Airlines have managed to cut down levels of online fraud by 31% over the past two years, although an estimated $1.4 billion is still being lost annually.
HotelTonight app launches mobile merchandising tonight
May 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
HotelTonight, the sleek iPhone app for same-day hotel bookings, began enabling hoteliers to merchandise to consumers within the app for extras available that evening.
Orbitz, Travelzoo CEOs take to the airwaves
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Do you want to know why Orbitz Worldwide has Netflix envy or why deal-meister Travelzoo shuns credit card deals?
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Has Google started to fail travel marketers and users?
May 19, 2011 By 8 Comments
All businesses seek out marketing channels to help them reach out to customers, and that they can invest in over time.
Welcome to a new world of standards in travel technology
May 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
It’s not often I write about standards with my OpenTravel hat on, but I thought it important to share some ideas on where standards are going and why, more than ever, they are important to travel.
TLabs Showcase – SaleCycle
May 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK and US-based website booking recovery service SaleCycle.
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Six essential bits of technology for creating the best travel images
May 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
For travellers or businesses trying to capture the travel experience, using the right equipment can mean the difference between simply snapping a moment and creating a lasting memory.
Sheraton, Live Nation and automobile club team for hotel promotion
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How’s this for a hotel-marketing threesome? Book a two-night weekend stay at a Sheraton Hotel in the U.S., provide an AAA promotion code and you’ll also get two general admission/lawn tickets for a Live Nation-organized concert.
Social media merger — United and Continental handle consolidation on Twitter and Facebook
May 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
In the bad old days of airline mergers, carriers merely had to worry about things such as new reservations systems and branding, but today they also have to figure out how to consolidate their respective social media presences.
Technically speaking, are air fares fair?
May 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
As the world of travel distribution is being challenged by a large number of external pressures, the focus has been on the airlines versus their GDS partners.
