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Orbitz.com Launches New “Hotels by Orbitz” App for iPhone

by Jarkko on February 2, 2012

in Travel

Building on the popularity of its powerful suite of mobile travel planning services, Orbitz.com announced the launch of the Hotels by Orbitz App for iPhone, a native application that gives customers an intuitive search-and-book experience designed specifically for iPhone and offers travelers powerful comparison tools, secure booking in just three taps and Orbitz Mobile Steals [...]

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Condor Partners with Discover the World Marketing in Greece and Cyprus

January 27, 2012

Condor, Germany’s most popular leisure airline, has partnered with Discover the World Marketing to handle its sales and marketing in Greece and Cyprus effective January 2012. According to Tobias Schnitker, Head of International Sales at Condor, “We selected Discover the World Marketing because they have such valuable industry knowledge about these two great destinations, which [...]

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Delta Named Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline

January 22, 2012

Delta Air Lines has been named “Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline” by PCWorld magazine for its airport recharging stations, in-flight Wi-Fi on more domestic flights than any other carrier and smartphone apps with innovative features including baggage tracking and airport check-in. The publication also highlighted Delta’s 24-hour customer service via Twitter from @DeltaAssist, as well as [...]

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WestJet Becomes New UATP Merchant

January 21, 2012

WestJet, Calgary, is the latest airline to choose UATP to address the needs of its corporate travelers. WestJet now accepts all UATP corporate cards including online at www.westjet.com. WestJet, one of the most profitable airlines in North America, has set its vision to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world [...]

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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Operating Limited Schedules In Seattle

January 20, 2012

Freezing rain and snow continue to affect Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air operations, which forced the carriers to cancel 310 flights to and from Seattle by early evening affecting 29,000 passengers. Only 15 of Alaska’s 114 daily flights and one Horizon flight had departed Seattle by that time as the region was hit by an [...]

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ARC Reports Lowest-Priced Air Tickets are Purchased Six Weeks Before Flight

January 18, 2012

ARC announced today that based on research into the purchase price of airline tickets in 2011, airline passengers acquired the least expensive airfares six weeks in advance of their flights. At that point during any given 120-day advance purchase period throughout 2011, flyers paid 5.8 percent below the year’s average fare of $358.30. ARC determined [...]

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U.S. Travel Agents Set Air Ticket Sales Record in 2011

January 13, 2012

ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies in 2011 increased 6.11 percent* year-over-year compared to 2010, and 25 percent over 2009. Last year’s ticket sales totalled a record $82.1 billion, compared to $77.4 billion in 2010, and [...]

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Making that Airport Hotel Feel Like Home

December 27, 2011

Traveling is fun when you are with your friends and family, but when you are alone on business and staying at the airport hotel it can prove a lonely trip. It is better if coworkers are traveling with you, so that you have someone to eat and sightsee with, but even then it is sometimes [...]

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