Alexandria, VA – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA today announced high-tech entrepreneur and best-selling author Michael Saylor as a keynote speaker at the prestigious GBTA Masters Program being held at the Mandarin Hotel in Washington, D.C., February 20-21, 2013. Saylor is the chief executive officer, chairman of the board and founder of the publicly traded company MicroStrategy. Founded… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Travel Tech
TravelClick Drives Bookings for its Hotel Customers via Google
TravelClick Offers Risk-Free Pay-for-Performance Model to Increase Visibility and Direct Bookings on Google Hotel Price Ads NEW YORK – 2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers across the globe, announced a risk-free pay-for-performance program for hotels to advertise on Google’s Hotel Price Ads program that includes Google Hotel Finder, Google… Read the full press release
Azul Brazilian Airlines Strikes Partnership with Travelport to Provide World Class E-Ticketing, Interline and Through Check-in Services
Atlanta,2012-11-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces new long-term IT agreements with Azul Brazilian Airlines, the third-largest and fastest-growing airline in Brazil. Azul is deploying Travelport’s interline e-ticketing (IET) and through check-in solutions that will move Azul to one of the airline industry’s largest platforms for the… Read the full press release
Dolphin Dynamics adds mobile and video support to online booking solution
Dolphin web publishing solution enhanced with multi-device support and a suite of newly developed content widgets London, 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Dolphin Dynamics’ web publishing solution has been enhanced to serve website content ready for mobile devices, including smart phones and tablets. The new feature enables Dolphin to recognise the type of connecting device and automatically… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways Takes Delivery Of First 787 Dreamliner
Special Ceremony At Boeing Hangar In Seattle Marks Beginning Of New Era For Middle East Aviation First Fully Wireless Connected 787 Set To Take To The Skies For Qatar Seattle, USA – 2012-11-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner at a special ceremony held at the US aircraft… Read the full press release
Amadeus revolutionises online travel with industry first solution making flight search more relevant and simpler for travellers
Amadeus revolutionises online travel with industry first solution making flight search more relevant and simpler for travellers • Patent-pending search solution, Amadeus Featured Results™, instantly delivers the four most relevant bookable travel options available – fastest, cheapest, most popular and sponsored • Amadeus to preview new solution at the PhoCusWrightTravel Innovation Summit Madrid, Spain, 2012-11-13… Read the full press release
Copa Airlines Chooses Travelport Rapid Reprice™ Technology to Simplify and Accelerate Ticket Exchanges
Atlanta, 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a new long-term IT services agreement with Panama-based Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA), the national airline of Panama. Through the agreement, Copa Airlines joins airlines worldwide in saving time and money through the use of Travelport Rapid Reprice technology, the first… Read the full press release
HYATT AND FOLIO FINE WINE PARTNERS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW CANVAS ART OF LIVING DIGITAL APP AND CANVAS PINOT NOIR
Free app is iPhone and Android user friendly and adds social media element to guests’ stay Canvas Pinot Noir to debut in North America Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House in 2013 CHICAGO, 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Folio Fine Wine Partners, announce today the launch of Folio Fine Wine Partners’… Read the full press release
Hays Travel switches to Travelport
Iconic travel brand partners with Travelport to fuel next chapter in growth Langley, 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport has announced that Hays Travel, the UK’s largest Independent travel retailer, has signed a contract to move its GDS business to Travelport. In addition to providing Hays with air and hotel content, Travelport will also provide Hays with access… Read the full press release
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre Invites Guests to Travel in Style with Free Wi-Fi in Limosines
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 2012-11-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Guests at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre can look forward to a luxurious and convenient travel experience with the Hotel’s limousine fleet now offering complimentary Wi-Fi en route. Whether heading to or from the airport, to a corporate event or business meeting, busy executives on a packed schedule… Read the full press release
First Anniversary of Travelport Developer Network: Program Provides Commercial and Support Framework to Engage Third Party Developers
Among Anniversary Milestones: Sharp Membership Growth, Development of Innovative Solutions Including Fluential Mobile App to be Featured at PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Atanta, 2012-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today marks the one-year anniversary of its Travelport Developer Network . Travelport’s Developer Network enables third party developer members to… Read the full press release
Concur Announces Investment in Evature
Evature’s natural-language search technology to be integrated into Concur solutions to drive Concur’s vision for The Perfect Trip Redmond, Wash., 2012-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, today announced that it has made a $2 million investment in Evature, the developer of the Expert Virtual Agent (EVA) which provides… Read the full press release
Travelport, UAE leads the Middle East online travel race
New research released by Travelport as it launches its pioneering Travelport Universal API technology in MEA Dubai, 2012-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UAE is spearheading the surge in Middle East online tourism with 60% of all web-based travel bookings originating from the Emirates, Travelport co-sponsored research has revealed. New figures from the study – carried out by… Read the full press release
Amadeus announces results for first nine months of 2012
Growth record supported by both Distribution and IT Solutions businesses Year-on-year highlights for year-to-date (nine months ended September 30, 2012) • Revenue grew 8.4%1 to €2,233.1 million • EBITDA rose 6.5% to €889.8 million • Adjusted profit increased 20.2% to €481.3 million • Net debt reduced further to 1.43x last twelve months’ EBITDA • Global… Read the full press release
BELFAST CITY AIRPORT REWARDED FOR ONLINE CAR PARKING SERVICE
