- 'Online travel shows signs of gaining momentum in India (eyefortravel.com)
According to the IAMAI survey, two fast-growing online shopping categories are airline bookings and railway reservations.
- 'Wilma crashes travel plans (Denver Post)
Travelers who have spent thousands of dollars booking vacations to Cancun and Cozumel are struggling to change their plans after Mexico's Caribbean coastline was pummeled by Hurricane Wilma in late October. Airlines and travel agents urge them to be patient as damages are assessed, canceled flights are resumed and new reservations are
- 'APEC leaders travel to summit with domestic baggage (AlertNet)
PUSAN, South Korea, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The leaders of 21 economies around the Pacific rim will gather in Pusan this week to discuss global issues of mutual concern such as trade and bird flu, but they will also have other issues on their minds.
- 'Air Travel Center signs agreement with Chinese company (eyefortravel.com)
As per the agreement, the move allows residents of China and travelers within or scheduled to visit China to book China national flights online and receive electronic tickets via email. For many domestic flights, tickets can be issued and sent within a few hours.
- 'Canada, U.S. Reach Deal on Air Travel (AP via Yahoo! News)
Canada has reached a deal with the United States to liberalize air travel and cargo transport between the two countries and beyond, Canada's Transport Minister announced Friday.
- 'Voice of dynamic packaging continues to gets stronger (eyefortravel.com)
This aptly came to the fore during the `Dynamic Packaging - A holistic solution' session in the Travel Distribution Technology 2005, being held in London.
- 'New Tools Let You Track Today's Storm (The Denver Channel)
New radar views, an awesome severe weather page, airport delays, travel weather, and more!
- 'Plenty of industry growth seen for online travel: Merrill Lynch (eyefortravel.com)
"The research firm cited Travelocity as having the best U.S. net revenue and operating margin trajectory in the group, and reiterated a "buy" rating on the parent company, Sabre Holdings Group," according to Reuters.
- 'New offering for independent travel agents (eyefortravel.com)
The new offering, a web-based system, is AgentWizard. As per the information available, it will offer a single platform with seamless login to a wide range of Amadeus and Comtec booking services.
- 'Increasing fragmentation of travel distribution is a detriment to every segment: Worldspan (eyefortravel.com)
Mike Parks, senior vice president - Worldwide Travel Distribution, Worldspan, says, "We are in a unique position as the only GDS that does not compete with our customers by taking ownership in a retail travel agency or other travel entities.
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