Saturday, 26 May 2012

Technology News

Need a Coffee? New Iphone App comes to the Rescue

Friday, 14 October 2011

Six months ago, Sydney Café Culture, the first iPhone and iPad application covering Sydney’s cafes, was launched.

conTgo Partners With Goldman Travel Corporation To Deliver Optimised Disruption Management Solution

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

conTgo, the leading provider of intelligent mobile travel service and communication solutions, has announced a partnership with Goldman Travel Corporation.

Scammers phish for Aus FF points

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

The number of Aussies at risk of having their frequent flyer miles stolen as part of phishing scams increased to a record high in August this year to up to 26,907 attacks.

IDeaS and WiTak Partner to Deliver Enhanced Revenue to Taiwan Based Hotels

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Leading Taiwan based hotel technology provider now working with IDeaS to deliver revenue optimisation within local hotels

Sabre Pacific calls for mobiles to save gorillas

Monday, 10 October 2011

Sabre Travel Network, in conjunction with the Jane Goodall Institute, has launched a national competition encouraging Sabre staff and customers in Australia and New Zealand to donate their old mobile phones to help save Africa's dwindling primate populations.

New website marks 10 years for Event Planet

Monday, 10 October 2011

Event Planet, one of Australia’s most creative event agencies, launches a featurepacked website today, to correspond with celebrating their 10 years in business.

Travellers inspired by group buying: Spreets

Friday, 7 October 2011

Group buying sites could be the cure to suffering domestic travel, encouraging and inspiring people to travel locally.

Apple’s legacy to the travel industry

Friday, 7 October 2011

We look back at Steve Jobs’ impact on the travel business as reported in e-Travel Blackboard over the years

Expedia fined for misleading the French

Friday, 7 October 2011

The French branch of Expedia has been forced to pay up to €427,000 (AU$590,000) to hoteliers after it was found guilty by the French court for advertising misleading accommodation prices, information and availability.

Unprecedented Growth in Greater China Launches Partnership between EZYield and Compass Edge to deliver automated distribution management solutions

Friday, 7 October 2011

Deal brings the first Chinese-supported channel management solution to the region with Fuzionlink

Amadeus partners with Cornerstone Information Systems

Friday, 7 October 2011

The partnership will help the business travel industry automate operations and gain access to more relevant business data

Webjet quarter sales take-off

Thursday, 6 October 2011

The rising number of travellers booking vacations online has pushed Webjet’s third quarter total transaction value (TTV) up by 25 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.

Hotels.com adds new iPad apps to its mobile portfolio

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Hotels.com, the world’s leading hotel booking website, has launched a new specially-designed iPad application available for free download.

Flight Centre Limited Launches Travelport Universal Desktop

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Provides Travel Consultants with Faster and Simpler Research and Booking Tool

Amadeus congratulates TravelManagers Australia on reaching its 300th team member

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, congratulated TravelManagers Australia, a leading specialist in the field of mobile consulting recently, on welcoming its 300th member to the TravelManagers network.

Travelport Limited and Its Parent Holding Company Successfully Obtain Consents to Complete Debt Restructuring

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Travelport Companies Receive Overwhelming Support from Debt Holders

Virgin Australia Partners Abacus as its Preferred Distribution Partner

Friday, 30 September 2011

Virgin Australia (DJ) has inked a landmark partnership with Abacus International, Asia’s leading provider of travel solutions and services as its preferred distribution partner.

GetFlight signs on Jetabroad, Flight Centre

Thursday, 29 September 2011

GetFlight has increased its flight offerings, signing a distribution deal with online travel agents (OTA) Flight Centre and Jetabroad.

Click rates up on agents’ websites

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

More Aussies are choosing cost over branding, with up to 3.3 million Australians comparing prices on travel agent websites over the past 12 months ending June 2011.

Australia embraces tourism data warehouse’s

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Tourism Australia’s global campaign site ‘Nothing Like Australia’ now publishes Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) useful tourism information.

Star Alliance farefinder app goes andriod

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

App now available for use on more than 500 different mobile devices

Experience Rugby World Cup 2011 with world first NZ City app

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Rich range of Rugby-based points of interest for iPhone and iPad

Hottest Travel App in Australia Awarded to 'Find A Park'

Monday, 26 September 2011

'Find A Park', the mobile app that allows users to connect with their perfect caravan park, has been crowned as the winner of the travel category at the 2011 Australian Mobile Awards.

Amadeus improves access to a further nine low-cost and hybrid carriers in 2011

Friday, 23 September 2011

Low-cost carrier bookings through the Amadeus system have increased by 21% in the first half of 2011