This is the regular Tnooz roundup of product news from around the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, all with a technology, online and digital twist – Tuesday 23 August 2011.
- Farelogix entered into an agreement with Mercator, where Mercator will offer Farelogix direct-connect technology to Mercator’s current and new customers. Mercator hosts Emirates Airline’s reservations system. Emirates has been a Farelogix partner since 2006. Mercator, an airline IT provides, has a client portfolio which includes WestJet, JetBlue, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways and SriLankan Airlines.
- RCI, a unit of Wyndham Worldwide which offers timeshare exchanges, updated its Share Your Vacation Facebook app. The app enables users to share posts about their vacations, earn tokens and trophies, and view locations on a map where RCI subscribers are booking vacations.
- Trebles all round at Cheapflights after reaching the five million subscriber mark for its email newsletter. The milestone is a 33% increase on the same point in 2010, and comes seven years after its launch. Bosses are thanking a redesign of the newsletter for the sudden increase in subscribers.
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