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Virgin takes a dive

Virgin takes a dive, (Virgin takes a dive)

Shares in Virgin Blue, which is endeavouring to cope with pressure from competition, dived 20% after the Australian budget airline warned of a steep fall in full year profits.

SideStep forges new partnership enabling enhanced online booking management

SideStep forges new partnership enabling enhanced online booking management, (SideStep forges new partnership enabling enhanced online booking management)

Travel industry search engine, SideStep, and Group Travel Planet have signed a business development partnership, the purpose of which is to give SideStep users access to negotiated group inventory and rates, and online tools for managing group bookings on

The New Travel Technology Landscape

The New Travel Technology Landscape, (The New Travel Technology Landscape)

When the travel technology forefathers were mapping the automation of travel distribution they had a distinct set of goals in mind.By Bob Schmidt

FastBooking GDS solution streamlines rate updating process

FastBooking GDS solution streamlines rate updating process, (FastBooking GDS solution streamlines rate updating process)

FastBooking’s new, next generation, fully integrated GDS solution, will enable hoteliers to update all descriptive data, rates and availability throughout their entire distribution network through one channel manager.

Airlines strive to up the volume of web site visitors

Airlines strive to up the volume of web site visitors, (Airlines strive to up the volume of web site visitors)

As part of their efforts to boost revenue, airlines are introducing new web site features, and expanding their own booking services to include rental cars and cruise ships.

Online travel industry boosts traffic by 14%

Online travel industry boosts traffic by 14%, (Online travel industry boosts traffic by 14%)

Hitwise, global online competitive intelligence service, states that UK visits to the online travel sector in the first week of January were up 14% compared with the same week in 2004.

Sabre and Gulf Air boost Middle East presence

Sabre and Gulf Air boost Middle East presence, (Sabre and Gulf Air boost Middle East presence)

Sabre and leading Middle East carrier, Gulf Air, have created a new company, Sabre Travel Network Middle East, based in Bahrain. This move brings together a leading global distribution system (GDS) and the expertise of Gulf Air to further extend world-cla

LA files hotel occupancy tax suit

LA files hotel occupancy tax suit, (LA files hotel occupancy tax suit)

A hotel occupancy tax suit filed by Los Angeles against major online travel sellers, could impinge on their bottom lines and challenge the standard way they sell merchant inventory.

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