07/12/2009 17:39
Both Priceline and Orbitz reported higher revenue and profits than expected in the third quarter, despite a travel industry-wide lull. So, why are the online travel agencies doing well when other aspects of travel are flailing?
Some say it’s because the leisure travel market is recovering...
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07/12/2009 10:32
The Riviera Maya Destination Marketing Office launched the new Riviera Maya Travel Agent Program (RMTAP), a series of online seminars for tourism professionals.
The program was developed to help travel agents gain extensive knowledge about the destination and enable them to recommend and...
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01/12/2009 13:14
Amadeus has entered into an agreement with Travel Leaders Corporate to test the new Amadeus One solution, the next-generation suite of IT solutions and services designed specifically to serve the needs of the North American business travel marketplace.
Vic Pynn, executive vice president for...
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28/11/2009 09:41
The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has launched an international design competition for a new tourism logo for 2010 that reflects its culture, history, accommodations and activities.
DRlogo2009”Since the Dominican Republic welcomes nearly 5 million visitors a year, we want to...
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20/11/2009 13:31
On one-hand it's a platform for the trivial. A time-suck. A platform to distract and, at the same time, isolate ourselves from subjects out of sync with our own worldview.
On the other, it's a proven platform that carries incredible power to reshape how we learn, interact and share with...
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17/11/2009 12:30
Expedia.com said it has eliminated all phone-based booking fees. The online travel agency will not charge phone booking fees for any flight, car rental, hotel or cruise reservation booked by phone.
The change to Expedia’s service policy is immediate. In May 2009 the company dropped online...
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17/11/2009 12:19
Mexico’s tourism board, the Consejo de Promocion Turistica de Mexico, SA de CA, is collaborating with Latino social network Quepasa Corporation for an online initiative.
Quepasa will promote Mexico’s tourist destinations via online communities, which will index content related to specific...
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08/11/2009 15:39
Priceline.com unveiled its Hotel Negotiator and application for iPhone and iPod Touch last week, joining Travelocity.com’s and Expedia.com’s applications at the Apple Online Store.
Priceline’s offering features William Shatner as the Priceline Negotiator, and operates much...
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23/10/2009 09:55
Online travel company Expedia Inc. announced Wednesday it will close its Tacoma call center by the end of the year. Some workers said they were laid off on Wednesday.
The company plans to transfer some of the work from the Tacoma office to Las Vegas. An unspecified number of workers in...
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22/10/2009 15:13
Visitors and tourists now have an easy way to see all of the activities and points of interest that can be found in and around Webster City. A simple click of the mouse button will take tourists on a pictorial tour of the city, and hopefully, will entice them to visit.
A new tourism Web site...
Visitor's arrivals from Japan and the United States are starting to make a comeback. Tourism Fiji chief executive Jo Tuamoto said figures had improved over the past three months.
