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Budget upgrades with Amadeus
Phil Davies - Jul 09, 2024
Agents using Amadeus are being offered real-time access to car rental firm Budget’s reservation system. The company has upgraded to…
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Active Hotels to post ‘honest reviews’
Ginny McGrath - Jul 07, 2024
Active Hotels has launched a new website that includes first hand hotel reviews from hotel guests. Chief executive Andy Phillips…
Gurassa takes top car rental role
Phil Davies - Jul 02, 2024
Former Thomson Travel Group chief executive Charles Gurassa has become non-executive chairman of the parent company of car rental brands…
Eurostar carryings up 19%
Phil Davies - Jul 02, 2024
Eurostar carryings rose by 19% to 3.4 million in the first half of 2004. Sales increased by 16% to £214 million…
HLX to pay agency commission
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2024
TUI’s German no-frills airline, Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX) is offering a flat commission to agents for selling its flights. The airline…
Air travel finally exceeds pre 9/11 levels
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2024
The airline industry has "fully recovered" from the impact of Sars and the war in Iraq, according to IATA, but…
E-Travel to power aircanada.com
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2024
Amadeus’ e-Travel has signed a five-year contract with Air Canada to power its website. The technology solutions unit will provide…
Travel Company buys Cyberes subsidiary
Ginny McGrath - Jun 29, 2024
The UK travel management firm, The Travel Company, has bought Corporate Travel International (CTI) after it entered into administration last…
Advantage business agents opt for Sabre
Phil Davies - Jun 25, 2024
Business travel agents within the Advantage Travel Centres consortium have selected Sabre as their recommended GDS supplier. Although it is…
Cyberes folds after “cash crisis”
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2024
Internet flight consolidator Cyberes Systems has collapsed, bringing down seven-branch subsidiary Corporate Travel International Limited with it. Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was…
BA boss attacks US “protectionism”
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2024
A senior British Airways executive has hit out at American “protectionism” which is keeping many US carriers afloat. BA’s general…
Travelport luring consultant customers
David - Jun 23, 2024
Travelport’s 275 active customers has swelled to 330 in recent months, partly due to consultants signing up. President David Falter…
