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Lonely Planet Lays Off Chunk of Online Staff

2011-05-13 by Tavis J. Hampton

Lonely Planet headquarters in Footscray

Just a few days ago, we covered a story about Lonely Planet’s lovely new E-book, and today the news from the travel guide company is that a good portion of its web staff has been given pink slips.  The majority of Lonely Planet’s web team is moving to London, while 17 percent will be looking […]

Tags: australia, digital, economy, job cuts, lonely planet, online travel, print market, travel guide

Expedia Introduces New Android App and Mobile Website

2011-05-11 by Tavis J. Hampton

Expedia Android App

Expedia and its sister company Hotels.com released new mobile apps for Android as well as an upgraded mobile website for Expedia.com. Expedia is showcasing the new apps and features at Google I/O Developer Sandbox. Among the new features in the Android app are: Interactive view of all hotels in an area with multiple sorting options […]

Tags: Android, Android market, apps, Expedia, Google I/O, GPS, hotel booking, Hotels.com, interactive, one tap, TripAdvisor

United Airlines and Amadeus Part Ways with $75M Payment

2011-05-10 by Tavis J. Hampton

airline reservation

United Airlines will make a one-time payment to Amadeus for $75 million, ending a contract that has been stalled for years.  United originally contracted Amadeus to migrate its internal reservation system from Travelport’s Apollo to its own Altéa platform, but the migration never happened. When United Airlines merged with Continental Airlines, it decided to migrate […]

Tags: Altéa, Amadeus, Continental, contract, EDS SHARES, internal reservation system, IT platform, merger, stalled, United Airlines

BTC: Hidden Fees from Airlines Increase Managed Travel Cost

2011-05-07 by Tavis J. Hampton

airlines hidden fees

Businesses are paying the price for hidden airline fees, according to the Business Travel Coalition.  Managed  travel programs invariably purchase their airline tickets through travel agencies and TMC (travel management companies), both of which airlines utilize but fail to share their additional service fees. These hidden fees have big implications for corporations that use these […]

Tags: airlines, businesses, corporations, hidden fees, managed travel costs, TMC, travel agencies, travel management companies, travelers

Lonely Planet Bloggers Release E-book

2011-05-06 by Tavis J. Hampton

lonely planet photo ebook

Lonely Planet announced this week a photo ebook from 40 bloggers.  Around the World with 40 Lonely Planet Bloggers is a free ebook representing the “love and passion for travel” expressed by members of the Lonely Planet community. In 2008, Lonely Planet began to feature blogs from around the world in program called “Blogs We […]

Tags: bloggers, ebook, lonely planet, PDF, photo ebook, photos, travelers

Creator of Travel iPhone App Says it Helped Find Bin Laden

2011-05-05 by Tavis J. Hampton

Tactical NAV iPhone app

The world is a safer place tonight, and that is partially due to an iPhone app for adventure travellers, according to the app’s creator.  Tactical NAV says its app may have been used to track down Osama bin Laden. Tnooz reports that when Navy SEALs successfully stormed Bin Laden’s house, they were using what Tactical […]

Tags: Afghanistan, army, camera, GPS, iPhone app, navigation, Navy SEALs, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Tactical NAV, travel app, waypoint sharing

Gogobot Integrates Facebook and Foursquare Check-Ins

2011-05-04 by Tavis J. Hampton

Gogobot destinations

You have probably seen them on various websites and even found enjoyment clicking as many as you could, but after the thrill of clicking wears off, it is not exactly clear what purpose Facebook and Foursquare check-ins serve.  Gogobot hopes to change that with its check-in integration for user passport profiles. It works rather simply, […]

Tags: API, check-in, Facebook, Facebook Connect, Foursquare, Gogobot, integration, passport, profiles, visited places

Smart Destinations Offers Printable Go Select Passes

2011-05-03 by Tavis J. Hampton

Smart Destinations Go Select

Smart Destinations is preparing to launch Go Select, a new tool that will allow customers to choose the attractions they want to see, add them to their passes, and then print them.  The deal also includes a printable PDF guidebook.  It is currently in BETA for New York City only, but Smart Destinations will soon […]

