'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking
Mini USA, the American branch of BMW's Mini Cooper line, tracks everything being said about its brand everywhere on line -- in blogs, discussion groups, forums, MySpace pages and much more -- then uses what it learns to guide advertising campaigns. ...more

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Visa Study Shows Canada and Mexico are Top Destinations for Americans Traveling Abroad
While Interest in International Travel Remains Strong, Americans Traveling Abroad Are Staying Closer to Home ...more

Tourism growth in Asia remains robust according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' Digest Asia 2008
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels identified Malaysia and Vietnam as the key growth markets in Southeast Asia, with Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia continuing to be strong markets for predominantly intra-regional travel. The Indian sub-continent is also expected to continue its growth trend. ...more

AAA Travel Professionals Say Travelers Adjust Plans in Response to Rising Gas Prices
Travelers will change plans, but won't shy away from travel overall ...more

Cornell Study Highlights the 'Pitfalls' of Reliance on Frequent Traveler Programs
Though they are widely used in all segments of the travel and tourism industry, loyalty programs are unable to increase a hotel or airline's average purchase frequency among their patrons. ...more

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StarCite and Amadeus to provide integrated online travel management and meetings management services
Amadeus extends existing eight year global partnership with SAP to jointly market integrated travel management and expense solution - The new solution is already available and is compatible with existing SAP(R) solutions ...more

Amadeus teams further with SAP to deliver enhanced integrated travel management and expense solution
Amadeus extends existing eight year global partnership with SAP to jointly market integrated travel management and expense solution - The new solution is already available and is compatible with existing SAP(R) solutions ...more

The OpenTravel Alliance Announces 2008-2009 Board of Directors And Officers
Celebrating 10 Years of Success with an Impressive Slate of Distribution Executives ...more

Design Hotels(TM) Selects Rubicon(R) As Its Competitive Rates Solution
Rubicon's signature product, MarketVision(R), will provide Design Hotels with superior market intelligence and detailed rate comparisons ...more

Royal Air Maroc joins another 12 airlines in Amadeus-AACO strategic deal
Amadeus signs 10 year distribution agreements with thirteen AACO member airlines, up from seven in 2000, accounting now for 68 percent of reservations made by travel agencies in the region ...more

NBTA to Unveil CSR Toolkit and CSR Benchmarking
New Tools to Launch at NBTA Convention ...more

Amadeus significantly boosts focus and commitment to delivering IT solutions and services to the Americas
Creation of dedicated team headed by former IBM executive will benefit corporate and online travel customers in the U.S., Canada and Latin America ...more

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World's Largest Business Travel Association and Event are Going Green
NBTA Announces Environment-Friendly Meetings Practices, New CSR Awards ...more

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NBTA Aviation Committee to Unveil New Airline RFP Created to Serve as Industry Standard
New RFP Can Be Used by Companies of All Sizes with Regional or Global Reach ...more

ASTA to Support 'Stop Excessive Speculation' Act
ASTA issued the following statement in response to S. 3268, the Stop Excessive Speculation Act, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) ...more

Take a dip in style in the best hotel pools
Refresh yourself in the luxurious, dramtic pools from Vegas to Paris ...more

ASTA Releases Annual Supplier-Travel Agent Marketing Report
The survey producing the results found in this 18-page report was conducted in March of 2008 and includes survey data on preferred supplier relationships, booking channels used, incentives and the usefulness of supplier education programs. ...more

ASTA Victorious on Behalf of Travel Agents in ARC Case
The Independent Arbitration Panel (IAP) granted ASTA's appeal of the annual fee increase by the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC). ...more

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