Thursday, October 27, 2005
TravelCLICK acquires Vantis International Corporation OnlineTravel News
eyefortravel.com - Travel Distribution News, Events and Analysis: "TravelCLICK Inc. has acquired Vantis International Corporation. The acquisition of travel reservations and marketing services firm will provide the Vantis customer base of over 5,000 hotels worldwide with access to an exclusive combination of decision-support services and technology that is proven to increase both hotel revenue and profitability. "
Monday, October 24, 2005
travel writers and photographers database online
WriteClick – A New Database Of Travel Writers & Photographers travmedia.com "A DYNAMIC new database of travel writers and photographers in Australia and around the world is poised to enhance the way in which the tourism and travel media industries conduct business.
The website, which includes more than 150 freelancers, aims to provide tourism organisations and public relations professionals working in tourism and travel, with specific details of the needs and interests of travel writers and photographers, in order to plan famils and functions and pitch story and photographic ideas.
At the same time, it is designed to promote travel writers and photographers who can list their specific needs and interests and therefore better attract the kinds of famils and functions in which they wish to participate and story and photographic ideas they wish to pursue."
Definitions of famil on the Web:
y office A company set up to manage a small number of wealthy family’s money. At a minimum, a family office has an administrative staff to manage the various brokerage accounts, private investments, memberships in organizations and boards, and charitable contributions that comprise a portfolio.
www.cmra.com/html/body_glossary.html
The website, which includes more than 150 freelancers, aims to provide tourism organisations and public relations professionals working in tourism and travel, with specific details of the needs and interests of travel writers and photographers, in order to plan famils and functions and pitch story and photographic ideas.
At the same time, it is designed to promote travel writers and photographers who can list their specific needs and interests and therefore better attract the kinds of famils and functions in which they wish to participate and story and photographic ideas they wish to pursue."
Definitions of famil on the Web:
y office A company set up to manage a small number of wealthy family’s money. At a minimum, a family office has an administrative staff to manage the various brokerage accounts, private investments, memberships in organizations and boards, and charitable contributions that comprise a portfolio.
www.cmra.com/html/body_glossary.html
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
totaltravel.com.au, Australia’s largest online travel guide Press Releases - Multi Map
Totaltravel Australia shows up on Google news search.....
Google Search: totaltravel: "Travel and Entertainment Seekers on totaltravel.com.au ..."
Press Releases - Directions Magazine: "
totaltravel.com.au, Australia’s largest online travel guide, today announced the deployment of Multimap’s online maps on its site to enable users to view detailed, interactive maps of tens of thousands of accommodation, entertainment, and service options. The added functionality is designed to facilitate travel and entertainment decision-making by equipping consumers with the location information they need to make an informed decision in a few easy steps from any page on the site. Multimap is one of the world’s leading providers of internet mapping services.
Malcolm Baker, CEO, totaltravel.com.au, said, “Multimap was the obvious choice when it came to selecting an online mapping partner. Thanks to its relationship with PSMA, street-level coverage of Australia is comprehensive and up-to-date. This, coupled with Multimap’s proven track record of reliable and flexible services, informed our choice. We remain delighted with our decision.”
Visitors to www.totaltravel.com.au can access Multimap’s interactive maps, with full zoom in/out, and pan N,S,E,W functionality, in just a few easy steps, wherever they are on the site. From the homepage, they can drill down to the area of interest from the overview map of Australia, select a directory of interest (accommodation, beauty and health, entertainment and eats, attractions and tours, transport and travel, or activities and sports), and click on an item of interest followed by the ‘Map’ button. Alternatively, they can click on a directory of interest on the homepage and proceed as outlined previously, or go straight to a map of the features flagged up on the homepage via a link for each entry.
Baker continued, “We wanted to make the maps as accessible as possible for our users, and, thanks to Multimap’s flexible services and the pervasiveness of links to the maps throughout the site, we’re delighted to say that we’ve achieved this!”
