2013-03-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — With its new iPhone app, “Music in the Sky,” Air France Music has not only attracted music lovers but also the jury of the Strategies / Amaury Media digital marketing 2013 Grand Prix, last night winning an award for its original and fun concept, in the “Mobile app / brand tablet” category…. Read the full news article
Category Archives: Travel Tech
Innovative Technology Makes Booking Travel Easier and More Efficient
Atlanta, 2013-03-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to companies operating in the global travel industry, today announces the availability of Travelport Smartpoint App, a powerful software upgrade for the Worldspan Go! Desktop. Smartpoint App reduces training needs and improves agents’ productivity and customer service. The application infuses… Read the full news article
SWISS receives its first Airbus A320 equipped with “sharklets”
2013-03-21 — /travelprnews.com/ — SWISS took delivery today of its first Airbus A320 equipped with “sharklets” – upward wingtip extensions that improve operating performance. The aircraft arrived in Zurich at 17:24 having been flown by the airline’s own pilots from Airbus’s Hamburg works. It will enter revenue service as planned on Friday 22 March, performing its… Read the full news article
The Leading Hotels of the World continues to celebrate its 85th anniversary year with the launch of its newly redesigned website, LHW.com
2013-03-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Leading Hotels of the World continues to celebrate its 85th anniversary year with the launch of its newly redesigned website, LHW.com. The site has an entirely different look and feel, enhanced functionalities, and richer, more in-depth content. Completely rebuilt from the ground up, it operates on a state-of-the-art hardware platform and employs… Read the full news article
Travelport has announced a new multi-year, global content agreement with China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines
Beijing, China, 2013-03-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry, has announced a new multi-year, global content agreement with China Eastern Airlines (MU), one of the leading carriers in China, and Shanghai Airlines (FM), a fully owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines. The agreement ensures… Read the full news article
Dès aujourd’hui: le premier navetteur avec la carte MOBIB
Les navetteurs dont l’abonnement annuel tombera très bientôt à échéance seront prochainement transférés vers MOBIB : une carte de transport intermodale sur laquelle plusieurs abonnements peuvent être placés. Cette carte à puce au format bancaire pratique est respectueuse de l’environnement et facile à utiliser. 2013-03-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — La SNCB lance cette semaine vers ses abonnés… Read the full news article
SkyTeam, has added Brazilian Portuguese to the selection of languages offered on skyteam.com
15 languages now available on SkyTeam website AMSTERDAM, 2013-03-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has added Brazilian Portuguese to the selection of languages offered on skyteam.com. Portuguese-speaking customers now benefit from easily accessible information about flights, airports and lounges throughout SkyTeam’s worldwide network of 1,000 destinations. The website features details of all 19… Read the full news article
Leading travel and expense management company, Gray Dawes keeps Travelport as technology provider
Langley, UK, 2013-03-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced a new multi-year agreement with Gray Dawes, a leading travel and expense management company, and member of the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC), in the United Kingdom. In addition to this renewal, Gray Dawes also intends… Read the full news article
Travelport and Alitalia complete merchandising deployment
Italian carrier distributing bags, lounge access and insurance to Travelport-connected agents Rome, Italy, 2013-03-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data for the global travel industry, and Alitalia, Compagnia Aerea Italiana, today announce the completed rollout of ancillary services to Travelport-connected agencies in Italy. The content, which includes the… Read the full news article
Expedia Affiliate Network Helps Air Tahiti Nui Boost Hotel Offering
London, 2013-03-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN), the private label arm of the world’s largest online travel company, today announces an extended partnership with Air Tahiti Nui (ATN), one of the South Pacific’s leading international airlines, which offers daily non-stop service from Los Angeles International Airport to Tahiti and Paris. The deal will see ATN… Read the full news article
Brooker Travel Group extends long-standing partnership with Travelport
Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-03-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has today announced that their long-standing partnership with prominent New Zealand travel agency, Brooker Travel Group, has been extended with the signing of a new multi-year agreement. The agreement, which sees Brooker Travel continue to use Travelport’s Galileo platform as… Read the full news article
Abu Dhabi International Airport and Abu Dhabi Airports Company Launch on Social Media Platforms
ADAC makes it easier to learn about and communicate with airports in Abu Dhabi and their subsidiaries Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-03-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced the launch of its official presence on Linkedin, as well as the launch of the official Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) presence on Twitter…. Read the full news article
New SWISS aircraft publicly unveiled
2013-03-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Canada-based manufacturer Bombardier presented its new CS100 aircraft to the public today. SWISS, as part of the Lufthansa Group, was the first airline customer to order Bombardier’s new CSeries aircraft family, and will be taking deliveries of the CS100 to gradually replace its current Avro RJ100 fleet. The first CS100 flight test… Read the full news article
SkyTeam Members’ Premium Travelers Speed through Narita International Airport
First SkyPriority-branded fast-track security lane opens, enhances airport experience AMSTERDAM, 2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new SkyPriority fast-track security lane has opened at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, offering SkyTeam’s premium customers a speedier airport experience from checking-in to boarding the plane. The dedicated security lane is located behind an easily identifiable, SkyPriority-branded wall. Available exclusively to Elite… Read the full news article
Sabre Hospitality Solutions Expands Product Offering and Support in Europe
Full range of web development products and services now available to global hoteliers BERLIN, Germany, 2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sabre Hospitality Solutions, a global technology company serving the hospitality industry, has expanded their internet marketing products and services in Europe, including the company’s support infrastructure and the launch of WebExpress. “With our a total hotel website… Read the full news article
