E-business News Links for Travel and Tourism
Piping
hot tickets fuel auction frenzy
(10 July 2004) Scotsman.com News
VisitBritain
launches new multilingual site
(10 July 2004) Information World Review
Online
booking helps winter holidays to top 10 million
(9 July 2004) The Herald
Technology
will never replace the travel agent
(9 July 2004) Travelmole
Are
people who book travel online satisfied?
(8 July 2004) Pacific Business News
UK
online travel sector breaks records
(8 July 2004) Netimperative
Online
travel websites might not have the best deal
(7 July 2004) Komo News
How
to spot a fraudulent SEO firm
(6 July 2004) Media Daily News
Hotels
forced to undercut online intermediaries
(30 March 2004)
Travelmole
Natural
search is still key
(25 March 2004) Internet Retailer
Makeover
for top travel intermediaries
(27 March 2004) by Rick Aristotle
Munarriz. Fool.com
Internet
biggest revolution since start of scheduled flights
(4 August
2003) Economist.com
Online
travel sites' new takeoff
(4 August 2003) CBSNews.com
Air France
wins 'typosquatting' case
(4 August 2003) News.com
Online
travel takes off among US Hispanics
(4 August 2003) Mediapost
Farmstay
Scotland gets few VisitScotland.Com bookings
(22 July 2003)
by Vic Robertson. Scotsman.com
BA
affiliate scheme pays partner websites
(1 July 2003) Travelmole
Expedia,
Travelocity and Sheraton deliver best online customer experience
(1
July 2003) Internet Travel News
Hilton
International focuses on Web bookings
(1 July 2003) Taipei
Times
Lastminute.com
tops UK accommodation/destination market share at 11.26%
(27
June 2003) by Hitwise. Travelmole
42% of US lodging bookings influenced by the Internet says Yesawich (18 June 2003) Audio Interview by Hsyndicate.com (RealPlayer required)
Europeans look to the web for maps (17 June 2003) Daily Research News
Geldof's deckchair folds into OTC (17 June 2003) by Susie Harwood. netimperative
How not to market your hotel on the Web (6 June 2003) by Max Starkov. Travelmole
Business travel bookings online increase says GetThere (6 June 2003) Travelmole
Hoteliers lack confidence in VisitScotland (19 May 2003) e-TID (registration required)
Online savings hits package industry (19 May 2003) by Desmond Balmer. The Guardian
Beleaguered tourism explores technology (19 May 2003) IOL
Electronic hotel room bookings increase in Europe (19 May 2003) TravelCLICK
Travel technology trends in April (1 May 2003) The Beacon
Booking hotels online: an in-depth examination of leading hotel web sites (1 May 2003) by William McGee. Consumer WebWatch
Trends in European Internet distribution (24 April 2003) by Carl Marcussen. Centre for Regional and Tourism Research
Electronic brochures should meet standards, says TTI (24 April 2003) TravelMole
OFT to clamp down on misleading online travel deals (22 April 2003) by John Leyden. The Register
Writing on the wall for travel agents (22 April 2003) by Ros Taylor. The Guardian
Government urges tourism firms to improve online operations (26 March 2003) by Daniel Thomas. ComputerWeekly
War effect hits Ebookers (26 March 2003) BBC News
Online travel companies get the last laugh (17 March 2003) BusinessWeek
Media rich advertising (17 March 2003) by Doug Tsuruok. Investors.com
Web services- 'the next big thing' for the industry (17 March 2003) TravelMole
Rooms at the top (17 March 2003) by Beth Cox. Internetnews.com
Restaurants unplugged (3 March 2003) by Matthew McKenzie. Cisco
Travelocity user experience (3 March 2003) by Mark Hurst. goodexperience.com
Wireless net marches forward (20 February 2003) by Mark Ward. BBC News Online
Online travel takes off (18 February 2003) by Craig Liddel. australia.internet.com
Web bookings put hotels in tight spot (18 February 2003) by Cathy Bergen. The Seattle Times
ITA Software interview (3 February 2003) eMarketer
Expedia loyalty programme "inevitable" (3 February 2003) Forbes.com
French visit travel sites most of all (3 February 2003) MSN Money
Online Travel Corporation sales grow (27 January 2003) by Owen Gibson. MediaGuardian.co.uk
Online travel firms fight for clients (20 January 2003) WirelessWeek.com
MyTravel tunes into digital holiday TV (20 January 2003) by Simon Donohu. ManchesterOnline
European online travel grows (13 January 2003) Daily Research News
Increasing self-service online (13 January 2003) by Andrea Coombes. CBS MarketWatch.com (registration required)
E-marketing tools for travel agents (13 January 2003) Technology Marketing
Hotel bookings online increase (13 January 2003) by Robyn Greenspan. Internetnews.com
Human contact goes a long way at hybrid Internet travel agency (13 January 2003) by David Paddon. Canada.com
More package deals and more fees anticipated (6 January 2003) by Michael Shapiro. SFGate.com
