15/05/2009

News Update - May 15, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

New search engine for travel “deal” and “sale” offers...
A new travel site Voyij.com, described as the first site “to access and organise all the best travel deals, sales and promotions all under one roof”, has been launched. Travel deals and sales are defined as last minute specials, undersold...

priceline comes up with `Bring-A-Friend’ promotion...
priceline.com has launched `Bring-A-Friend Hotel Bonus Cash’ promotion that lets customers earn $100 in hotel bonus cash for use on a future Name Your Own Price trip by booking two or more rooms at the same time for an upcoming...

United Airlines hikes baggage fees...
United Airlines is adding an extra $5 charge for travellers who pay their baggage fee at the airport instead of online. The move matches a change announced by US Airways last month. Travellers have generally paid $15 to check their...

Airlines to set up portal in India: report...
Airlines in India are planning to launch a travel portal — rang7 — to sell air tickets. According to a report filed by The Economic Times, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and IndiGo are gearing up to take this initiative to “save...

Making website fully compliant with EU standards...
BA and Air France-KLM have reportedly made 11th-hour commitments to ensure their websites for online ticket sales did not mislead consumers. In a report filed by FT.com, Meglena Kuneva, EU consumer commissioner, said the carriers had “expressed their commitment” to...

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