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Black Friday Travel Deals 2011

2011-11-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Black Friday sale.

Black Friday sales extended reach into the hospitality niche, with excellent deals for travelers everywhere.

Tags: black friday deals, black friday travel deals, travel deals

Thomas Cook Woes Widen

2011-11-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thomas Cook

One of the world’s most venerable travel companies, Thomas Cook, appears to be on the ropes. The tour operator, second largest in Europe, saw its shares sink 75 % at close, on top of other company troubles.

Tags: London companies, losses, market drop, thomas cook, tour companies, tours, travel market, UK travel, UK travel companies

Railway Bookings at Taktal Ticket: Changes In Force

2011-11-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Taktal ticket rules

New reservation rules for the Taktal train tickets scheme have come into effect today. India Railways announced that as of today, passengers will only be able to book their Taktal train tickets one day in advance of their travel date, excluding the actual day of travel, as opposed to the two days in advance allowed under the old regulations.

Tags: advance bookings, advance reservations, India Railways, India trains, Taktal scheme, Taktal Ticket ID, Taktal tickets

NORTHWIND: Congrats to Maestro Software Clients

2011-11-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Northwind hotel solutions

NORTHWIND, the leading provider of hotel management and reservation software solutions is delighted to offer its congratulations to a number of its valued clients, which have landed numerous top awards from top level travel organizations, including TripAdvisor Choice, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure Magazine, Forbes Travel Guide and AAA. NORTHWIND’s clients have built their […]

Tags: Forbes Travel Guide, hotel management software, Khaled Hashem, Maestro, Nantucket Island Resorts, Northwind, Russ Olsen, Stein Eriksen Lodge, travel awards, Tripadvisor awards

SITEX 2011 Expo Singapore Set To Be Biggest Ever

2011-11-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SITEX 2011

The SITEX 2011 Electronics and Computer Fair is back once again, and this year’s show promises to be the biggest and best yet with more than 900,000 visitors expected to attend the exhibition at the Singapor Expo Hall.

Tags: digital media, digital products, electronics fair, expo, IT event, Singapore, Singapore Expo, SITEX 2011, SiTF, technology

OTAs and the Offer Hotels Can’t Refuse

2011-11-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mobster

An article by Hotel News Now Editorial Director Jeff Higley last Thursday may just be the bugle call for a coming battle between OTAs and their benefactors, hoteliers. Higley’s report from the 23rd Deloitte European Hotel Investment Conference shined a bright light on growing friction between third party distribution agents, and the service providers they are supposed to help.

Tags: billboard effect, booking commissions, commissions, Deloitte, Deloitte European Hotel Investment Conference, Expedia, high commissions, Hotel News Now, IHG, Jeff Higley, OTA commissions, paying commissions, Richard Solomons

RateTiger Enhancement Will Gauge Review Sentiments at a Glance

2011-11-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hoteliers will soon have a new tool at their disposal which will help them to quickly and effectively gauge the sentiments from its user reviews on sites on the web.

Tags: channel and revenue management, eReyMax, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel managers, hotel reviews, hotel technology, hoteliers, RateTiger, semantic search

US Travel Market Growth Predicted to Stall Next Year

2011-11-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

US travel industry

Travel markets in the US have shown a marked improvement this year and are set to recover all the ground lost during the recession which began back in 2007, yet we shouldn’t get too excited as this growth is about to hit a brick wall, reports Travel Weekly.

Tags: Douglas Quinby, EU economics, Fiona Jeffery, hotels, online leisure/unmanaged business travel, OTA, OTA's, PhoCusWright report, rate parity, sustainable travel, Tom Magnuson, travel market growth, US online travel market, US travel, US travel industry, US travel market, WTM

Euro Hotel Rates Fall in November’s Hotel Price Index

2011-11-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

European hotel prices

European hotel prices have fallen once again, with the average room rate on the continent falling by 12% to just £97 per night, says a report in TravelDailyNews.