2012-11-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — George Best Belfast City Airport has scooped gold for the Best Sales Campaign at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing Excellence Awards held last night in Belfast. The talented marketing team beat off tough competition to win the award for a hugely successful campaign to promote the incredible value of its onsite parking via its… Read the full press release
Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos Curates For A Cause Through Legendary Music Amenity Program
Tracks Volume 7 Playlists to Support Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Rock the Vote Orlando, Fla. – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos – with locations from Bali to San Diego, Singapore and Macau – announces the release of Tracks Volume Seven, a collection of free downloadable playlists available exclusively to hotel guests… Read the full press release
Apple’s Passbook lands at Heathrow
· Apple Passbook users to receive personalised offers and information as they travel through Heathrow · Apple Passbook and Heathrow WorldPoints rewards programme integrate 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow today announced a partnership between Apple’s Passbook and the airport’s WorldPoints passenger rewards programme. The move, a first in a European multi-retailer environment, will soon allow… Read the full press release
Skytrax amend website wording, but are recognised for rigorous authentication process applied to processing and checking of user reviews
London, UK, 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — After complaints to an advertising regulator by a self-appointed critic of review sites, Skytrax were requested to change some review website wording. The ASA requested change of trusted and genuine wording for user reviews. This was due to our data privacy policy, by which a user’s personal e-mail details are deleted… Read the full press release
Travelport launches mobile app for MEA agents
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travel agents in the Middle East and Africa will now be able to manage their bookings on the move, as Travelport has announced the roll-out of its mobile GDS application, Travelport Mobile Agent. The app, available to download from the App Store, will enable Travelport-connected agents to gain full… Read the full press release
TravelClick Hosts Complimentary Webinar on Q3 2012 Hotel Industry trends
Leveraging Key Revenue Metrics and Driving Hotel Profitability Best Practices and Effective Measurement NEW YORK – 2012-11-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers, will present three complimentary webinars on November 28th and 29th to review third quarter 2012 hotel performance results and trends. Findings will be presented by TravelClick executives… Read the full press release
LATEST ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
Los Angeles, California – 2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — The latest issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/LAWANewsletters.aspx. The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments. This issue features news on the LAX FlyAway bus service at Union Station and Van Nuys now offering… Read the full press release
agoda.com lights up Thailand with fabulous Loy Kratong deals
2012-11-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), is helping travelers find great deals during Loy Kratong, Thailand’s most romantic and beautiful festival. Falling on the night of the 12th full moon – which this year is November 28th – it’s a tradition that dates back… Read the full press release
Revinate Goes Global
Revinate Goes Global with Increased Language Support and Regional Offices to Answer Growing Worldwide Demand for Online Reputation and Social Media Management Revinate Adds 12 of the World’s Most Common Languages to Upgraded Platform; New Release Supports Growing International Customer Base Featuring Top Global Brands in 120 Countries San Francisco, Calif.—2012-11-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Revinate, the new… Read the full press release
Новые международные рейсы S7 Airlines из Новосибирска
2012-11-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — S7 Airlines объявляет об открытии новых рейсов из Новосибирска – в Гонконг и Фергану. Полеты по маршруту Новосибирск — Гонконг выполняются с 29 октября 2012 года с периодичностью два раза в неделю. Вылет из Новосибирска – по понедельникам в 01:15 и средам в 22:35. Обратный рейс вылетает из Гонконга в понедельник в… Read the full press release
San Diego Zoo Panda Cub’s Full Belly, Body Condition Above Average
New iPad Edition of ZOONOOZ Magazine Features Panda Program History 2012-11-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — The panda cub’s furry belly was on full display this morning as the rambunctious boy was examined during his 11th veterinary exam. Staff listened to his heart and lungs and checked out his stomach. “His body condition feels good; he’s a little above… Read the full press release
EnglandExpert.com – Making England the Specialist Subject of Choice
VisitEngland’s New Online Training Scheme Sees 100 sign-ups in its First Week 2012-11-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Earlier this month at the ABTA Convention 2012, VisitEngland demonstrated its commitment to the travel trade by launching a new, comprehensive strategy aimed at inspiring and supporting travel agents and operators to sell more English holidays than ever before. Fundamental… Read the full press release
ZDNet Covers Revinate
2012-11-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Revinate received some nice press coverage today by Heather Clancy at ZDNet. The article focuses on how Revinate helps small hotels manage their online reputation and includes customer commentary from James Lim at Joie de Vivre, one of our first clients. Read the story at ZDNet. ###
AH&LEF LAUNCHES 19th ANNUAL BIG APPLE AUCTION ONLINE
Washington, 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) annual Big Apple Auction, which includes more than 350 items, is live (www.ahlef.org). The auction will remain open for bidding through Tuesday, November 13, at 3 pm (EDT). Held in conjunction with the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS), at booth #3157… Read the full press release
Bristol Airport teams up with BeepTreat to give passengers mobile discounts
2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — Bristol Airport is teaming up with food travel experts, Select Service Partners, and local entrepreneurs, BeepTreat, to trial new technology in the terminal’s cafés, bars and restaurants. The BeepTreat system gives passengers access to offers and discounts using their mobile smartphone and enables loyalty points to be collected in the process. Available… Read the full press release
AH&LA LAUNCHES MOBILE APP
Navigate the Fall Conference, IHMRS, BDNY Washington, 2012-11-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has released a mobile app for smartphones. The free app debuts in time for the annual AH&LA Fall Conference held with the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show, November 9-13, in New York City. The app will provide… Read the full press release