04/03/2011

News Update - March 4, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

How is the travel industry currently leveraging location-based check-ins?...
IN-DEPTH: Adam Steinberg, co-founder & CEO, PlacePunch lists do’s and don’ts for location-based marketing Location enables marketers to target customers according to real preferences at the right time. Some of the goals of location-based marketing include repeat customer visits, new...

Delta Assist reaches Facebook...
Delta says it has become the first airline in the world to offer a dedicated customer support product on Facebook with the launch its latest endeavour, Delta Assist in Facebook. The airline had launched Delta Assist as a pilot on...

Hipmunk adds hotel search service ...
Flight search site Hipmunk has strengthened its offering by adding hotel search service. The start-up says it has designed its hotel search around one basic premise: to find you a good deal in a good location. Features: Hipmunk helps you...

New travel search and booking engine launched ...
Movolo, a new travel search and booking engine, has started its offering in Italy. Movolo searches from address to address, not just from destination and arrival airports. The site indicates the nearest airports for the addresses that one enters into...

Thomas Cook and Co-op JV referred to Competition Commission...
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has made a fast-track reference to the Competition Commission (CC) of the anticipated travel business joint venture between Thomas Cook, the Cooperative Group and the Midlands Co-operative Society.. The two travel groups announced in...

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