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Friday 19, February 2010
Egencia Releases Global Hotel Study
Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, today previewed results from a global study “Hotel Cost Control: Savings and Opportunities,†finding that companies risk tremendous annual budget losses through unmanaged travel activity. Pairing insight from corporate travelers, travel executives and real-world travel programs, the study also examines common areas of loss, ways to prevent leakage and emerging opportunities for cost savings in an effort to establish industry best practices.
Friday 19, February 2010
Spain no longer foreign enough for Brits
Sunny Spain is no longer growing in popularity, whilst the USA and Egypt should be preparing for more and more tourists, according to new statistics from the UK’s fastest growing online independent travel agent, sunshine.co.uk. Tourist’s reasons for their destination likes and dislikes are also revealed.
Friday 19, February 2010
Skyscanner reveals the world’s biggest spenders
Flight comparison site Skyscanner investigates which countries like to flash their cash the most when they travel – Germans in the lead, but China is hot on their trail.
Friday 19, February 2010
Aircraft Accident Rate Drops In 2009
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the aviation safety performance for 2009 showing that the year’s accident rate for Western-built jet aircraft as the second lowest in aviation history.
Thursday 18, February 2010
Forget Facebook and Twitter, focus on payment systems
The travel industry is putting entirely too much faith and energy into online social networking when there is little demonstrable positive return on investment. There is another issue that should be moved to the top of the agenda. That issue is payment systems, which is the real driver for online sales. Says Feature writer Ken Smith.
Thursday 11, February 2010
Hotel rates are back on the rise
The trivago Hotel Price Index shows that European hotel prices have increased by three percent in February in comparison to the previous month. Hotel accommodation in the United Kingdom is eight percent more expensive than January 2010.
Friday 5, February 2010
Londoners take off for international travel
New research from First Rate Exchange Services Limited (First Rate) has revealed some positive signs for the travel industry with 58 per cent of UK adults stating they intend to take at least one holiday overseas this year. A further 22 per cent are still considering their travel options.
Thursday 4, February 2010
Customers set to cut their holiday spend by as much as 50% this year
The latest e-Customer Service Index (eCSI) survey conducted by IMRG and eDigitalResearch reveals that one in four people are looking to spend less on their holidays by as much as 50% this year. Also according to the survey, 48% of people are more likely to shop online to capture online holiday best deals to save money.
Wednesday 3, February 2010
Hotel industry relies on innovation and ideas
Target groups and guest loyalty reassessed, along with climate change and new technologies, the main themes of the ITB Hospitality Day on 11 March 2010 - International experts to discuss current trends and future concepts - Concentrated knowledge free of charge
Friday 29, January 2010
WTO launches discussion forum for World Trade Report 2010
The WTO has launched a discussion forum in the run-up to publication of the 2010 World Trade Report in July. The theme of this year’s report is “Trade in Natural Resources: Challenges in Global Governanceâ€.
Thursday 28, January 2010
Travel industry to recover in 2010
The travel and tourism industry is confident 2010 will see it start its recovery from the global downturn, according to a poll of WTM's Meridian Club, the business club for the travel industry's most senior buyers.
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