Five Alternatives to Discounting Prices...
The issue of whether or not to discount is becoming increasingly contentious as companies struggle to compete in an ever more strained market. Should revenue managers in the travel industry reduce prices to stimulate demand? What are the alternatives? And...
Orbitz.com to persist with hotel booking fee cut...
Orbitz.com has decided to extend its hotel booking fee cut beyond the July 15 deadline it had originally planned. The online travel agency did not specify how long it is extending the cuts for. The company said this move follows...
Global airline capacity continues to stabilise...
Cutbacks are starting to stabilise with just over 315 million seats on offer this month, a drop of just one percent over July 2008 levels, reports OAG. The world’s airlines have scheduled a total of 2.55 million flights for July...
“Agents should explore new alliances and sales channels”...
Travel agents need to explore new alliances and sales channels to stay ahead, according to Peter Smith, vice president of Amadeus Asia Pacific’s Business Solution Group. Smith suggests four key areas where travel agencies should focus their attention: 1. Cost...
New widget to simplify online travel planning...
IBM has selected TripIt and LinkedIn as their first two application widgets to be part of their Lotus Notes platform. TripIt and LinkedIn applications can each now be opened via single sign-on right from the Lotus Notes desktop screen, enabling...
TripAdvisor warns of hotels posting fake reviews: report...
TripAdvisor has been quietly posting disclaimers to warn customers of hotels writing fake reviews to improve their popularity rankings or hurt competitors. According to a report filed by The AP, the red disclaimers near the names of hotels show that...
HotelsCombined.com signs deals with easytobook.com and ebookers.com...
Hotel price comparison company HotelsCombined.com has expanded its presence in the European market, partnering with pan-European online travel agencies easytobook.com and ebookers.com. This announcement follows HotelsCombined’s recent partnership with Skyscanner.net. HotelsCombined.com has signed numerous deals over the past few months....
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