FCm Travel Solutions is luring an increasing number of public sector clients through its technology services as the corporate travel agent continues its work with the Federal Government on simplifying public sector travel.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine what it’s worth if we take your perfect vacation photo, deliver it to your computer or mobile device for free and then combine it with the most important information and memories from your trip.

Tourism Fiji has this week launched a dedicated Australian version of the global ‘Fiji Me’ website intended to make visiting the destination even easier than ever before

Amadeus, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, introduced itself together with Australian technology innovators, GTS Interactive, Conference Online and e-channel Search at the Annual TRAVELtech 2011 Conference in Sydney on Monday.

Citing the more mature US group buying model as the possible future for Australia, a market research organisation believes group buying is not a “flash in the pan”, but a long term player in travel distribution.

It is no longer a ‘bricks and mortar’ versus online debate, says the head of an international software development company, who believes a strategic online presence is key to the success of the travel agent today.

World Travel Professionals, one of Australia’s largest and most progressive independent travel management companies, has extended its partnership with Amadeus, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry.

Wotif.com experienced a minor 3.8 percent drop in profits after tax for the full financial year from $53 million last year to $51 million.

TMS Asia-Pacific releases iPhone game designed to help candidates in the job interview process.

Connecting Lanyon to the Mobile Travel Assistant Platform automates delivery and provides fingertip retrieval of preferred hotel program information, driving enhanced policy compliance and savings

Strategic Alliance will Offer Hotels Unrivaled Global Social Media Reputation Management

The Adelaide Convention Centre has installed new web streaming capabilities in all its major meeting venues – a first for Australia.

Centara Hotels & Resorts has upgraded the website used exclusively by the company’s trade partners, so that travel agents, tour operators, events planners and buyers, and other industry professionals will find easily accessible support services and information grouped and labeled by symbols.

Aer Lingus has revealed its new app and mobile website allowing customers to plan and review their flight details, check in, receive travel alerts, check real-time flight information and make a booking whilst staying mobile.

Hotels, Inns and B&Bs Worldwide are Increasing Direct Bookings with buuteeq DMS

Yet another travel deal website has hit the Aussie market, offering travellers down under another portal to access a “range of discounts on trips” across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Sabre Travel Network is simplifying the booking process for agents as it rolls out Graphical View, a new shopping and booking interface.

Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched a new corporate website designed to intensify its on-line presence and marketing operations.

Research In Motion (RIM) is excited to announce the release of an enhanced version of the Official Rugby World Cup 2011 App for BlackBerry available from the 24th of August.

Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces an extended multi-year GDS agreement with Webjet, one of the leading online travel agencies in Australia and New Zealand.

Western Union launches Network Challenge to mark its 160th Anniversary

Trust International is the first centralized reservation system (CRS) provider to participate in Google´s newly launched Hotel Finder.

Despite experiencing profit loss in the US and Asia, Webjet has delivered record breaking revenue for the year ending 30 June this year compared to the same period last year.

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, has continued its corporate responsibility leadership in the first half of this year as it announces the development of a series of key projects.