Travel News Archive

• 'Expedia Corporate Travel Taps Hotels.com's Rosner (Business Travel News)
JULY 15, 2005 -- Expedia Inc., the soon-to-be spun-off travel division of media conglomerate InterActiveCorp ( BTNOnline , Dec. 21, 2004) , yesterday announced a series of corporate restructuring moves, including the resignation of Expedia Corporate travel president Matt Hulett and appointment of Cheryl Rosner, president of Hotels.com, to the post.
• 'Owner Will Demolish Travel Inn (KETV.com)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The owner of a former hotel at 39th and Dodge streets said he will pay to demolish the building. The travel Inn was closed in May 2004 for city code violations.
• 'PhoCusWright Research: All U.S. Online Travel Buyers Aren't Created Equal; Choice of Online Travel Agency, Supplier (RedNova)
Though supplier Web site usage in the U.S. has gained momentum, more online travelers* still use online travel agencies than buy direct, according to the latest consumer survey results from PhoCusWright Inc.
• 'GSA seeks input on E-Gov Travel RFP (FCW.com)
The General Services Administration is soliciting comments on a draft request for proposals regarding business intelligence technology for travel systems. The agency seeks comments on a solution that can capture data and provide reports about government travel while adhering to privacy and security requirements. The technology must support GSA?s E-Gov Travel Service and the Defense
• 'The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News)
JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.
• 'Spring Fever Drives Web Traffic As Americans Explore Travel, Educational Testing and Classifieds Sites (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
comScore Media Metrix today released its monthly analysis of consumer activity at top online properties and categories. Consistent with previous years, the majority of March's Web activity was seasonal, revealing spikes in the travel, genealogy, training/ education, religious, sports/ outdoor retail, classifieds, and auto categories.
• 'Google Travel? (CNET)
Blog: Is Google building a travel portal? That???s the conclusion of a ZDNet story (ZDNet is owned by CNET, parent company of News.com)....
• 'The Travel Troubleshooter (Miami Herald)
Q: We recently bought two sets of airline tickets through our travel agent: one from Minneapolis to Phoenix on Sun Country Airlines, and the other from Phoenix to Maui on ATA Airlines. Our return trip took us through Los Angeles.
• 'Travel looks like Google's next target (Times Online)
Speculation is gathering that the next stage in Google's development is to launch a travel portal, in partnership with a Chicago-based online booking engine, Orbitz, aimed at capturing a significant slice of this part of online business.
• 'Day to talk travel documents with U.S. official (CTV.ca)
Creating new, secure travel identification will be the focus of a meeting between Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and his American counterpart.

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