News in pacific-regions:
Clear opportunities for mobile transactions to grow: survey
Published: 15 Mar 2010 (0 comments)
The results of BuzzCity’s fifth global survey investigating consumer mobile behaviour has indicated that user education is clearly inadequate as many are not aware of the m-banking services on offer.
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.
Flight Centre almost doubles its first half net profit
Published: 26 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Flight Centre Limited’s net profit after tax for the six months to December 31, 2009, jumped 95.8 percent to $51.5 million, from $26.1 million in the prior corresponding period.
New flight booking website launched in Australia
Published: 17 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Wotif Group has announced the launch of its flight booking website, Wotflight.com.
Wotif.com Holdings posts record half year result
Published: 17 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Wotif.com Holdings Limited has posted a record profit after tax of A$27.6 million, a 34% increase in its half year profit.
Orbitz Worldwide Appoints Jeremy Bellinghausen as HotelClub President
Published: 12 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
CHICAGO and SYDNEY, February 10, 2010 -- Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW) today announced the appointment of Jeremy Bellinghausen as president of HotelClub (www.HotelClub.com), effective immediately. Jeremy joins HotelClub from R.H. Donnelley, where he served as vice president of advertiser products and general manager of Business.com. Jeremy succeeds Chloe Lim, who is leaving HotelClub to pursue other opportunities.
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).
Hichame Assi joins HotelsCombined.com
Published: 03 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Hotel search engine HotelsCombined.com has appointed Hichame Assi as the new head of strategy - online marketing.
“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
Webjet delivers powerful first half result
Published: 29 Jan 2010 (0 comments)
Online travel company Webjet says it has completely defied the comprehensively reported media downturn in the travel industry to deliver a powerful first half year with net profit before tax up 45 percent and total transaction values up 37 percent thus indicating an increasing economy of scale.
