15/10/2010

News Update - October 15, 2010

Source: m-travel.com...

Mobile channel to emerge as a significant platform for ancillary services sales...
Airline ancillary revenue is expected to touch $22.6 billion or €18.4 billion this year, as indicated by the preliminary results of the 2010 Amadeus Guide to Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorks. The €18.4 billion-mark, while significant, is still less than 5%...

New tool for real-time monitoring of airfares...
RateGain has launched a new web-based price intelligence solution, PriceGain-Air. The tool allows real-time monitoring of airfares for retail travel businesses like airlines, and online travel agents (OTAs) across various competitor and supplier websites. Gary Mayger, SVP, Travel – EMEA,...

Asia Pacific witnesses better than expected upswing in travel traffic ...
Optimism and confidence is growing among Asian travel agents, according to the latest Abacus Asia Travel Sentiment Survey, which revealed that 62 percent of travel agents anticipate a promising industry outlook for the next half year. According to Singapore-based Abacus...

Using Twitter in novel ways to reach out to the traveller...
The hospitality industry in the UK continues to use Twitter in new ways to reach out to the traveller, be it for bookings or during their in-destination phase. Premier Inn has introduced an innovative Twitter-based `virtual` concierge service for its...

Tourism Australia partners with YouTube...
Australia has been chosen to host the second YouTube Symphony Orchestra, to be streamed live around the world from the Sydney Opera House on 20 March 2011. The Orchestra is an innovative concept which brings together in one venue musicians...

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