10/05/2011

News Update - May 10, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Relying on ancillary revenues to offset increasing costs...
IN-DEPTH: To what extent airlines are ready to expand their product basket as they try extracting the “overall value” of the guest By Ritesh Gupta Any discussion of ancillary revenue should also include a realisation of the how the core...

PE firm ECI invests in CarTrawler...
ECI Partners, the UK mid-market private equity firm, has invested in CarTrawler, a provider of online car rental distribution systems. The funding from ECI will be used to support the continued growth of CarTrawler organically and through the acquisition route.....

Eurostar to offer “one-stop shopping” experience on its website...
As demand for end-to-end, high-speed rail accelerates across Europe, high-speed train service Eurostar International has chosen to offer complementary travel products on Eurostar.com. Eurostar has shared that these products could be booked standalone or as part of a package reservation....

Offering ancillary services via mobile at several stages throughout the journey...
Dublin-based Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT) has introduced M2B Ancillaries, a new set of functionality for its M2B mobile travel platform. The M2B Ancillaries module supports sales via iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and other downloadable Apps as well as via the mobile...

More corporations addressing ancillary fees in their travel policies this year...
More corporations are addressing ancillary fees in their travel policies in 2011 as airlines continue to introduce extra fees. According to GetThere Annual Benchmark Survey, in general, most companies are reimbursing travellers for their first checked bag. However, the survey...

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