Avis Budget Group has formed a new partnership with JetBlue Airways. The new agreement, effective November 10, will provide TrueBlue members the opportunity to earn TrueBlue points from Avis and Budget rentals.
Fly.com now lists baggage fees for major airlines. Fees appear within the search results of Fly.com. “Non-stop flights from New York to Ft. Lauderdale this December on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways currently cost just $100 one way,” said Justin Soffer, vice president and general manager of Fly.com.
As part of a continued effort to use customer feedback as the key driver in product improvements and innovations, ARC has rolled out a new version of its Memo Manager product, MM3. This latest version of Memo Manager is built on a new platform that improves the efficiency and usability of the application. Customers will notice less clicking and pop ups, better groupings of memos and easier navigation between pages.
ITA Software, Inc., is providing its OnTheFly airfare shopping mobile app to Android. As with the OnTheFly app currently available for Apple iPhone and iPod touch, OnTheFly for Android offers comparison shopping features including flexible airport selection, intuitive travel date selector and fine-grained control over search parameters.
Amadeus has launched “Active Valuation,” a new IT solution that enables airlines to maximize revenues across multiple channels. A host of major airlines, including Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Singapore Airlines, TAM and Etihad, are “Active Valuation” contracted customers.
OnTheSnow, the snow sports website, has announced several new website enhancements and mobile applications designed to give skiers and snowboarders more comprehensive and accessible information on skiing and riding, including a new iPhone Gear Guide application, free snow reporting mobile applications, a new iPad application, and a new resort photo and video section on the website. The company also announced the launch of new Brazilian and Russian OnTheSnow websites and the opening of its European headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria.