TRAVELfusion is giving e-commerce application developers access to its patented travel search and trip planning platform TRIPplannerXML. (7/25/2006)

Avon is launching its annual Let's Talk Beauty Tour and the USVI Hotel & Tourism Association (HTA) has joined the tour as a sponsor.

Accor, eBay, Hilton, Opodo, TUI, Expedia, Cheapflights, Lufthansa TripAdvisor, Octopus Travel, SN Brussels Airlines, Google, NH Hotels and more will convene in Berlin 16-17 October to discuss how to generate substantial returns from online and multi-channel marketing campaigns. (7/25/2006)

G2 SwitchWorks Corp. has recently formed a partnership with BookingBuilder Technologies, a point-of-sale provider of non-GDS content, to offer travel agents direct access to G2's airline fares via BookingBuilder Desktop. Product integration is underway with launch expected next month. (7/24/2006)

Indian software giant Satyam Computer Services has won a major Oracle deal with Qantas and is also neck-and-neck with competitor Tata Consultancy Services to win a multi-million application services contract with the airline.

Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company is making Travelocity its first global online travel marketing partner by joining its Net Rate Hotel program.

ANTA Holidays, the destination management division of the ANTA Travel Group along with Air China has embarked on a unique cost effective initiative for UAE travellers to discover China.

Tridion's Erik Aeyelts Averink executive vice president marketing and corporate development looks into how to make sure website does the hard work for companies: (7/20/2006)

The travel and leisure market is faced with the challenge of building brand equity with web savvy consumers, according to a recent national study by Guideline, Inc. (7/19/2006)

Hotel occupancy rates in Jordan have increased in recent days as many people fled Lebanon since the start of Israel-Hizbollah conflicts early Wednesday, the Jordan Times reported on Tuesday.