Glenn Fogel of Priceline called those selling the idea of social media to the hotel industry as “charlatans” at the No Vacancy Conference in Sydney this week.
Travelport Opinions? Sabre Agentstream? Amadeus mulls collaboration community
March 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
With Travelport Opinions seeking to bolster enrollment of travel agents’ friends and colleagues and Sabre’s Agentstream expanding into new markets, Amadeus is considering the establishment of a “collaboration community” in North America for Amadeus travel agents.
Limos.com to pin hopes on mobile with site and iPhone app
March 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile is changing the ground transportation industry — limos and car services specifically — and Limos.com is poised to get in on the action with its first mobile website and iPhone app.
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SITA takes on ATPCO with new airline distribution service
March 24, 2011 By 7 Comments
Interesting move from aviation technology supplier SITA with news that it will be competing against ATPCO as a distributor of airline fares.
Understanding bounce rates and unfriendly airline mobile websites
March 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
A lot has been written here on the mobile web versus mobile apps debate in travel, but the primary focus of this post is to better understand the size of the lost opportunity from having a mobile unfriendly website.
TripAdvisor issues warning after part of email database is stolen
March 24, 2011 By 5 Comments
User review giant TripAdvisor has been forced to notify members of a major security breach after a “portion” of its 20 million-strong email list was stolen.
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Travel agency desktop summit may be somewhat clandestine
March 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Open AXIS Group plans to convene a working group focusing on the alleged inadequacies of the travel agency desktop — but the identities of at least some of the attendees may remain a secret.
Air New Zealand brings reverse auction into heart of fare system
March 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
A popular reverse action service from Air New Zealand is now a significant part of its fare distribution system following a major upgrade of the platform.
Good news, bad news – airline fares paint an interesting picture
March 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
Domestic US airfares for the February 2011 were at their highest for five years – meaning the amount of sales have climbed again.
