The Wall Street Journal is launching its own online travel agency on Jan. 28. According to the WSJ announcement, the travel agency will offer destinations, itineraries and customized travel packages based on the newspaper’s travel-related content.
Cornerstone Information Systems, a technology and professional services company in the travel sector, has released a new application platform, Travets. Nineteen travel management companies and corporations are currently evaluating and testing 11 new Travets applications that will allow them to better manage their travel procurement and operational objectives.
Travelocity has announced a Deals Toolkit that makes it easier for consumers to find the best travel deals based on their preferences and flexibility. The toolkit offers three new ways to look for deals, including an on-site tool that walks through a customer’s preferences and returns the best deals, customized for them; a tool that shows the best deals on a map; and a tool that can be downloaded onto a customer’s desktop and feeds deal updates.
Traxo, a travel information management system, has added new features and a content partnership with Uptake, a travel search and discovery site that brings together content and consumer opinions from 5,000 sites. It features its top pick hotels, attractions and restaurants on Traxo.
LoveVoodoo.com, one of the nation’s fastest growing adult dating” sites, and their sister company LoveVoodooTravel.com have decided to host an event for the plus-size crowd, named “Big on the Beach.” LoveVoodoo.com is the company behind some of the largest adults-only trips in North America.
GORP.com, an online resource for outdoor travel and recreation throughout the world, has enhanced its website. The site now includes fresh trip-planning tools, enriched weekend guides, new destination photo galleries and improved navigation.