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Ciafo Launches Travelomy for South Asia

Phil Butler

India web products startup Ciafo launches Travelomy, a travel and tourism guide dedicated to South Asia and Web 2.0. With live edit of attractions though, the developers may end up with “Travelohdear” if they are not careful.

14 years ago

LastCall Helps Travelers Save on Hotel Deals

Aleksandr Shatskih

RoomSaver.com has launched a new daily deal service, LastCall, to provide travelers with the ability to save up to 50% on vouchers for unsold hotel rooms.

14 years ago

VacationRoost Launches Vacation Portal – Barbados Anyone?

Phil Butler

Vacation home rental innovators, VacationRoost, launched their new website today. The new rental portal features some 150,000 plus managed vacation rentals from North America, to Mexico and the Caribbean, and beyond. Argo takes a look at the new site, and at least one deal for a great summer vacation; “Barbados anyone?”

14 years ago

More than Cheap Airline Tickets for Cheapflights.com.au Customers

Aleksandr Shatskih

While in the past the site only offered cheap airline tickets, today users can also search the site for package holidays, travel tips, and travel guides.

14 years ago

Boingo Takes Off with Gogo in an Airplane Under You

Phil Butler

Yes, you read this title correctly. In mobile connectivity news today, leading edge Wi-Fi provider Boingo has penned a deal with industry leader Gogo, to provide digital services above 10,000 feet. Like most readers, scanning the first couple of lines of this press release made me wonder if some time off might be the best […]

14 years ago

Just How Unwired Is the European Travel Commission?

Phil Butler

The European Travel Commission recently announced a travel contest via their Facebook engagement to attract US tourists to the continent. In what could be classified as either symbolic, or simply Europe’s latest and greatest online misfire, the pronounced Facebook engagement is nowhere to be found. The so called “I Wish I Were There” contest, is so far only a dream?

14 years ago

Skyscanner Sets Sights on Asia Market

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel search innovators Skyscanner, one of the world’s most useful travel search tools, has announced a year to year revenue increase of 75 percent. Also in their news, the company’s growth trajectory has also paved the way for expansion in Asia via operations in Singapore. With emerging markets being underutilized, can companies like Skyscanner gain a foothold?

14 years ago

Vayant Travel Tech and 2e Systems Enhance airBaltic

Phil Butler

In news from Frankfurt today, Vayant Travel Technologies announced a partnership with 2e Systems for providing solutions for airBaltic. According to the news, 2e’s booking engine, along with Vayant’s Microproducts – FareList, TaxQuote, and IntelliPricer, will provide a “new breed” of tech solutions for airlines.

14 years ago

American Airlines Wins Court Round – Travelers Losing Still

Aleksandr Shatskih

A Texas judge has ruled that Sabre Holdings Corp. cannot stop American Airlines (AMR) from seeking a court order to bar Sabre from diminishing the position of AMR’s flight listings. American is seeking an injunction to stop Sabre from listing the airline’s flights beneath competitors routinely. While AMR has won the most recent court round, passengers may lose in the end.

14 years ago

Scandinavia’s Stena Line – First Wind Powered Ferry

Phil Butler

Stena Line, one of the world’s largest ferry lines, has just initiated what may be game changing innovation. The Scandinavian transport and travel service announced their equipping the world’s first passenger ferry equipped with wind turbine technology.

14 years ago

Acentic Named Supplier to Marriott in Europe

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to the news from Acentic, that leading supplier of broadband and interactive solution for the hotel industry has been selected by Marriott International to supply in-hotel technologies across Europe. The time for hotels to either keep up or fall behind in digital connectedness is at hand.

14 years ago

New Travel Portal Is Indeed ideeli

Phil Butler

ideeli, Inc. announces an all new flash sale shopping site with a very cool travel component. Powered by Voyage Prive, the first and largest global private flash sale travel group, ideeli travel goes a long way toward connecting travelers with curated travel offers and booking simplicity. With a maze of online travel sites springing up everywhere, maybe it’s time for an old fashioned travel store?

14 years ago

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