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Over 300 Senior Executives Sign up to Hear Orbitz, Expedia, Priceline and Travelocity Debate the Future of Online Travel
Published: 07 Aug 2008 (0 comments)
In the last 6 weeks over 300 travel executives have signed up to attend the Travel Distribution Summit North America, being held on October 1-2 in Las Vegas. And with another two months before the event, hundreds more senior-level travel suppliers and intermediaries are expected to register.
"We will see mergers and acquisitions happening early in 2009"
Published: 07 Aug 2008 (0 comments)
EyeforTravel's Beijing 2008 Olympics Special The continuing fillip to consumer power, reduction in technology costs and easing of entry barriers are some of the global trends paving way for new business models including ones in the online travel distribution.
British Airways executives to face price-fixing charges
Published: 07 Aug 2008 (0 comments)
The Office of Fair Trading is reportedly preparing to press price-fixing charges against four former and current British Airways executives.
Orbitz Worldwide reports a narrower Q2 loss
Published: 07 Aug 2008 (0 comments)
Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc. narrowed its loss in the second quarter as the company posted a loss of $5 million, compared with a loss of $32 million in the same period last year.
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Webjet posts 80 percent increase in profit before tax
Published: 06 Aug 2008 (2 comments)
"Economic uncertainty and high fuel prices are affecting the broad travel market"
Published: 06 Aug 2008 (1 comments)