Travel companies will try anything to get a bit of buzz on the web, but here is an example of when it works and doesn’t leave a overdone taste in the mouth.
Spanair spreads joy at Christmas, gets YouTube love in the New Year
January 7, 2011 By 4 Comments
Expedia wants Facebook fans to find better name for package products
January 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Expedia says the term “vacation packages” is not very catchy, so is using Facebook to run a competition to rename the online travel agency’s product line.
Amadeus reviewing airline deals, hits out at Direct-Connect model
January 7, 2011 By 3 Comments
Travelport and Sabre have made their feelings very clear in recent weeks over the battle between American Airlines and online travel agencies – and now Amadeus has finally waded in.
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Trying to understand the airline-GDS-OTA war? Try the animated version
January 7, 2011 By 12 Comments
A vested interest in it all, of course, but Farelogix has produced a pretty decent summary of the current battle between airlines, online travel agencies and GDSs.
TLabs Showcase – Directflights
January 7, 2011 By 3 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based metasearch site Directflights.
TravelPost shakes up management, lays off half its staff
January 6, 2011 By 5 Comments
The much-anticipated new TravelPost will have to wait awhile after the company changed the “scope” of its stealth product, appointed a new CEO and laid off roughly half the staff.
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Top travel websites in Australia – January 1 2011
January 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending January 1 2011.
ITA Software: US Airways widens relationship
January 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
At a time when some ITA Software customers express concern about Google’s pending acquisition, US Airways broadened the relationship.
Top travel websites in Brazil – January 1 2011
January 6, 2011 By 5 Comments
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending January 1 2011.
New travel coalition emerges – Open Allies for Airfare Transparency
January 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
American Airlines and other carriers may have another new foe to deal with in the coming weeks as a group emerges to take the distribution war to the next level.
