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Online air travel buyer habits revealed
More than half of online air travel shoppers begin their search with an online travel agency, but evenly split their…
America West – US Airways Merger Oked
America West and US Airways have received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice for the merger, bringing the airlines…
France and Italy U.S. visa waivers at risk
France and Italy has not yet included the digital photographs required for entry into U.S. without a visa, after October…
Theme Park Holidays adopts new name
Theme Park Holidays is changing of name to The Holiday People as part of planned expansion. The online travel company…
Cheapflights teams up with Adprecision
Search engine technology company Adprecision has forged a partnership with online travel price comparison company Cheapflights. Adprecision's Enhanced Search Performance technology…
Online tentacles grow through franchises
Online accommodation supplier OctopusTravel.com has expanded with the addition of franchises in Turkey, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. The Cendant-owned company…
Tiscover creates new East of England website
A new website for the East of England Tourist Board has been developed by e-travel destination portal and management system…
SAA goes for more direct sales
South African Airways is refocusing its direct sales strategy to “capitalise on business growth opportunities”. The carrier has reversed a…
Rail industry veteran steps down
Association of Train Operating Companies head of distribution operations Mike Lamb is leaving the rail industry after 39 years. He…
MyTravel on course despite fuel price hike
MyTravel saw a “significant improvement” in performance in the six months to April. The company, which finalised an £800 million…
‘Tanks’ for the memory
The small city of Bethel, Maine, has found a big way to attract tourists: Give them a free fill-up of gas.…
