eyefortravel.com - Travel Distribution News, Events and Analysis: "As booking services available to plan a travel itinerary get more efficient, analysts are suggesting that initiatives providing travelers with building travel-booking interfaces that rely on direct connections into reservation systems is going to accelerate, giving travelers more options in a single interface.
A report on Information Week report says, "The trend toward providing travelers with travel-booking desktop interfaces that link directly to reservation systems is expected to accelerate. Next up: booking trips from cell phones and PDAs. Travel agents need all the help they can get fending off the competitive threat of online travel sites like Expedia and Travelocity, and next month a startup called Portaga Inc. will add a key weapon to their arsenal. Portaga Travel Manager will let agencies offer travelers a desktop application that lets them book all the elements of a trip from Microsoft Outlook." "
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