Travel companies have been pounding away at deal-oriented newsletters in the past couple of years, and Expedia’s Hotwire unit recently revealed that its Hotwire travel-ticker newsletter has signed on 11 million subscribers.
Lufthansa celebrates 36,000 tweets from MySkyStatus project
February 24, 2010 By 3 Comments
MySkyStatus, a system developed by Lufthansa to allow passengers to send status updates to their social networks in-flight, has doubled the number of messages sent out in the space of a month.
Does legacy thinking still prevail over destination marketing?
February 24, 2010 By 7 Comments
Amazing, Truly, Uniquely, WOW, even Bloody – you name it, every adjective has been thrown at destination branding.
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Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End February 20 2010
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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In a bow to TripIt, new Expedia iPhone app accommodates non-Expedia itineraries
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Breaking new ground, Expedia launched a new iPhone app, TripAssist, which enables users to track itineraries booked on Travelocity, Opodo or Agoda — any travel website, actually — in addition to those booked in-house on Expedia.
Weak-link no more: ebookers leads Orbitz transaction growth
February 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
ebookers, which had struggled for years with a mish-mash of inventory platforms, led Orbitz Worldwide’s transaction growth in the fourth quarter as the Europe-based online travel agency saw transactions climb 37% and net revenue jump 60%.
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British Airways flies back into SuperBrands top ten, Virgin also climbing
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Astonishing results expected tomorrow when the annual Business SuperBrands Top 500 Survey reveals beleaguered British Airways has returned to form in the eyes of marketers.
CWT may outsource back-office technology to Amadeus
February 23, 2010 By 10 Comments
Following what it describes as an “extraordinary” year, in which global sales declined nearly 23%, Carlson Wagonlit Travel signed a memorandum of understanding to explore outsourcing some of its mid- and back-office transaction technologies to Amadeus, the companies say.
Tripology has a buyer, but stays tight-lipped over ‘name you all know’
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Under-pressure consumer-to-agent lead-gen service Tripology has taken the unusual step of announcing it has a buyer before a deal is completed in full.
Expedia notches Philadelphia hotel-tax win
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Score another small victory for the online travel agencies in the hotel-tax skirmishes: In a majority opinion, the Philadelphia County Tax Review Board upheld Expedia’s petition and dismissed the city’s hotel-tax assessment.
