TravelMuse has added a new Travel Planner that integrates powerful mapping technology with organization, scheduling and collaboration tools so travelers can plan trips more easily. The new TravelMuse Bookmarker now allows you to browse the web freely and then save your favorite research centrally.
Carlson Hotels recently became Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ beta customer for its Direct Connect XML (DCX) direct connect booking platform. Sabre Hospitality’s DCX platform is based on the Open Travel Alliance’s advanced, open XML technology standards.
ShermansTravel.com, which features travel deals, travel advice and trip ideas, has launched a set of on-site applications that utilize newly released Facebook social plug-ins. Users visiting ShermansTravel.com content pages can “Like” destinations and establishments (hotels and restaurants).
Broadway.com/Groups, a major source for group theater ticket sales and Broadway experiences, introduces a new, free interactive application that allows travel buyers to promote and sell the most popular Broadway shows directly on their own website.
Vacation.com said that a record number of member agents used EZguider -- its web-based leisure sales tool -- to quote and book travel in March.
America’s Vacation Center/Avoya Travel has made its first cruise booking on the new iPad. The host agency has made its revolutionary, patent-pending Agent Power technology available and compatible with the world’s newest “super-gadget” -- Apple’s iPad.