Where I’ve Been has been out soliciting funding and reportedly raised $750,000.
Frommers launches travel assistance app for iPhone and iPad
April 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Travel content provider Frommers is the latest travel firm to launch a series of apps for the iPhone and iPad devices by Apple.
American Airlines debuts online check-in for international travelers
April 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
American Airlines’ passengers to non-U.S. destinations now can check in online on the airline’s website two to 24 hours before their flights — but they’ll have to wait for electronic boarding passes.
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Day Four of Five – How to manage a reputation online
April 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A sage piece of advice is to understand which side of the private-public line you stand.
TravelSupermarket adds ferry metasearch
April 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
With uncanny timing, given the problems affecting UK airspace today, Travelsupermarket says it has integrated metasearch for ferry crossings in and out of the UK.
Travel management companies summoned to Dallas, broad outlines of American Airlines plan emerged
April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
American Airlines summoned travel management companies to Dallas late last year and unveiled the broad outlines of a plan to rewrite the airline-travel agency-global distribution system business model.
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Is this the pinnacle of innovation in travel technology?
April 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
Bizarre scheme by the Crowne Plaza hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, to either drum up publicity for its grand opening or provide a unique way to reward guests.
Clean deal — OAG to resell TRX carbon calculator
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OAG, the airline-schedule disseminator, agreed to resell the TRX carbon calculator to corporations, airlines and airports.
Amadeus starts $1.24bn IPO countdown
April 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
Travel technology giant Amadeus will be a publicly listed company once again by the end of April as details of its long awaited IPO are released.
Corporations, agencies back airline merchandising, but distribution is another story
April 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Business Travel Coalition and the American Society of Travel Agents got more than 200 corporations and travel management companies to back airline efforts to collect fees for checked bags and premium seats, but the signatories to a letter sent to U.S. carriers want to ensure that they — and not solely the airlines — get to choose the distribution channel where these ancillary services get fulfilled.
