Outrigger Enterprises Group was one of the earliest hotel companies to realize the importance of travel agent training programs. Over the years, the company has continually fine-tuned its approach and added components to its programs. Over the years, they’ve continually fine-tuned their approach and added components to their programs.
Sabre Holdings has acquired EB2 International, a London-based supplier of e-commerce products and services to airlines.
Accommodation specialist youtravel.com has renewed its distribution deal with easyCruise for a second year and is aiming to increase bookings for its ship easyCruise Life by 20 percent in 2009.
VacationRoost.com, the most comprehensive online marketplace for professionally-managed vacation rental properties, announced its new VacationRoost Deal Finder page.
Amadeus is rolling out the Amadeus e-Support Center, an online support tool for travel agents to browse support information, resolve problems and log a case to the Amadeus Help Desk. The online resource is currently in use in France, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Hong Kong, and will shortly be launched in North America, Brazil, Scandinavia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal and Latin America.
Independent hotels will prosper during the financial crisis if they invest wisely in digital marketing strategies, predicts the Big Agency, the recently launched digital agency from Great Hotels Organization. As the economic slowdown takes hold, independent hotels in particular need to understand the power of digital marketing.