Travel Industry News - Sales and Marketing

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners. - More

This offer allows guests to experience the vacation of a lifetime with Mediterranean cruise itineraries featuring destinations in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, and departing from Venice, Barcelona, Genoa, and Rome. - More

Beginning March 17, 2010, it will offer customers the option of purchasing, at check in, premium seat assignments for unreserved economy-class seats that feature extra legroom. - More

TripTelevision and PlanetEye, Inc. announced a partnership to combine TripTelevision’s High Definition (HD) quality, professional videos, technology, and marketing services with PlanetEye’s mapping, technology and geo-tagged content for the travel industry. - More

The China Guide, a Beijing-based travel company, is offering unique group tours for 2010 and has a variety of ways for guests to learn about the company and its service. - More

Nationally Coordinated Travel Promotion Campaign Needed to Save U.S. Jobs, Help Spur Economic Recovery - More

Agency selected for destination branding - More

In case you haven't notice, times are tight for hotel operators all over the world. Revenue Management is the key to keep hotels in business and thriving. But what used to be good strategies years ago seem to be completely obsolete today, due to the expansion of new technologies and the changes in booking patterns. Yet, a lot of Revenue Managers... - More

Gaining insights from your proprietary web data - More

A growing number of online travel sites are offering members exclusive and time-limited access to deep discounts-adapting the business model of many online sellers of designer fashions. - More