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Q1 Profit and Loss: Weeding Out the OTAs

2014-05-09 by Phil Butler

In a 2014 economy seemingly stagnated OTAs and other travel businesses are feeling some pain. This is not the case for Priceline Group, which just showed a 1st quarter earnings jump of some 36% on international bookings. However, this company’s gain is evidently Orbitz’s and other digital travel business loss. Are we seeing a “weeding out” of good travel entities versus bad ones?

Tags: booking sites, Booking.com, Expedia, lastminute.com, Orbitz, OTA's, SABR, Sabre, travel sites, Travelocity

Lastminute’s UK Boss Flies As Sabre IPO Takes Off

2014-04-21 by Liliana Steffens

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News this weekend lastminute.com UK boss Mark Maddock had quit brought on rumors Sabre may be planning to sell the travel entity.

Tags: hospitality, lastminute.com, OTA's, Sabr Corp. Sabre IPO, Sabre, Sabre Stock, Travelocity

E-Tourism for Southern Europe on Tap in Athens

2011-01-19 by Phil Butler

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At the end of this month Eyefor Travel and TMA will host the E-Tourism and Travel Distribution for Southern Europe and Mediterranean in Athens, Greece. Industry experts, travel companies, and key investors are scheduled to attend this show focused on emerging technologies and strategies for the industry for 2011 and the years to come.

Tags: Ahtens travel, Athens Carnival, Chris Amenichi, Continental Airlines, Digital Week, Eastern Europe, EyeforTravel, Greece summit, Greece travel, Helena Paparizou, lastminute.com, Nick Hall, Slovenia tourism site, Slovenia travel, Southern Europe, Technopolis, Tinkara Pavlovcic Kapitanovic, TMA, tourism strategies, travel 2011, travel condference, Travel Daily News, travel summit




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