News in africa:

Transforming the reach of independent hotels and small-medium chains

Published: 11 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Amadeus says it has come up with a new distribution and marketing service that will transform the reach of independent hotels and small-medium chains.

Air Arabia reports net profit of $123.1m

Published: 15 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Low cost carrier Air Arabia has recorded a net profit of 452 million dirhams ($123.1 million) for 2009.

Expedia recruits former LG marketer Andrew Warner

Published: 04 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Expedia has appointed Andrew Warner as senior marketing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Travel managers remain focused on savings: survey

Published: 03 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Optimising hotel spend, improving traveller compliance, optimising simple bookings, and driving air and ground transportation savings are the top four areas of higher priority for travel managers in 2010, according to a recent report published by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT).

“Non-transparent pricing benefits no one”

Published: 29 Jan 2010 (1 comments)

Revpar Guru responds to a recent Cornell University study on rate transparency and guest perception

Sohu.com and Qunar.com join hands

Published: 13 Jan 2010 (0 comments)

Sohu.com and Qunar.com have formed a strategic partnership to jointly offer through Sohu’s Sogou Map Service a new travel information site.

China to lead business travel growth between 2008 and 2013

Published: 24 Jul 2009 (0 comments)

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and Egencia have indicated that the global business travel spend is projected to exceed $986 billion by 2013.

Star Alliance’ website to take bookings for complex routings

Published: 21 Jul 2009 (1 comments)

Star Alliance is now selling its alliance product Round the World fares through www.staralliance.com.

A story about entrepreneurialism and a little thing called the internet

Published: 17 Jul 2009 (0 comments)

Think back to the mid 1990s and a little thing called the internet…

The Get Funded Show names TravelMole and Angels Den as strategic partners

Published: 17 Jul 2009 (0 comments)

The Get Funded Show, organised by EyeforTravel, at World Travel Market is pleased to announce strategic partnerships with TravelMole – the largest online community of travel and tourism professionals – and Angels Den – one of the top angel investor networks. The partnerships will expand The Get Funded Show’s audience to include premium-network angel investors and even more of the worldwide travel and tourism community.

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