Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched the NCL Cruise Countdown Clock Facebook application, allowing passengers to network with other passengers on the same sailing. Guests can log onto www.ncl.com/myncl and add the application to their Facebook walls.
The free Choice Hotels Locator App lets travelers find hotels from a database of more than 5,800 properties across all ten Choice brands worldwide. Use it to browse and book from home or on the road. This handy tool is easy to use. Thanks to GPS technology, tech-savvy travelers can tailor information to their current location. The
American Airlines is taking its high-altitude experiment with Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and has decided to install Gogoa Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years.
Farelogix has introduced E-FLX, the travel industry’s first “EMD Hub” designed for issuing, storing, managing, and reporting Electronic Miscellaneous Documents (EMDs). E-FLX is currently under development and is expected to be released to market later this summer.
TynTec has announced a strategic partnership with airline industry body IATA. The partnership, which will see TynTec working with IATA on the Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) initiative, will be aimed at working with airlines and their IT providers to enhance the customer self-service experience with mobile boarding passes as well as improving airline operations through real-time ticket status.
The travel tourism industry’s exclusive Internet channel domain, .travel, is reporting an increase in adoption by major destinations worldwide. In its short history, the benefits of .travel have been highlighted by the significant number of conversions by destinations and key industry organizations.