Monday, October 23, 2006

e-Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter

e-Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter: "An online survey conducted by travel guide and directory TotalTravel.com has shown that Australian travellers are divided over whether airport security checks are tough enough five years after 9/11."

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Totaltravel keeps growing

e-Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter: "Fast-growing destination website company TotalTravel.com has made its first international move by launching TotalTravel sites in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Marketing Director Paul Fisher said other offshore sites will follow.

�There�ll certainly be others,� he said.

�We�re looking at markets that make sense � English-speaking destinations where people can fly fairly cheaply on Low Cost Carriers.�....

Staff numbers have increased from 12 to 40 in just 12 months, while Hitwise now rates TotalTravel.com as the second most popular “Destination and Accommodation’ website in Australia.

Fisher said it received a record 1.4 million unique site visits during August.

Advertisers are also catching on, particularly as search engine marketing costs increase.

The Australian site now hosts 6500 advertisers – most of them small accommodation business - who generally pay annual subscriptions starting at A$295."