Teams in The Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific aim to raise more than US$1.2 million for charities around the world SOUTHLAKE, Texas – 2012-10-4 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sabre Holdings (http://sabre.com), a global travel technology company serving the travel and tourism industry, kicks off its annual Give Together fundraising campaign this week. Launched in 2000 and held in all… Read the full press release
Category Archives: Travel Tech
Digital Native Shows the Way for GBTA Europe Delegates in Budapest
London, 2012-10-4 — /travelprnews.com/ — GBTA, the voice of the global business travel industry treated delegates at GBTA Europe’s Annual Conference in Budapest last week to an insight to Generation Y and its use of social media by the event’s 17-year-old Digital Native speaker, Max Keegan, in his talk – ‘The Importance of Impatience’. Prior to the… Read the full press release
airberlin strengthens its ancillary offering to travel agents with the Amadeus solution
Travellers can book preferred seats, meals and extra baggage through Amadeus travel agencies as well as on the carrier’s website, amongst other channels. Madrid, Spain, 2012-10-3 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin, the second largest carrier in Germany and one of Europe’s leading airlines, has adopted Amadeus Ancillary Services (AAAS) to distribute its ancillary offering to travel agencies,… Read the full press release
NEW SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS SAVE TIME FOR ALAMO, ENTERPRISE AND NATIONAL CUSTOMERS
Hassle-Free Car Rental Process Cuts Check-In Time in Half ST. LOUIS, 2012-10-2 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelers cancut their check-in time in half and hit the road faster, thanks to new self-service car rental kiosks rolling out in the top 50 airport locations throughout the United States. Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental – which are owned and operated… Read the full press release
Concur Showcases Commitment to Helping Colleges and Universities Drive Down the Costs of Travel and Expense Management
Industry-leading innovation, partnership with Huron Consulting Group and higher education successes all on display at 2012 SCTEM Conference REDMOND, Wash., 2012-10-1 — /travelprnews.com/ — Today, at the Society for Collegiate Travel and Expense Management Conference, Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR) announced that the company continues to see success addressing the travel and expense management needs of the higher education community through… Read the full press release
New Zealand’s Travelbug Goes Global With Expedia Affiliate Network
London, 2012-10-1 — /travelprnews.com/ — Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN) announced its partnership with New Zealand’s Travelbug (www.travelbug.co.nz) today, one of the country’s most successful OTAs. The deal will see EAN powering Travelbug’s international hotels offering, as the site expands from its current domestic focus to sell hotels in destinations worldwide. Travelbug is using the latest version… Read the full press release
Travelport brings next-gen travel booking to Corporations in Russia
Moscow, Russia, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the launch of a new Corporate Booking Tool (CBT) for Corporations and business travel agents in Russia. The new product, TripGate™, has been developed by a leading Polish travel technology company – TravelTech – together with Travelport and brings… Read the full press release
Qantas renews global full content agreement with Amadeus
Qantas renews global full content agreement with Amadeus 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus travel agencies worldwide will continue to have guaranteed access to Qantas full range of fares and ancillary services via the Amadeus distribution system Madrid, Spain, 26 September 2012: Amadeus, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and… Read the full press release
British Airways makes travel easier at LBA
2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways is keeping its Leeds Bradford Airport customers ‘Appy, with an App that allows them to save time and check-in on their smartphones. Executive Club iPhone users can use the App to display Mobile Boarding Passes on their phones. In addition, customers using Android and Blackberry devices will be able to benefit… Read the full press release
ebookers commits to Travelport in France
Migration of www.ebookers.fr successfully completed Langley, 2012-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the successful migration of ebookers, a leading pan-European online travel agency, to their search and shopping product in France. As a result, ebookers customers using the French website now have access to the vast array… Read the full press release
FLIGHT SAFETY: AIR FRANCE, FIRST MAJOR EUROPEAN AIRLINE TO PROVIDE PILOTS WITH THE IPAD
2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Air France today announced it has started to equip all 4100 of its pilots with iPad at Air France. Qualified pilots on Boeing 777 aircraft are the first to receive iPad and all remaining Air France pilots will be using iPad by summer of 2013. The iPad is reserved for use by… Read the full press release
Travelport and Gulf Air renew agreement to provide full content for travel agents
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2012-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have renewed their full content agreement, which will ensure that all travel agents within Travelport’s worldwide network continue to have access to the airline’s full range of published… Read the full press release
Association of ATOL Companies and Dolphin Dynamics host ATOL Forum
Association representing leading ATOL travel companies and travel technology company conduct a dedicated ATOL Reform event supported by the CAA. Highlights the need for back office systems to be ready and for ATOL certificate to be issued when money is received. London, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Members of The Association of ATOL Companies (AAC) and customers… Read the full press release
Amadeus debuts on Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) as a worldwide Support Services leader
• Amadeus has scored the highest amongst peers in our sector, becoming the leader for the Support Services sector • The company enters both the European and World indexes 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, will debut on Monday September 24 on… Read the full press release
TravelClick Drives Bookings for its Hotels in Partnership with Room Key
NEW YORK, 2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — TravelClick, the leading provider of revenue generating solutions for hoteliers across the globe, announced today that their hotels are live on Room Key (www.roomkey.com). Thousands of TravelClick’s web booking engine hotel customers can now display real-time, best available rates and inventory on the Room Key website. Room Key, an innovative online… Read the full press release
Lufthansa uses innovative feature of the iPhone iOS 6 operating system
