Travel Europe News Archive

27-Jun-2006

 

    Online Travel Worldwide (IT-Analysis)The Online Travel Worldwide report aggregates the latest data from leading researchers with eMarketer numbers, projections and analysis to give you the up-to-date information you need to make well-informed e-business decisions.

    Europe expensive? Not Germany (San Jose Mercury News)If you've been reading the Travel section, you know that Western Europe is expensive -- Eastern Europe is a better bet for good prices. And you know that the dollar is down against the euro and other European currencies.

    HITEC 2006 Interview | Travel 2.0 - Impact of Emerging Technologies on Today's Online Distribution Trends in Travel and (Hospitality Net)Topics covered in this interview include: Travel 2.0 | Emerging technologies chainging the landscape of online travel distribution | Consumer empowerment, peer reviews and social networking | Impact of Travel 2.0 | Podcasts & user-generated content vs. brand-generated content | Metaseach and vertical search in travel | A preview of the PhoCusWright Travel Conference.

    Pre-pay travel cards take off (Times Online)They have been billed as the successor to the traveller?s cheque (didn?t everyone stop using those years ago?). Pre-pay cards, which can be loaded with currency and then used abroad, are becoming increasingly popular for holidaymakers wary of taking credit and debit cards with them when they travel.

    Experts Discuss Future Of Luxury Travel (Hospitality Net)Recently, during a roundtable discussion senior management of the six Luxury Alliance member companies met in New York to examine the changing persona of luxury and its direction in 2006 and beyond, with a focus on the luxury segment of the Travel industry at a global level.

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