18/02/2011

News Update - February 18, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Google enhances its Social Search offering...
Google has enhanced its Social Search offering, enabling users to get more information “from the people that matter to them”, whether they’re publishing on YouTube, Flickr or their own blog or website. Elaborating on new features, Mike Cassidy, product management...

American Airlines changes its policies regarding use of the Travelport GDS...
American Airlines has decided that it will not move forward with collection of the Booking Source Premium for bookings of American Airlines/American Eagle marketed flight segments made using Travelport GDSs in various international points of sale on or after December...

Amadeus signs first customer for its centralised above-property solution...
Amadeus says it is ready with a tangible solution that permits a centralised and cost-efficient management of hoteliers IT and business operations.. Called Amadeus Hotel Platform, the solution combines central reservation, global distribution and property management system into one fully...

WAYN ties up with Momondo.com, releases its Facebook app...
Travel and lifestyle social network WAYN.com has tied up with travel search engine Momondo.com to enable WAYN members to find the best travel deals across the web. The partnership sees Momondo.com’s search technology and its local recommendations service become available...

APAC Hotel Sector Enjoys strong Growth...
Hotels in the Asia/Pacific region experienced increases in all three key performance metrics for October 2010 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global. In year-over-year measurements, the Asia/Pacific region’s occupancy rose 7.0 percent to 71.4...

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