Frommer’s and NileGuide entered into a content and technology deal where NileGuide powers a portion of a new Itineraries tab on Frommers.com and Frommer’s provides destination content to NileGuide.com for the first time.
Traditional guidebook publisher and newbie, Frommers and NileGuide, trade content
April 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
Six of the big questions around travel merchandising
April 7, 2010 By 6 Comments
It’s official – the debate around merchandising has switched from the conceptual to the practical, perhaps meaning it is finally being taken very seriously.
Travelport extends IBM agreement through 2014 with zTPF
April 7, 2010 By 4 Comments
Travelport extended a “multi-million dollar” system architecture and software agreement with IBM through the end of 2014.
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Teletext Holidays latest to single out social media as key channel
April 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
A trend for UK travel companies to announce they are taking social media seriously and appointing dedicated agencies to build a strategy continues with Teletext Holidays.
Concur completes $287M note offering, eyes acquisitions
April 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
Concur, which operates a spend management solution and the Concur Cliqbook Travel corporate self-booking tool, closed on a $287.5 million convertible senior note offering April 6 and intends to use net proceeds of $279 million “for general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.”
Lonely Planet says it cut price of iPad app to help reach new audiences
April 7, 2010 By 8 Comments
Lonely Planet has come forward to (almost) explain why it slashed the price of its glossy iPad app in half within days of its launch in the iTunes store.
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Air Asia claims social media victory, admits huge resources needed to manage
April 7, 2010 By 8 Comments
AirAsia charts another milestone in its efforts on the social media front when its Facebook Fan Page exceeded the 200,000-fan base last week.
Will American Airlines make travel agents, corporations pay for content?
April 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you believe the Business Travel Coalition and industry rumblings, American Airlines is serious about proceeding with plans to make users — presumably travel management companies, corporations and global distribution systems — pay for content by leveraging its direct-connect business with Farelogix and perhaps other distributors.
All Nippon Airways chooses Savvis for IT infrastructure services
April 6, 2010 By 2 Comments
All Nippon Airways selected Savvis to provide managed services for 90 of ANA’s corporate websites and intranets, Savvis says.
