free mobile application. The mobile application, mobiEXPLORE UK, is free to download via visitbritain.com/mobile and is part of VisitBritain’s campaign to promote Britain as a leading tourist destination and capture its online...

Social networking sites could be monitored by the UK government...
Sites like Facebook and MySpace could be forced to log data on everyone their users make contact with on their sites, according to reports filed in the UK. The government is thinking of monitoring social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace...

Gekko uses matching technology to make personalised recommendations...
A new offering, Gekko.com, that relies on its proprietary technology to find places or ‘spots’ suited to users tastes based on their unique profile and the preferences of likeminded people, has been launched in beta. “Most websites provide an overwhelming...

Global hotel prices fall by 12 percent...
The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 12 percent last year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. Hotel prices in December 2008 were more than one tenth lower than they were the year...

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