Chris Warrick, Managing Director of Multimap Australasia, said, “totaltravel.com.au provides an immensely helpful resource for people planning accommodation, entertainment and travel options in Australia, and the addition of our online mapping services to the site offers the perfect complement to its existing functionality. Our services are extremely useful to end users, giving them the confidence to proceed to make a booking.”"
Google Search: totaltravel: "Travel and Entertainment Seekers on totaltravel.com.au ..."
Press Releases - Directions Magazine: "
totaltravel.com.au, Australia’s largest online travel guide, today announced the deployment of Multimap’s online maps on its site to enable users to view detailed, interactive maps of tens of thousands of accommodation, entertainment, and service options. The added functionality is designed to facilitate travel and entertainment decision-making by equipping consumers with the location information they need to make an informed decision in a few easy steps from any page on the site. Multimap is one of the world’s leading providers of internet mapping services.
Malcolm Baker, CEO, totaltravel.com.au, said, “Multimap was the obvious choice when it came to selecting an online mapping partner. Thanks to its relationship with PSMA, street-level coverage of Australia is comprehensive and up-to-date. This, coupled with Multimap’s proven track record of reliable and flexible services, informed our choice. We remain delighted with our decision.”
Visitors to www.totaltravel.com.au can access Multimap’s interactive maps, with full zoom in/out, and pan N,S,E,W functionality, in just a few easy steps, wherever they are on the site. From the homepage, they can drill down to the area of interest from the overview map of Australia, select a directory of interest (accommodation, beauty and health, entertainment and eats, attractions and tours, transport and travel, or activities and sports), and click on an item of interest followed by the ‘Map’ button. Alternatively, they can click on a directory of interest on the homepage and proceed as outlined previously, or go straight to a map of the features flagged up on the homepage via a link for each entry.
Baker continued, “We wanted to make the maps as accessible as possible for our users, and, thanks to Multimap’s flexible services and the pervasiveness of links to the maps throughout the site, we’re delighted to say that we’ve achieved this!”
Chris Warrick, Managing Director of Multimap Australasia, said, “totaltravel.com.au provides an immensely helpful resource for people planning accommodation, entertainment and travel options in Australia, and the addition of our online mapping services to the site offers the perfect complement to its existing functionality. Our services are extremely useful to end users, giving them the confidence to proceed to make a booking.”"
Monday, October 17, 2005
TravelMole - Best web based agency www.totaltravel.co.uk Shortlisted:
TravelMole - The News and Resource Centre for the Travel Industry: "Best web based agency
www.lastminute.com
Shortlisted:
www.iglu.com
www.ebookers.com
www.totaltravel.co.uk"
The criteria for these awards are to recognise those who do the simple things right, often the most difficult task any of use face. In online terms this means clear purpose, easy navigation, effective and aesthetically-pleasing design, and minimal obstruction in the course of a user getting what they have visited the site for. All of the winners have over-achieved in this objective
www.lastminute.com
Shortlisted:
www.iglu.com
www.ebookers.com
www.totaltravel.co.uk"
The criteria for these awards are to recognise those who do the simple things right, often the most difficult task any of use face. In online terms this means clear purpose, easy navigation, effective and aesthetically-pleasing design, and minimal obstruction in the course of a user getting what they have visited the site for. All of the winners have over-achieved in this objective
Online Travel Marketing: Web Certain launches online travel marketing blog
Online Travel Marketing: Web Certain launches online travel marketing blog: "Web Certain, which has a wide range of travel clients, has launched an online travel marketing blog to keep travel web marketers up to date with the most important and relevant, travel news"
OAG & lastminute.com to distribute real-time flight status information directly to mobile devices
eyefortravel.com - Travel Distribution News, Events and Analysis: "OAG, a provider of flight schedules and online travel information, has entered into a partnership with lastminute.com to distribute real-time flight status information directly to mobile devices"
Site59 launch “Meet Me In…” travel coordinator, a new, patent-pending online tool
eyefortravel.com - Travel Distribution News, Events and Analysis Site59, the Travelocity owned lastminute travel provider, has today launched the "Meet Me In." travel coordinator, a new, patent-pending online tool that enables family and friends to connect by travelling from two departure cities to a common destination with one convenient, discounted travel package.
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