EyeforTravel News: Cruise
Over 550 attendees already signed up for Travel Distribution Summit – click here to see a full list
Published: 03 Apr 2008 (1 comments)
“Registrations are coming in at a far faster rate than in 2007, so we are expecting to easily exceed the 1800 attendees we attracted last year. But most importantly, the majority of attendees are senior executives making this the world’s biggest annual meeting place to network with online travel decision makers” Tim Gunstone, MD, EyeforTravel
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES’ ON-LINE MARKETING INITIATIVES ENJOYING UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS
Published: 07 Feb 2008 (0 comments)
Carnival Freedom Senior Cruise Director’s Blog, FunShipIsland.com, CarnivalConnections.com Each Achieve One Million Visitor Mark
World Travel Holdings to manage cruise fulfillment for Orbitz and CheapTickets
Published: 03 Jan 2008 (0 comments)
The agreement provides Orbitz Worldwide with a large selection of cruise ship inventory where customers can choose from over 155 ships on 18 different cruise lines. This agreement represents an advanced capability for our customers as more travelers are getting comfortable booking their cruise experience online, said Sam Fulton, Vice President and General Manager, Transportation, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
TUI and Royal Caribbean to jointly target German cruise market
Published: 10 Dec 2007 (0 comments)
The two companies each will hold 50% of the JV, TUI Cruises, which is subject to regulatory and board approvals, TUI said in a statement. The venture will begin operating in early 2009, initially with one renovated ship, and will later add two newly built vessels to its fleet in 2011 and 2012. TUI Cruises will be based in Hamburg, Germany, and industry executive Richard Vogel is slated to become its CEO, reported AP. "By collaborating with Royal Caribbean, we gain access to a very profitable growth market," TUI Chief Executive Michael Frenzel said.
Lucky Camera Captures Sharp Images of Stars Better than Hubble
Published: 05 Sep 2007 (0 comments)
British and American astronomers from the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a new camera that gives much more detailed pictures of stars and nebula than even the Hubble Space Telescope, and it does all this from the ground.
Expedia invests in cruise vacation specialist
Published: 01 Apr 2007 (0 comments)
Online travel company Expedia has announced an investment in and long-term strategic partnership with CruiseShipCenters International, Inc.
DFDS Seaways upgrades its website to include an agents
Published: 01 Feb 2007 (0 comments)
DFDS Seaways has introduced the travel agents’ version of its website (www.dfds.co.uk/agent).
Royal Caribbean Cruises makes its Euro bond market debut
Published: 18 Jan 2007 (0 comments)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd made its Euro bond market debut selling a bigger-than-expected one billion euro ($1.30 billion) bond after drawing keen investor interest.
Kayak.com launches a metasearch product for cruises
Published: 11 Jan 2007 (0 comments)
Travel search engine Kayak.com has launched a metasearch product for cruises. According to the company, unlike other travel sites, Kayak.com will search multiple cruise sites for prices and itineraries and is the only site that offers consumers a choice o
SideStep to launch cruise search vertical
Published: 03 Jan 2007 (0 comments)
Travel search engine SideStep is set to introduce its Cruise vertical.
