EFT news
Expedia drops phone booking fees
Published: 06 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Expedia.com has eliminated all phone-based booking fees. The online travel company will not charge phone booking fees for any flight, car rental, hotel or cruise reservation booked by phone.
Leisure business driving travel market recovery: Orbitz
Published: 06 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide has posted a quarterly profit. Net income for the third quarter was $7 million compared with a net loss of $287 million last year.
Orbitz confirms equity investments totalling $100m
Published: 06 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Orbitz Worldwide has announced equity investments totalling $100 million from PAR Investment Partners and Blackstone-controlled Travelport.
Kuoni Connect enhances its online booking system
Published: 06 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Kuoni Connect, the unit of Kuoni Destination Management specialising in online distribution, has improved upon its online booking system for hotels and destination services.
Sales Force Management in Travel and Hospitality, Berlin 20-21 April 2010
Published: 05 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
I have spent a fascinating month talking to hundreds of senior travel industry execs ; people responsible for the management and structure of their business development, sales and account management teams. These individuals are accountable for the sales of millions of Euros worth of hotel rooms, holidays, flights and car hire and related inventory.
Maintaining overall price parity with OTAs
Published: 05 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
IN-DEPTH: Impact of adherence to price integrity without knowing a realistic picture
STA Travel launches a click-to-call mobile ad campaign
Published: 05 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
STA Travel has rolled out an iPhone focused advertising campaign to engage its target audience of 18 to 30 year olds and drive calls to its contact centre.
eWaterways signs agreement with Travelport
Published: 05 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
eWaterways has signed an agreement with Travelport to distribute its niche cruise content to GDS users for the first time.
Kayak focuses on brand awareness, launches ad campaign
Published: 04 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Travel search engine Kayak has launched a national advertising campaign in order to increase its brand awareness.
Corporations to retain hotel buying power into 2010: study
Published: 04 Nov 2009 (0 comments)
Average ticket prices (ATPs) for corporate travellers to top business travel destinations are expected to increase globally, with a 5 to 10 percent increase anticipated in key North American cities, according to Egencia’s 2010 Corporate Travel Forecast and Hotel Negotiability Index.