Royal Jet Establishes Operational Base at Al Bateen Executive Airport
MoU Between Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Airports Company Supports Double Digit Industry Growth Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will effectively facilitate the expansion of operations into the Al Bateen Executive Airport by the Abu Dhabi-based international luxury… Read the full news article
The free online access provided by Finavia at Helsinki Airport increases in popularity every year
2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — “The number of users in the wireless network has increased massively in the last 12 months. In January 2013, the number of users was 168% higher than in January 2012,” says Ville Haapasaari, Airport Director. Compared to the figures in January 2009, the increase is even more extensive: the user volume is now… Read the full news article
Automated boarding pass scanners introduced in Copenhagen Airport
2013-03-07 — /travelprnews.com/ — It will be easier and faster to get to the security screening area when Copenhagen Airport introduces automated boarding pass scanners. The goal is to increase passenger satisfaction as well as capacity. In future, passengers at Copenhagen Airport will go trough a so-called e-gate before entering the security screening area; manual boarding… Read the full news article
The new Austrian Website is online
New design and revised launch page Direct entry to the most important travel-related functions such as Booking, Flight search and Web Check-in Perfectly adjusted to use on all end devices, from PC to laptop to tablet 2013-03-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — From today onwards, the Austrian Website www.austrian.com appears in an entirely new look. “This is a fundamental rework… Read the full news article
The Pan European Network Service (PENS) is now the operational for inter-centre coordination in Europe
Brussels, Belgium, 2013-03-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Pan European Network Service (PENS) is now the operational network for the exchange of coordination messages between the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Centres of NATS in Swanwick (UK) and the Maastricht Upper Area Centre (MUAC) in the Netherlands. PENS allows ATC Centres to exchange flight information data securely and efficiently… Read the full news article
Etihad Airways and airberlin align maintenance operations in Chicago
2013-03-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the UAE flag carrier’s seventh outside Abu Dhabi and its first in the United States. The new facility is equipped with the latest technology and will perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance for Etihad Airways’ daily Boeing 777… Read the full news article
Amadeus selected by Thalys to expand distribution through the travel agency channel
Thalys will be available alongside airlines on selected routes in the Amadeus neutral booking display for travel agents and corporate bookers Madrid, Spain, 2013-03-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and Thalys, the international high-speed rail operator connecting Paris and Brussels with Germany and the Netherlands, announce today a… Read the full news article
New Low-Cost European Carrier Volotea Chooses Travelport E-Ticket Technologies to Expand Reach and Revenue
Atlanta, 2013-03-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, today announces a new long-term IT services agreement with Volotea, the new low-cost European carrier headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Volotea, which commenced operations in April 2012, is the newest participant in Travelport’s electronic ticket database hosting service, and has also joined… Read the full news article
Gartner Report Evaluates Concur’s Use of the Nexus of Forces In Travel Expense Management
Concur’s Perfect Trip vision cited as example of how the nexus could impact travel expense management technologies Redmond, Wash., 2013-03-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, today announced the availability of a complimentary Gartner report “Evaluating Concur’s Use of the Nexus of Forces in Travel Expense Management”. This report, made available… Read the full news article
CAA publishes advice to DfT on the UK’s terminal air navigation services market
2013-03-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today (Thursday 28 February 2013) published its advice to the Department for Transport (DfT) on how the market for terminal air navigation services at the UK’s largest airports is currently working. The advice was requested by the Secretary of State for Transport in March 2012,… Read the full news article
Lufthansa takes delivery of first A320 with sharklets
Extended wingtips reduce fuel consumption by up to four per cent. 2013-03-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lufthansa pilots have today picked up the airline’s first Airbus A320 equipped with 2.4 metre-high extended wingtips in Hamburg Finkenwerder. Known as sharklets, the blended wingtips are designed to cut fuel consumption by one to four per cent, depending on the… Read the full news article
Gatwick Airport to submit connectivity and capacity options to the Airports Commission
Gatwick formally expresses its intent to participate in the work of the Airports Commission Gatwick’s vision of competing airports will deliver for the passenger and the UK economy 2013-03-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Gatwick Airport announced today that it has formally submitted its expression of intent to put forward short, medium and long-term proposals to address the… Read the full news article
Ethiopian MRO Services Develops Overhaul Capability for the CFM56-3 & CFM56-7 Engines
2013-02-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ethiopian MRO Services is pleased to announce that it has developed shop overhaul capability for the CFM56-3 and CFM56-7 engines. Ethiopian MRO was granted approval for such capabilities from the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) and the USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Ethiopian has invested about USD 21million to develop the engine… Read the full news article
World’s Only Flying B-29 Superfortress Will Visit Gateway Airport
AirPower History Tour also features B-17 Flying Fortress and other historic military aircraft MESA, Ariz., 2013-02-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, FIFI — the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world – will visit Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport February 28 through March 4. The airplane will… Read the full news article
Department of Transport Sponsors Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Abu Dhabi Air Expo to take place from 5th to 7th March 2013 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-02-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National… Read the full news article