Continental is set to engage in another round of layoffs of reservations’ agents as the percentage of passenger revenue it takes in from its “lowest cost distribution channel,” Continental.com, continues its steady climb.
Continental to lay off reservations agents as Continental.com share grows
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Twitter way down list of social media sites used by budget travellers
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Surprising news for the digerati from a large survey by budget accommodation provider Hostelworld indicating that Facebook and YouTube lead the way in use of social media by travellers at the expense of Twitter.
Zugu already considering other travel products for metasearch
February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Zugu, the fledgling metasearch brand from Cheapflights, is already looking at adding other elements to its flight search such as hotels and car hire.
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Indian dream Rang7 turns into a nightmare
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Rang7, a widely talked about online travel startup from India in 2009, has disappeared less than a year on from its launch.
With discomfort, Priceline expects Google, Bing to cozy up to travelers
February 22, 2010 By 5 Comments
Priceline expects Google, with its Google City Tours product, and Microsoft, with Bing Travel, to make a more-direct play for travel consumers.
US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End February 20 2010
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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TravelSupermarket says clicks to British Airways flights dropped by 20% as strike threat loomed
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
British Airways is starting to suffer the medium to long-term effects of its ongoing dispute with cabin crew, not least in the amount of traffic its website receives from metasearch engines.
Travelport lets Middle East agents get chatty with TravelChat
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Travelport GDS is offering a secure instant-messaging system, TravelChat, to Worldspan and Galileo travel agents in the Middle East.
Lastminute.com and Google – the best advertising that money can’t buy
February 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Google surprised many in adland a few months ago when its first major outdoor advertising campaign was launched simply to plug its Chrome browser.
Will Travelport IPO reappear in New York?
February 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
If European-U.S. rivalries played a role in Travelport withdrawing its IPO in London, some in the U.S. investment community believe Travelport may be thinking about resurrecting its public offering in New York.
