23/02/2010

News Update - February 23, 2010

Source: m-travel.com...

Wyndham acquires Hoseasons for $60m...
Wyndham Worldwide’s Exchange & Rentals business unit has agreed to acquire Hoseasons Holdings from HgCapital and a number of individual parties. The acquisition price is approximately $60 million, net of estimated cash acquired. The transaction is subject to the consent...

TUI Travel UK launches new pre-departure customer portal ...
eCRM specialist, CreatorMail, has developed MyThomson, an interactive, personalised, pre-departure web portal for TUI Travel UK. The portal will “capture and generate excitement and anticipation during the period between booking and departure by providing essential holiday information, options and extras”....

Thomascook.com to feature TripAdvisor’s content...
Thomas Cook UK & Ireland has decided to feature TripAdvisor’s reviews and ratings on thomascook.com. Thomascook.com will feature TripAdvisor’s content, including the five most recent hotel reviews, on its property pages. Further content will be integrated on thomascook.com’s destination pages,...

Continental to cut 600 reservations jobs...
Continental Airlines has decided to eliminate about 600 reservation-agent positions, effective April 11. The airline has chosen to go ahead with this move as customers increasingly prefer to book flights online. Continental mentioned that it has witnessed a 15 percent...

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