Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending December 25 2010.
Google-ITA Software deal: CNN clash over license renewals
A proponent and opponent of Google’s pending acquisition of ITA Software didn’t take a holiday this week and clashed on CNN over the issue of software license renewals.
Travel mobile website traffic snowballed
It’s not a major surprise, but a mobile website provider found that traffic on its travel-related mobile websites increased 200% during the recent blizzard on the East Coast.
Harlem gets Starwood hotel featuring Smart Check-In
This week’s official opening of Aloft Harlem, which is said to be the first new hotel from a major brand in the renowned upper Manhattan neighborhood in some 100 years, could be a smart move by Starwood Hotels.
EasyJet on the future of travel, but no mention of airline-GDS relationship
Well done to Amadeus for getting some blue sky thinking from EasyJet general manager in the UK, Paul Simmons. But one big issue is strangely absent from the clip.
American Airlines says sales up despite agency war, others very sceptical
The battle between American Airlines and its online travel agency enemies has stepped up another gear with the airline claiming there is so far no impact at all on ticket sales.










