29/07/2011

News Update - July 29, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Expedia founder Barton introduces mobile discovery network...
Trover, a mobile discovery network where people share location-specific discoveries, has been formally launched. The company believes its defining feature is its location-based discovery mosaic, which allows explorers to visually browse through an eye-catching collection of thumbnail images featuring places...

US business travelers who own a smartphone on average have a 7% higher income...
Hollywood, Florida – July 26, 2011 – Two weeks after the release of Mobile360 for iOS devices ICE Portal is proud to announce the complete Mobile360 platform, including support for Android. A July 11th Forrester Research publication establishes that smartphone...

Google starts testing its Hotel Finder search tool...
Google has introduced a new experimental search tool, Hotel Finder. It is currently only available for locations in the US. Andrew McCarthy, Software Engineer, Google explained how the new tool makes it easy to narrow down the options: Figure out...

easyJet Holidays to offer £100 per person getaways every Friday...
The easyJet Holidays website is to offer 100 Holidays to European city and beach destinations for £100 per person every Friday for the next six weeks. The holidays will be for a variety of travel dates throughout summer and winter...

Navigating the Road to Revenues: GPS for the Revenue Manager...
What would it be like if you had to provide input into your car’s GPS (global positioning system) for every segment of your upcoming journey? Just imagine a late night, last minute trip to the store—it’s the only store still...

VisitBritain takes marketing initiatives for independent hotels and agents...
VisitBritain.TV, the website of Britain’s national tourism agency, has signed a pact with web-based hotel review and booking site Hotels.tv. The partnerships sees Hotels.tv become a partner channel responsible for providing video content on independent hotels on the site. VisitBritain.tv...

Business travel market benefits from returning corporate travel budgets...
The business travel market is basking in the validating glow of returning corporate travel budgets, according to Pegasus Solutions. Mike Kistner, chief executive officer of Pegasus, mentioned that companies that previously slashed their travel budgets are again willing to now...

Cox & Kings and Holidaybreak reach agreement on acquisition...
Tour Operator Cox & Kings and Holidaybreak have confirmed an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Prometheon Holdings (UK) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox & Kings, of the entire issued and to be issued share...

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