U.S. travel agents using the Apollo GDS now have enhanced booking capabilities for Southwest Airlines, said Travelport GDS, owner of the Apollo system.

TripAdvisor LLC, the world’s largest travel community and an operating company of Expedia, Inc., announced it has acquired VirtualTourist.com, Inc., a leader in user-generated travel content since 1999, and OneTime.com, Inc., a leader in travel booking comparison. Including VirtualTourist and OneTime, the TripAdvisor Media Network now attracts nearly 32 million unique monthly visitors.

TripAdvisor LLC, the world’s largest travel community and an operating company of Expedia, Inc., announced it has acquired VirtualTourist.com, Inc., a leader in user-generated travel content since 1999, and OneTime.com, Inc., a leader in travel booking comparison. Including VirtualTourist and OneTime, the TripAdvisor Media Network now attracts nearly 32 million unique monthly visitors.

Travelogic has merged operations with Corporate Travel Management (CTM) to become Australia’s major alternative to the multinational Travel Management Company’s (TMC’s).

Travelogic has merged operations with Corporate Travel Management (CTM) to become Australia’s major alternative to the multinational Travel Management Company’s (TMC’s).

Orbitz.com, the flagship brand of Orbitz Worldwide in the United States, and its affiliated online travel brand ebookers.com in the United Kingdom, announced that they have signed a multi-year deal with Microsoft to serve as the online travel agency for MSN.com’s travel portal in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively.