Behind the now extremely bitter war between British Airways and the Unite trade union representing unhappy cabin crew is an increasingly fierce web campaign.
Multimillion dollar TripAdvisor Business Listings expands with hotel special offers
May 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
The already lucrative TripAdvisor Business Listings will soon expand into publishing hotels’ special promotions.
HostelWorld puts real-time travel planning and booking into Google Wave
May 20, 2010 By 13 Comments
With wonderful timing, Hostelworld has unveiled what is believed to be one of the first major real-time collaboration, travel search and booking engines for Google Wave.
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InsideTrip finally comes out of Beta with string of new features and bold statements
May 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Almost two years in the making, InsideTrip has emerged from its beta testing period with what it claims is a full service search engine that incorporates many other elements of a journey.
Yell ready to push user reviews globally as it buys TrustedPlaces
May 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Old school directory Yellow Pages – now through its online incarnation Yell.com – is moving into local review service Yelp territory after snapping up UK-based TrustedPlaces.
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Cornerstone offers crisis management reports for Thailand-like flare-ups
May 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
Cornerstone Information Systems unveiled a tool travel managers can use when all hell breaks loose in crisis situations such as the ongoing turmoil in Thailand or recent unrest in Greece.
Visit Florida tourism board uses Google Maps and Twitter feeds to cleanse oil-spill fears
May 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
At least one tourism board, VisitFlorida.com, isn’t shying away from the threatening oil spill in its social media efforts.
Orbitz pushes media business for tour operators with AdventureFinder launch
May 19, 2010 By 14 Comments
Orbitz Worldwide is focused on two missions: building its hotel and media businesses. And with the launch of AdventureFinder, it is fortifying the latter.
American Express shows independent streak in its mobile strategy
May 19, 2010 By 8 Comments
In unveiling its global mobile solution, mobileXtend, American Express Business Travel has come up with an offering that is global distribution system and corporate-booking tool agnostic.
