28/09/2009

News Update - September 28, 2009

Source: m-travel.com...

Integrating social search into online travel...
Interview with Adam Healey, co-founder & CEO, hotelicopter The travel industry is witnessing quite a few interesting developments be it for predicting user preferences or figuring out how to use semantic search to provide a better consumer experience. In order...

British Airways to charge flyers up to £60 to reserve seat...
British Airways has decided to charge passengers up to £60 each way to reserve their seats on flights. The new charging system comes into effect on October 7. The new charges will affect people who want to ensure they sit...

Are airlines geared to fully leverage ancillary income? ...
By Raghunathan Thyagarajan In early 2000, ancillary income started out as an innovation among European low cost carriers; today it has virtually become an airline industry standard. Ancillary income or revenue from sources other than the ticket price is categorised...

Sharing flight and hotel savings with friends...
Online travel shopping service Yapta.com has launched a social feature that allows travelers to flaunt their airfare or hotel savings on Facebook. With this feature, travellers can now choose to flaunt their savings on Facebook once they’ve acted on an...

Transavia.com to distribute web fares via Amadeus...
Amadeus has stated that transavia.com no longer applies the fare differential of EUR 5 per segment for all bookings created through Amadeus. It is being ensured that travel agents have access to the cheapest transavia.com web fares when booking through...

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