Tags: city hotels, economic downturn, Euro hotel rates, European hotel prices, European room rates, hotel news, Hotel Price Index, hotel prices, hotels, HPI, lower prices, rising costs, South Europe, UK hotel rates, UK hotels

Crazy Wednesday for LOT Polish Airlines

2011-11-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

According to an official LOT press release, today travelers can get 50% off on 20 selected destinations across Poland, Central and Eastern Europe. However, the Crazy Wednesday special offer was not published at LOT.com yet. And the day is slowly over.

Tags: Crazy Wednesday, LOT Polish Airlines

Skiing in Slovenia: Kranjska Gora

2011-11-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vitranc

With the opening of the Igloo Village this season from 20.12.2011 – 11.3.2012, Kranjska Gora becomes an ideal destination for romantics as well.

Tags: Igloo Village, Kranjska Gora, Skiing in Slovenia

Disney Dream Sails Away With “Best New Ship”

2011-11-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

All aboard Disney Dream

In cruise news, Cruise Critic® has just named the 2011 Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks Awards to honor top cruise lines, ports of call, and other things nautical travel.

Tags: Carnival Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Cruise Critic, cruise lines, cruise travel, cruising, Disney Cruises, Disney Dream, travel

Discover the World’s Best Travel Experiences with Startle

2011-11-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

startle

This is what Startle is all about: one-of-a-kind Star Experiences, and insider perks at Five-Star properties that can’t be found elsewhere.

Tags: Forbes Travel Guide, Startle

Use of Mobile Technology by Business Travelers on the Rise

2011-11-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A recent study from PhoCusWright Inc. sponsored by Rearden Commerce revealed that the use of mobile technology by business travelers continues to increase, with more than 75% of business travelers accessing the Internet via mobile phones.

Tags: business travel, Mobile Technology, smart phones

11.11.11 O’clock; Great Pyramid Closed

2011-11-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sphinx and the Great pyramid in Egypt

Egyptian authorities told the media that the Great Pyramid was closed for maintenance, after the large number of visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday last week.

Tags: Great Pyramid

Global Hotel Exchange Utilizes RateTiger Effect

2011-11-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GHX

On Tuesday, an new, independent OTA announced a strategical alignment with RateTiger. Global Hotel Exchange, a cost free distrubution channel for hotels to launch in January, will leverage the power of global hospitality technology provider Rate Tager and eRevMax.

Tags: Expedia, GHX, hotel booking, hotels, intellectual properties, IP law, Magnuson Hotels, Orbitz, OTA, Rate Tiger, securities, Tom Magnuson, UK hotels, US hotels, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Croatia Tourism Report – Growth Positive

2011-11-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia Airlines

In news from Research and Markets, the Croatia Tourism Report for quarter one 2012 is out. According to the leading research firm, Croatia’s recovering tourism market is still on the mend since beginning to climb out of a disasterous 2008 – 2009.

Tags: Adris Group, Coatia Airlines, Croatia, Cubus Lux, DoubleTree, East Europe, German travelers, germany, Hilton, Hilton Doubletree, Hilton Worldwide, Zagreb

WTM: 2011 Money Generation Machine

2011-11-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

WTM Facebook badge

Travel Daily News reported this morning, the start of this week’s World Travel Market in London, the leading worldwide travel industry event, welcomed some 183 new exhibitors for 2011. From national tourism boards, destination management companies, to technology entities and beyond, ExCeL, London is the place to be November 7 through 10.

Tags: Google Travel, London, Rate Tiger, RateTiger, Reed Travel Exhibitions, Tnooz, travel conference, Travel Daily, Travel Daily News, travel industry, World Travel Market, WTM, WTM Facebook, WTM London, WTM Twitter

Top 10 Travel Sites of 2011

2011-11-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

travlrapp screeshot

Some travel startups were extensively praised on mainstream media, others, were less fortunate, but their value is still there.

Tags: top 10, top 10 travel sites, travel sites, travel startups

Hotelbeds Drives Revenue – Gets Rebrand

2011-11-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

TUI Offices

TUI Travel’s Hotelbeds wholesaler platform says sales may increase by as much as 25 percent this year. Expansion plans for the Americas and Asia were also announced as one of TUI’s most successful arms flexes its muscles.

Tags: Hotelbeds, online hotels, OTA's, TUI Hotelbeds, TUI News, TUI rooms, TUI Travel

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