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Tom Magnuson

Magnuson’s GHX Adopted by 1000’s Already

2011-12-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from PRWeb London, via Digital Journal, Thomas Magnuson’s Global Hotel Exchange (GHX) announced today thousands of hotels adopting the not even released new online travel agency (OTA).

Tags: booking platform, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel bookings, hoteliers, Magnuson Hotels, market conditions, OTA, OTA's, PRWeb, Sponsor News, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

OTA CEOs: Part III

2011-12-09 by Phil Butler

Reception and perception

Continuing our series on decision makers in the online travel world, Argo jumps back in to an interesting Q & A session between reporters from USA Today and leading CEOs. Veronica Gould Stoddart and Roger Yu caught up with 6 top bosses at the recent PhoCusWright conference in Hollywood, Fla. We take up where we left off, analyzing answers to some key tech trend questions.

Tags: Auggie Doggie, Barney Hartford, Carl Sparks, Expedia, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, HotelNewsNow, Jason Q. Freed, Jeffery Boyd, Magnuson Hotels, online travel, Orbitz, Orbitz Worldwide, Priceline.com, Scott Durchslag, Tom Magnuson, Travelocity, TripAdvisor, USA TODAY

Nickels & Dimes & Billions: Ancillary Revenue Notes

2011-11-21 by Phil Butler

A la carte travel menu

An article just the other day at Travel Agent Central hints at just how deep the well of ancillary travel revenue may be. According to a cited Amadeus/IdeaWorks report, ancillary revenues could triple from $32 billion to over $100 billion on the heels of electronic miscellaneous documents (EMDs). But, the real story beneath transactions may be the […]

Tags: airlines, Amadeus, Amadeus/IdeaWorks, Avalon Waterways, Delta, EMD, Expedia, Fotolia, Gareth Williams, GDS, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, IdeaWorks, Kayak, Magnuson Hotels, Mr & Mrs Smith, Orbitz, Skyscanner, Tom Magnuson, Travolution, TripIt, Walmart

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

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

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