24/05/2011

News Update - May 24, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Visa releases new social media tool to enhance travel experience...
Visa has unveiled a new travel-themed integrated marketing campaign in the US “to reinforce Visa as the preferred way to pay for travel”. The campaign gives travellers a new tool to share their experiences through the introduction of a Facebook...

HKTB, Cathay jointly launch AR mobile apps...
Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Cathay Pacific have jointly launched augmented reality (AR) mobile applications. The initiative, DiscoverHongKong Mobile App Series, has taken off with two applications – DiscoverHongKong AR (features over 100 attractions, 5,000 retail outlets and 2,000...

“Online travel planning is still really messy”...
Social travel site gtrot.com, an offering that makes travel more social by helping users share travel plans and experiences with Facebook friends, has officially launched following a Series A venture capital funding round from Lightbank. The site uses permission-based Facebook...

Zuji Australia to let users “travel in their own unique way”...
Online travel agency Zuji is forecasting the biggest year in the company’s nine-year Australian history. The company has come up with a new approach, Travel Your Way, which is focused on putting the power back into the hands of the...

ASTA’s report finds continued movement to no-minimum GDS contracts...
The movement of agencies away from fixed-rate based contracts to “no-minimum” and productivity-based contracts is continuing, according to the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). For agencies, this trend is paving way for greater flexibility in how and when they...

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