G.D.S. / C.R.S.
Editorial submissions to Odyssey Media Group for this and any of our websites and/or Odyssey eMagazine should be sent to just one email address:| July 29, 2010 Kuoni Connect Extends Portfolio To Australia Kuoni Connect, the unit of Kuoni Destination Management specialising in online distribution, has extended its destination portfolio to Australia. Kuoni Connect is an online provider of global hotel and destination services in the B2B segment. Its clients benefit from the industry's fast growing global inventory of hotel and destination services with the possibility to book all requirements online and receiving immediate confirmations. Kuoni Connect constantly improves its product developme... |
||
| July 13, 2010 Abacus Provides End-To-End Technology Platform For AirAsia Abacus International is the first travel provider in Asia to implement its advanced, end-to-end technology platform for the AirAsia group of carriers, providing the airlines additional revenue streams through ancillary services and mechanising growth. AirAsia, Asia's largest low-cost carrier (LCC) recently migrated to the enhanced Abacus proprietary system, which allows the LCC to achieve optimal operational efficiency and cost effectiveness across its regional business. In turn, the upgrade ... |
||
| July 13, 2010 MSN-Abacus "Travel Channel" Debuts Abacus and MSN have announced a new hub of travel information and products to be made available to customers via a 'MSN-Abacus Travel Channel'. The site, available at http://travel.tw.msn.com, introduces a number of leading travel agencies such as Lion Travel and Set Tour to provide a product-searching and price-comparing function through the online travel platform innovated in Taiwan. Further, the alliance will enable consumers to compare various prices offerings by various travel agencies and ... |
||
| July 13, 2010 Shangri-La Hotels Renews Agreement With Sabre Since choosing Sabre Hospitality Solutions as its distribution partner, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has enjoyed significant growth in revenue and bookings coming through Sabre Hospitality Solutions' SynXis Central Reservation System. The leading hotel group, whose revenue from the Global Distribution Systems has increased by more than 35 percent year-on-year for the first half of 2010, has signed an early multi-year renewal agreement with Sabre Hospitality Solutions as their distribution provi... |
||
| July 12, 2010 Abacus Partners With Malaysia Airlines On Third eTAT Platform Abacus International partnered with Malaysia Airlines to launch its third eTAT platform in Vietnam, further reinforcing their strong 20-year relationship. This also marks an important growth milestone for Malaysia Airlines, as they have recently increased their flight services to Saigon from 14 flights weekly to 19 flights weekly effective 19th Apr 2010. Abacus-appointed travel agents in Vietnam will be the first to issue electronic TAT tickets on behalf of Malaysia Airlines, reaping signific... |
||
| July 09, 2010 Amadeus Making A Mark In India Amadeus has announced a series of successes in India, a market which has played a pivotal role in its sustained market leadership in Asia Pacific as a travel technology leader. Amadeus India maintained positive results even throughout 2009, a tough year for the travel market. This was thanks largely to the consistent support of local travel partners. The company has focused on providing innovative and flexible business solutions, global reach and local expertise - an approach which has resona... |
||
| July 07, 2010 Rail Europe & Amadeus Offer Rail Content To Asian Travel Agents Amadeus and Rail Europe 4A, the leading distributor of European Rail worldwide, have extended their partnership into the Asian market with the rollout of the Rail Europe Smart Tab on the Amadeus Selling Platform in India and Japan. The partnership increases the reach of Rail Europe's European railway products and offers Amadeus travel agencies in India and Japan unparalleled access to pan-European rail content. Amadeus will connect to Rail Europe's content through the Amadeus Selling Platform... |
||
| June 23, 2010 Amadeus-Taj Hotel Partnership Yields Increase In Bookings Amadeus detailed the results of a partnership program with Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. The Programme has helped Taj Hotels to generate a 30% increase in hotel bookings by travel agents within India, and a 12% increase by travel agents from five markets across Asia Pacific. This is despite the challenging operating environment in 2009, with a decline in travel as a result of the global economic crisis. Taj recognizes that travel agencies play a critical role in the traveller's hotel sel... |
||
| June 15, 2010 Abacus Releases Automated Pricing & Ticketing Solution Abacus has released the enhanced Abacus TicketingExpress, an automated pricing and ticketing solution that allows travel agencies to manage pricing and ticket issuance more efficiently. Abacus TicketingExpress saves travel agents up to 70% in fulfilment operational costs by simplifying ticketing processes, minimising processing time and inaccuracies due to manual entry. Abacus TicketingExpress automates pricing through Auto Pricing, which is a part of the fulfillment process that supports bot... |
||
| June 14, 2010 Abacus Forms Strategic Partnership With Circos Brand Karma Abacus has formed a strategic partnership with Circos Brand Karma, the brand analytics and management company for the hospitality industry. Under the partnership, Brand Karma will integrate real time Abacus Hotel bookings data with brand insight information culled from social media tools to provide an up-to-date analysis on sentiment, influencers and hotel performance. Leveraging the Brand Karma tool, Abacus' top hotel customers will have access to deep analysis and interpretations of onli... |
||
| Change format to | Standard, B.Grid, V.Grid, Corp.1, Corp.2 or Corp.3 or Corp.4 list style. |