2012-09-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following the launch of the new Passbook app for the iPhone iOS 6 operating system, Lufthansa passengers can have their boarding pass issued in the appropriate format. From now on, they can also opt to have their mobile boarding pass delivered via the Passbook function on their iPhone. Once passengers have successfully… Read the full press release
Concur Unveils Enhanced Social and Mobile Capabilities For Concurforce
Concurforce leverages the Salesforce Platform and Concur T&E Cloud to tap the power of social, mobile and open technologies, delivering innovation to help clients maximize each and every business trip Dreamforce, the world’s largest cloud computing and enterprise technology event, invites attendees to connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways with social,… Read the full press release
Maldives Destination Guide iPhone App now available on App Store
2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — This is a faster and easier way for you to discover Maldives on your iphone. This application holds all the information in the Maldives destination guide. It includes information about the environment, climate, and history and culture. Your simple and easy way to access listings of all Maldives hotels, resorts, liveaboards, restaurant… Read the full press release
Travelport appoints interim General Manager for Saudi Arabia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2012-09-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the travel industry, has announced the appointment of Ghulam Al Balooshi as interim General Manager for its Galileo operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Al Balooshi took the post in Jeddah earlier this month. He takes over from Faris Azzee, who… Read the full press release
TfL signs partnership with VisitBritain for international distribution of the Visitor Oyster card
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — VisitBritain will act as the single point of contact for all distribution partners and for the sale of the highly popular transport smartcard to trade partners outside of London. The partnership means inbound visitors will be able to have their Oyster card ready to go prior to arriving in London, reducing queues… Read the full press release
Wyndham Worldwide Releases 2011 Sustainability Report, Achieves Five Percent Carbon Footprint Reduction
Second annual Sustainability Report highlights continued carbon reduction measured by custom state-of-the-art eco-software program tracking energy efficiency across the Company’s owned and managed properties Parsippany, N.J. 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, today announced a five percent reduction in its carbon footprint over 2010 based on carbon emission… Read the full press release
China Airlines Forms Partnerships with NTUT, YunTech and NFU
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — China Airlines (CAL), National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) and National Formosa University (NFU) have signed industry-academia agreements that will offer internships to science and engineering seniors from the three universities at CAL Engineering and Maintenance Organization. The internships will count towards students’ academic… Read the full press release
Norwegian wins international award for best in-flight WiFi
2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian has won the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2012 for the category “Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications”. The airline competed against major international airlines like Virgin America, Emirates, Oman Air and Gulf Air. The award was presented in Long Beach, California, USA on Monday 17. September. The award proves that Norwegian’s commitment… Read the full press release
Media Advisory For Thursday, September 20, 2012: Hackers welcome: SFO hosts THack, first time web developer event held at an airport
SAN FRANCISCO, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — On September 20, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be the first airport in the world to host THack, an event created by Tnooz to encourage collaboration in the travel technology development community. Participants are invited to create a new product using the application program interfaces (API’s) made available from sponsors… Read the full press release
Travelport signs multi-year agreement with Qantas Airways
Sydney, Australia, 2012-09-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new long term agreement with Qantas Airways. Effective immediately, the new agreement ensures Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo-connected travel agents worldwide have access to Qantas’ full published inventory including ancillary content such as paid seating, consistent with… Read the full press release
Semaine de la Mobilité: La SNCB y participe
Le train à petit prix et de nombreuses actions du 16 au 22 septembre 2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Comme les années précédentes, la SNCB s’associe à la Semaine de la Mobilité et offre à la vente le Mobility Deal. Du 16 au 22 septembre, les voyageurs munis de ce ticket pourront se rendre en train en… Read the full press release
SNCB: Lancement du nouveau site Internet
2012-09-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ce lundi 10 septembre, la SNCB a mis en ligne son nouveau site Internet. Un site plus pratique et mieux structuré. Déjà 176.000 visiteurs uniques en 48 heures Le nouveau site Internet de la SNCB répond à l’évolution de la consommation sur Internet. Afin d’offrir le meilleur service en ligne aux voyageurs,… Read the full press release
Wired and Marriott Hotels & Resorts Debut Event Series Designed to Inform, Entertain and Inspire
Partnership to Launch the WIRED + Marriott Culturazzi Series. 2012-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — WIRED and Marriott Hotels & Resorts, signature brand of Marriott International (NYSE:MAR), today announced a partnership to launch the WIRED + Marriott Culturazzi Series. Kicking off with a Marriott Meetup: Five Startups to Watch event at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf on September 19, WIRED Insiders — startup… Read the full press release
New report urges travel industry to support the move to open systems to unlock innovation
New report authored by leading expert Professor Jim Norton explores the advantages and challenges when moving from closed to open systems Report highlights evolution of open source software and how it is being used by the world’s largest transaction processors from stock exchanges to travel IT Madrid, Spain, 2012-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new report… Read the full press release
Amadeus extends its global content agreement with FCm Travel Solutions
FCm, a global corporate travel and expense management specialist, continues to benefit from Amadeus content since its initial agreement in 2007 Madrid, Spain, 2012-09-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, and global corporate travel and expense management specialist FCm Travel Solutions, have strengthened… Read the full press release