Monday, 6 February 2012

Technology News

Amadeus acquires airconomy to tap travel market intelligence opportunity

Monday, 6 February 2012

airconomy will develop and incubate market intelligence products to drive Amadeus’ response to growing prospects for travel market intelligence

TripAdvisor advised over non-genuine reviews

Friday, 3 February 2012

TripAdvisor has had a shake up after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told the travel website it could not claim that all of its reviews are genuine and written be real travellers.

Amadeus signs four-year agreement with global online player Travix for content distribution and IT services worldwide

Friday, 3 February 2012

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announces it has signed a four-year agreement with Travix, the largest Dutch online travel company and daughter company of BCD Holdings NV, to provide content distribution services and IT solutions worldwide.

Agents support airlines ancillary charges: Travelport

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Travel agents have shown strong support to assist airlines in selling ancillary services through the GDS as revealed by a survey of global airline merchandising by Travelport.

Amadeus creates world’s first interline EMD link

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Move enables launch partner airlines Finnair and Egypt Air to grow revenue by facilitating the interline sale of ancillary services

Google upgrades Earth experience

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Upgrading the way the people view the globe and search for travel destinations, search engine, Google has unveiled the latest version of Google Earth.

Google unveils Hotel Finder

Friday, 27 January 2012

Google has launched a new search tool for travellers looking to explore their hotel and attraction choices before takeoff.

Travelport enters 14 new African countries through partnership with Satguru

Friday, 27 January 2012

Largest distributor agreement ever signed by Travelport sees it significantly increase its footprint in Africa

Sabre launches seamless merchandising solution in Australia, New Zealand

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Air New Zealand is first airline to use Sabre’s EMD for complete shopping and selling of airline’s ancillaries in the GDS

Priceline.com Completes Implementation of Travelport 360 Fares and Pricing System

Monday, 23 January 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry and priceline.com, a leading online travel company, today announces priceline.com’s successful implementation of Travelport’s 360 Fares, the global fares and pricing system that powers all fares and pricing transactions for Travelport's global distribution systems.

Personalisation, social media key for 2012 travel

Friday, 20 January 2012

Personalisation and technology will play a large role in influencing travel this year, according to industry leaders.

Amadeus unveils landmark HRS agreement

Friday, 20 January 2012

Amadeus is first to distribute HRS’s hotel content through the GDS channel, taking a major industry-level step towards efficient hotel content distribution

Sabre rounds up over 180 mobiles to help save Congolese primates

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Sabre Pacific, a global technology company serving travel suppliers and agencies, has announced the winners of their hotly-contested mobile phone drive held in support of the Jane Goodall Institute.

Travelport and TAP Portugal sign full content deal

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and TAP Portugal (TAP), the Portuguese flag carrier, have today jointly announced a continuation to their global content agreement.

Technology to remove check-in stress

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Waiting in airport queues could become a thing of the past, according to a report which found technology could eventually eradicate the need for travellers to check-in.

The Langham, Melbourne offers hotel smart technology for tech-savvy travellers

Monday, 16 January 2012

The legendary Langham, Melbourne continues to seamlessly blend its timeless old world charm with innovation and modern amenities with upgraded technology to its luxurious accommodation offerings.

Fresh website for airlines in Vietnam

Friday, 13 January 2012

A fresh, attractive and user friendly website, Vietnam-Airline.com has been launched with the goal to become a one-stop site for travellers looking to book Vietnam Airlines and other airlines operating flights to, from, and within Vietnam.

Website for plane spotters

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Sydney Airport website has launch a page specifically for plane enthusiasts, who can connect with like minded plane spotters in a virtual community, sharing photos of aircraft and information on best viewing spots.

StayWell Hospitality Group Launches Mobile Website

Thursday, 12 January 2012

StayWell Hospitality Group (StayWell) has today announced the launch of its mobile website allowing guests a far greater ease of real-time bookings for all its Park Regis and Leisure Inn hotels.

Amadeus and Travelodge sign global distribution deal

Thursday, 12 January 2012

UK’s fastest growing budget hotel company now bookable through Amadeus

Tourism Australia Likes Facebook milestone

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Showing the world what Aussies are made of, Tourism Australia has surpassed two million Likes on its Facebook page, topping all other tourism destination Groups across the planet.

Pegasus Solutions and the Vacation Rental Managers Association to Transform Online Vacation Rental Market in 2012

Monday, 9 January 2012

Collaborative Vacation Rental Switch Will Offer Unprecedented Online Vacation Rental Shopping

Amadeus launches Hotel Optimisation Package for large travel agencies to boost their hotel business

Friday, 6 January 2012

Features an innovative business intelligence solution, Hotel Dynamic Saver, and integration of private and hotel aggregator content to finally enable ‘automation’ of all relevant hotel content at the point of sale

Orbitz credits Travelport

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Orbitz Worldwide has signed a letter of agreement with its largest shareholder, Travelport Limited to deliver a one-time payment of up to $3 million.