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Mixing business with pleasure increasingly popular
- Oct 07, 2024
Business travellers are increasingly being encouraged to take their partners away with them, according to a report in The Times.…
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Galileo heightens Best Western connectivity
Phil Davies - Oct 07, 2024
Galileo International has signed Best Western to the highest level of GDS connectivity. Best Western becomes the 100th hotel company…
GDSs ‘not competing with agents’
Ginny McGrath - Oct 06, 2024
TTI Autumn Conference Special: Ownership of websites such as Travelocity by GDSs like Sabre actually benefits agents, rather than competing…
Sabre broadens its reach
Ginny McGrath - Oct 06, 2024
TTI Autumn Conference Special: Sabre Travel Network is to team up with travel agency systems provider, Vertical Group, in a…
Internet ‘a long way behind agents’ on service
Ginny McGrath - Oct 06, 2024
A travel retailer has hit back at a report that claims the internet has overtaken the travel agent for travel…
GB Airways turns to trade
Ginny McGrath - Oct 06, 2024
In a bid to boost trade bookings, GB Airways is offering agents the chance to win holidays and a car…
Agency failures bring toll to 25 this year
Ginny McGrath - Oct 05, 2024
ABTA has announced two more agency casualties. Tour operator and agent Eurodestination Ltd and agency Alan Bartram Travel Ltd ceased…
InterActive out of ebookers race
Ginny McGrath - Oct 05, 2024
InterActiveCorp (IAC) has ruled itself out of a possible takeover of ebookers, for the moment. IAC owns a number of…
Cruise line sites loose to online agencies
David - Oct 05, 2024
Online travel agencies outperform online cruise sites across the board for customer experience, according to a new study. Online agencies…
Vegas gambles on agents
David - Oct 05, 2024
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) this month launched a new online program that will enable travel agents…
Faster commissions
David - Oct 05, 2024
Marriott’s new agent site offers direct commission deposits on a 24-hour basis, the company says. The offer is for Preferred…
BT “caught out” on free flights promotion
- Oct 05, 2024
BT has admitted being caught out by the response to a “free flights” promotion that has left as many as…
