EyeforTravel News

HomeAway Hires former Opodo France Chairman of the Board to Lead European Business

Daleen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:48 +0100

AUSTIN, TX, June 2, 2009 – HomeAway, Inc., which operates the world’s largest network of vacation rental websites, today announced the appointment of Petra Friedmann to the position of President of HomeAway Europe.

Bing adds 'Tweet' search function

Daleen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:38:58 +0100

Microsoft has reportedly added a feature to Bing that allows the search engine to query the Internet for so-called real-time data, including postings from Twitter users.

JetBlue tops in customer satisfaction

Daleen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:32:00 +0100

Airline customer satisfaction has declined for a third consecutive year to a four-year low in 2009, according to J.D. Power and Associates.

0 to 7,000,000 in few years – consumers accessing Travel sites via mobile browsers soars – But is that the only story?

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:04:58 +0100

The number of consumers accessing information and services via their mobile browsers hit a record high for many markets by the end of last year. The US in particular has experienced phenomenal growth with an increase of almost 62% during 2008 (m:metrics).

Line up for The Get Funded Show@WTM announced

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:19 +0100

The line up of Travel Gurus and Investors who will be heading the panel at The Get Funded Show@World Travel Market is here! With a potent mix of travel expertise, entrepreneurial flair and investment experience.

United Airlines asks agents to pay credit card fees

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:45:18 +0100

United Airlines is in news for its decision to “make some travel agents pay the credit card fees on flights that they book”.

Flo Lugli joins Wyndham

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:42:17 +0100

Wyndham Hotel Group has appointed Flo Lugli as executive vice president of marketing, responsible for the strategy and execution of the Hotel Group’s global marketing efforts.

Ryanair’s customer care is better than BA’s: report

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:38:13 +0100

Ryanair has stated that BA “charges passengers high fares but delivers a dismal on-time performance and a ridiculously high rate of lost baggage”.

BankersAvenue.com adds hotels feature

Daleen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:31:56 +0100

BankersAvenue.com, a social networking website for the financial sector, and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) have formed a hotel reservation partnership.

Travel rewards points quite significant in vacation planning: survey

Daleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:00 +0100

Twenty percent of Americans polled in a survey said they would be unable to take their next vacation without cashing in rewards points, indicating that the current economic climate has increased the importance of travel rewards points in vacation planning.

Thomson to launch a pre-holiday site for customers

Daleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:41:47 +0100

Thomson Holidays is to launch a personal pre-departure website for online customers at the end of the summer.

Only 15 pc of airlines have optimised their websites for mobile phones: survey

Daleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:37:35 +0100

A survey has indicated that 78 percent of airlines intend to adapt their websites to work on mobile phones by 2012.

Amadeus to deliver new mobile services for business travellers

Daleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:32:39 +0100

Amadeus is planning to introduce a suite of mobile solutions for business travellers in the coming months.

Kuoni Group selects Tealeaf

Daleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:26:56 +0100

Kuoni has selected Tealeaf to support its future global website roll-outs, which are part of an increased online-focused business strategy.

“Europe’s troubles can be found in the fall of average room rates”

Daleen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:04:07 +0100

The European hotel industry posted mixed year-over-year results when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British pounds for May 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.