Tags: attractions, barcodes, Go cards, Go Select, guidebook, mobile phone, passes, printing, scanning, Smart Destinations, travel destinations

BTC Offers Airlines Advice on Saving Money and Customers

2011-04-29 by Tavis J. Hampton

Airline sales

The Business Travel Coalition has offered some helpful advice to airlines that find themselves struggling to pay fuel bills and also please their customers.  According to Kevin Mitchell, BTC Chairman, airlines are facing a potential backlash from angry customers who are fed up with increases in airfares and hidden ancillary fees. Airlines around the U.S. […]

Tags: Airfare, Airline Tariff Publishing Company, airlines, ancillary fees, BTC, Business Travel Coalition, fees dissemination, Kevin Mitchell, travel agencies

Oyster.com Gets $10 million Boost from Travel Channel

2011-04-26 by Tavis J. Hampton

Oyster travel channel funding

The sun must seem a little brighter this week for folks at Oyster.com.  In its Series B funding round, Oyster raked in $10 million from the Travel Channel and Bain Capital, a previous investor. The Travel Channel chipped in $7.5 million of the funding, taking with them a minority stake in the hotel-booking website.  In […]

Tags: Bain Capital, funding, hotel booking, Oyster.com, Photo Fakeout, reviews, series B, Travel Channel, undoctored photos, website

Delta Adds Online Checked Baggage Tracker

2011-04-22 by Tavis J. Hampton

Delta baggage tracker

Delta Air Lines has introduced a baggage tracking system that provides a web-based interface for customers to track their checked baggage.  If you like doing your travel preparation, planning, and purchasing online, the ability to also track your bags is a nice addition. Passengers on Delta flights can track their bags using the bag tag […]

Tags: airline, baggage tracking, bags, Delta Air Lines, Last Minute Updates, SkyMiles, Track Checked Baggage, transportation credit voucher rebate

Guardian Leverages Google Power for Trip Advisory Map

2011-04-22 by Tavis J. Hampton

Guardian Fusion Tables FCO Travel Advisory

The Guardian News Datablog has come up with an interesting way to display travel warnings issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), using Google’s Fusion Tables.  “The world according to Britain’s diplomats” gives you a visual picture of the world’s most troubling travel hotspots, at least according to the UK government. The most dangerous […]

Tags: British citizens, embassy, FCO, Guardian, hotspots, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Russian Federation, travel advisory, United States, Venezuela, warnings

DOT: Airlines Must Disclose Ancillary Fees

2011-04-20 by Tavis J. Hampton

US Department of Transportation

The Business Travel Coalition has expressed its enthusiasm over the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) decision to apply consumer airline protection.  The rule  would require airlines to declare any ancillary fees along with the standard information provided at all points of sale.  Some of the common added fees include checked baggage and ticketing fees.  Regarding […]

Tags: airlines, ancillary fees, BTC, decision, DOT, global distribution systems

EasyJet Looks to EU to Fund Ash Cloud Detector

2011-04-19 by Tavis J. Hampton

Volcanic Ash

EasyJet has asked the European Union to help fund a new volcanic ash detection system for aircraft.  The technology, developed by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, is designed to do what radars cannot: detect the presence of dangerous dust particles and volcanic ash in the air, giving them time to adjust course. The detection […]

Tags: Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector, AVOID, EasyJet, European Union, Iceland, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, UK, volcanic ash

American Airline’s Sues Orbitz and Travelport, BTC Responds

2011-04-14 by Tavis J. Hampton

American Airlines lawsuit

In response to an American Airlines antitrust lawsuit against Travelport and Orbitz, the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) released a statement saying the travel programs are simply pawns in the airline’s game, and the lawsuit is a symptom of a larger problem. American filed suit against Orbitz and Travelport for discouraging travelers from using the airline’s […]

Tags: American Airlines, BTC, Business Travel Coalition, direct booking pipeline, lawsuit, online travel agencies, Orbitz, Travelport, U.S. Department of Transportation

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