Travelzen is First to Offer Online Booking for Taiwan-China Flights
Travel TechnologyTravel Tips September 8, 2009 1
Hong Kong-based Travelzen Group Limited is offering online booking of flights between China and Taiwan, just a week after the establishment of scheduled cross-straits flights between the two Chinese states.
Read moreTelephone-Based Instant Translation Service Launched for Travelers
Travel TechnologyTravel Tips September 4, 2009 0
Transatlantic Translations has launched an on-demand service called LangCommLingo to provide business and leisure travelers with instant, over-the telephone-access to interpreters in more than 150 languages 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
Read moreLa Quinta Offers Free iPhone/iPod App to Aid Booking Convenience
HotelsTravel Technology September 3, 2009 0
La Quinta Inns & Suites has launched a free iPhone and iPod Touch application through the iTunes App Store to help its customers find and book at any LaQuinta hotel.
Read moreContinental, TSA Expand Paperless Boarding Pass Use at SFO
AirlinesAirportsTravel Technology September 1, 2009 0
The Transportation Security Administration and Continental Airlines are expanding their paperless boarding pass pilot program at San Francisco International Airport.
Read moreFlyers Want In-Flight Wi-Fi More than Meals or Movies, Poll Finds
Travel Technology September 1, 2009 0
U.S. airline passengers value in-flight Wi-Fi access more than meal service, free movies and other perks, according to a poll conducted by Wakefield Research for the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Read moreDFW Airport Launches Smart Phone App for Its Passengers
AirportsTravel Technology September 1, 2009 0
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Sabre Travel Studios have joined forces to provide travel information to passengers via their mobile phones with TripCase, a smart phone application available now on the iPhone and BlackBerry platforms.
Read moreHannover Offers New Single-Source Hotel Booking Service
DestinationsHotelsTravel Technology August 31, 2009 0
Deutsche Messe and Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH have joined forces to offer a standardized accommodation booking service to make it faster and easier for exhibition visitors and tourists to book a hotel in the Hannover region.
Read moreUnited Goes Nearly Cash-Free on Europe, South America Flights
AirlinesTravel TechnologyTravel Tips August 27, 2009 0
From September 2, United Airlines will accept only credit and debit cards for most onboard purchases on transatlantic flights and on flights to and from Brazil and Argentina.
Read moreNew Boeing 787 Timetable Calls for End-09 First Flight
AircraftMoreTravel Technology August 27, 2009 0
The Boeing Company says it now expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to take place by the end of 2009 and the first delivery of a 787 to a customer (All Nippon Airways) to occur in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Read moreTahiti-Based Travel Agency Creates Online Booking Site
DestinationsMoreTravel Technology August 25, 2009 0
Tahiti-based online travel agency Tahiti Cruise and Vacation has created a comprehensive travel booking website for Tahiti and French Polynesia’s more than 118 islands and atolls.
Read moreLAN Airlines Launches Booking Engine for SMEs
AirlinesTravel Technology August 24, 2009 0
Latin America’s LAN Airlines has launched LAN for Business, a new online booking engine designed to allow small and medium businesses to purchase and reserve airline tickets easily.
Read moreVirgin Atlantic Launches E-Ticketing Deal with Eurostar
AirlinesTravel TechnologyTravel Tips August 24, 2009 0
Virgin Atlantic Airways has become the first airline to launch an e-ticketing agreement with high-speed-rail company Eurostar, allowing passengers to book Eurostar tickets for onward high-speed-train journeys between London and Lille, Paris, Brussels and other Belgian cities.
Read moreSouthwest Airlines says it is on track to start rolling out satellite wi-fi service from provider Row 44 across its fleet in the first quarter of 2010.
Read moreAir Canada says it has become the first North American airline to release an Apple iPhone/iPod touch application.
Read moreGogo Inflight Internet Service Marks First Anniversary
AirlinesMoreTravel Technology August 20, 2009 0
August 20 marks the one-year anniversary of the commercial launch of Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service on American Airlines. Since the launch, Aircell has added seven additional airlines.
Read moreVirgin America Upgrades In-Flight Entertainment Options
AirlinesMoreTravel Technology August 20, 2009 0
Virgin America has completed installing software upgrades to its Linux-based Red in-flight entertainment system to allow for more content, as well as greater functionality and speed.
Read moreContinental, TSA Expand Paperless Boarding Pass Use at San Diego
AirlinesAirportsTravel Technology August 13, 2009 0
Continental Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are expanding a pilot program at San Diego International Airport that uses paperless boarding passes.
Read moreWhy Big US Airports’ Web Sites Don’t Feature Booking
AirportsTravel TechnologyTravel Tips July 7, 2009 0
A key difference exists between nearly all big US airports’ sites and those of some smaller US airports and many big airports in other countries – namely, that the big US airports don’t have any booking options.
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