26/05/2009

News Update - May 26, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

NileGuide Unveils Guide-To-Go iPhone Application...
Travelers Access Personalized Guidebooks on their iPhones for free May 26 - San Francisco: Today, for the first time, consumers can access personalized travel guides on their iPhones with NileGuide’s free “Guide To Go” application. NileGuide (www.nileguide.com), the web’s premier...

Social media hardly used for guidance on purchase decisions: report...
A study, initiated to assess motivations and attitudes of social media users, has indicated that less than five percent of social media users regularly turn to these sites for guidance on purchase decisions. As per the findings of the study...

Virgin Atlantic reports a sharp rise in profits...
Virgin Atlantic’s pretax profit doubled in fiscal 2009, boosted by more premium travellers and the company’s fuel-hedging policy. The airline said pretax profit increased to £68.4 million during the year to Feb. 28 from £34.8 million a year earlier. Group...

Jet Airways posts net profit of $10.5m...
Jet Airways (India) Ltd. posted a net profit of 529.9 million rupees ($10.5 million) during the January-March quarter. The company had posted a loss of $55.1 million for the same period last year. The Mumbai-based airline, which flew 2.54 million...

Amadeus Asia claims majority market share in the region...
Amadeus expanded its market share by 2.1 percentage points to reach 32.8 percent, making it the number one GDS in the region. Travel bookings at Amadeus Asia Pacific contracted by 4.3 percent in 2008, but this decrease was comparatively less...

Abacus introduces revenue assurance programme for agents...
Abacus International is working with Visa to launch revenue assurance programme for travel agents. According to a release, through a centrally-billed ‘virtual account’ called Visa Central Travel Account, companies enjoy greater billing flexibility, and spend visibility through Visa reports that...

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