19/08/2009

News Update - August 19, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

One OTA acquired, where are others headed in India?...
IN-DEPTH: priceline’s Glenn Fogel on OTA segment in India Consolidation has finally happened in the OTA market in India. Home-grown online travel company Travelguru has been acquired by Travelocity Global. Over the last year and a half or so, the...

BCD Travel signs agreement with TripIt...
Corporate travel management company BCD Travel has signed an agreement with TripIt. BCD Travel plans to begin offering TripIt services in early 2010. BCD Travel will transfer a traveller’s booking to TripIt, which delivers a master itinerary to the traveller’s...

Cheapflights appoints global sales director, CMO...
Cheapflights has made changes to its leadership team designed to strengthen and support the company’s international expansion. Francesca Ecsery, formerly Cheapflights’ UK general manager, has been promoted to global sales director. Ecsery, who joined Cheapflights in 2007, will be responsible...

Travelocity Global acquires Travelguru...
In a major development in the Indian online travel market, Travelocity Global has acquired hotel distribution network, Travelguru. The acquisition, which will expand Travelocity’s online travel business in India, will help the firm access more than 4,000 hotels in India,...

Hostelworld launches new B&B site ...
Online travel company Hostelworld.com has launched a new B&B website in www.bedandbreakfastworld.com. Hostelworld.com shared that the new offering has been developed in response to high consumer demand for a dedicated website for booking bed and breakfast accommodation online in real...

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