Sell travel ‘like sweets at supermarket’
Ginny McGrath - Nov 15, 2026
WTM Special Report: Online Travel Company (OTC) has boosted look to book ratios by nearly 200 per cent after making changes to its…
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Screen scraping not sidelined by XML
Ginny McGrath - Nov 15, 2026
WTM Special Report: Screen scraping is still widely used in the travel industry, despite the availability of XML. Speaking at…
XML standards will never be widely used
Ginny McGrath - Nov 15, 2026
WTM Special Report: XML standards are failing to keep up with the requirements of the travel industry. That’s according to…
‘Half of BA bookings online in two years’
Phil Davies - Nov 15, 2026
Half of British Airways bookings could be coming via the internet in less than two years. The airline's new chief executive…
SideStep going to Amazon
David - Nov 14, 2026
SideStep signed an agreement with Amazon Services with the goal of helping customers find the best travel values, according to…
Oops…$2 for a hotel room?
David - Nov 14, 2026
Expedia.com had some prices for Hilton International hotels in Japan as low as $2. It sounded too good to be…
Cendant combines Gullivers content in new Galileo Leisure portal
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
A new travel portal fully integrating the Galileo GDS with travel content from sister company Gullivers Travel Associates is launched…
No more ‘normal’ years for travel and tourism
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
The travel industry can no longer expect a ‘normal’ year due to terrorism, natural disasters, health crises and other challenges,…
‘Root and branch’ review of PlacesToStay.com planned by new owner
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
The PlacesToStay.com hotel reservation programme, acquired from CNG Travel Group in September is to receive “significant investment” from new owner…
Pegasus aids hotel web distribution
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Free access to extra value-added services is to be offered to customers of hotel representation services Utell and Unirez by…
Amadeus and Comtec develop web-based system for independent agents
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
AgentWizard, a new travel booking and information services portal for independent agents, has been developed by Amadeus UK and Comtec.…
Win a Maldives stay with Hilton Resorts at WTM
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
A travel agent treasure hunt is being launched by Hilton Worldwide Resorts at World Travel Market on Monday. Agents attending…
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