Amadeus plans to extend the service to further airlines this summer, as well as offering options for corporate travel, fare negotiation, and car and hotel bookings. WTM, with the aid of the Amadeus travel reservation engine, will allow passengers...
The agencies claim websites like Orbitz.com and major carriers such as AA (American Airlines) have helped slash commissions on tickets and now they can barely make any profit. Thousands of American travel agencies will today stage a two-hour...
That, combined with the stiff competition from North Atlantic carriers and the no-frills airlines which had embraced the web as a low-cost way of doing business, meant BA was forced into a battle for its own survival.
Amadeus will invest €62m in cash in the company and will receive a 55 per cent stake, on the condition that the airlines involved in the creation of the site - major European carriers including British Airways and Air France - continue their...
In parallel to the deals, European travel group Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, which provides reservation systems for the travel industry, has reinforced its involvement with Opodo. Amadeus already upped its stake in the travel agent from 16.7...
San Francisco already offers a free wireless hot spot at Union Square, a newly redeveloped shopping area that is lined with hotels. Administrators in some large cities view wireless broadband technology as a feasible, low-cost alternative to...