- Agents to Get Access to Airline Fares[Jul. 24, 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)
- Two Software Giants Race for Qantas Job[Jul. 22, 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.
- Travelocity Signs up China Group[Jul. 20, 2006]
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 & Air China Launches Tour[Jul. 21, 2006]
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.
- Minimum Fuss, Maximum Impact: Self-service[Jul. 20, 2006]
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)
- Travel & Leisure Market Capture Loyalty[Jul. 19, 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)
- Jordan Booms as People Flee Lebanon[Jul. 18, 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.
- Airport Novel Ideas Writes a Professor[Jul. 19, 2006]
It's 3am and I'm at Inchon airport, South Korea. The place is packed with people arriving from everywhere in the world. After 14 hours in the air I'm trying to find an airline representative for a hotel voucher.
- American Express Business Plan on Track[Jul. 18, 2006]
American Express Business Travel has shared that it has signed more than $1.5 billion in new sales and renewals from North America headquartered clients. The company says its 2006 business plan for North America is on track. (7/18/2006)
- The West Paces Hotel Group Selects CRS[Jun. 19, 2006]
CHICAGO (June 7, 2006) -- TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today that The West Paces Hotel Group, a renowned international hotel and resort management company, will implement an integrated TravelCLICK distribution solution to drive increased revenue across its various brands. TravelCLICK's iHotelier Central Reservation System (CRS) will act as the distribution hub for website and GDS reservations, while market intelligence and marketing solutions provide decision support and demand growth for seven managed properties and three Solis brand hotels.