Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Breaking Travel News | News: technology: London Stansted Airport 2013, a new “Smart Access”

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London Stansted Airport 2013, a new "Smart Access"
May 1st 2013, 03:30

London Stansted Airport is ready to present an important technologic development: new self-service "Smart Access" scanners are already starting to replace the manual boarding pass checks for all the passengers taking a plane at the airport.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Free trial offer as Ecompter announces compatibility with HCMI

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Free trial offer as Ecompter announces compatibility with HCMI
May 1st 2013, 00:30

Ecompter's Sustainability Service for hotels, that includes continuous CO2 management reporting and an online CO2 calculator for the hotel guests, is the first service to be based on the new hotel industry agreed common method for measuring and communicating carbon emissions – the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI 1.0).

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Boingo adds 1,400 hotspots in Europe

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Boingo adds 1,400 hotspots in Europe
Apr 30th 2013, 22:00

Boingo Wireless, the leading DAS and Wi-Fi provider that serves consumers, carriers and advertisers worldwide, today announced an expanded network access agreement with GOWEX, a market leader in "Wireless Smart Cities®" and smart Wi-Fi in public transportation.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: European Investment Bank offers continued support to Amadeus

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European Investment Bank offers continued support to Amadeus
Apr 30th 2013, 08:37

The European Investment Bank, the European Union's long-term financing institution, has granted a second loan for Amadeus IT Group, subsidiary of Amadeus IT Holding, with the latter acting as the guarantor of the transaction. The unsecured loan of €150 million has a nine year maturity.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: More knowledge through ITB Academy webinars

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More knowledge through ITB Academy webinars
Apr 30th 2013, 01:30

A two-part ITB Academy webinar taking place on 15 May and 4 June, at 10 a.m. respectively, will provide tourism companies, hotel experts and national tourism agencies in Asia with ground-breaking information on how to attract visitors from important source markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: SAS app proves popular

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SAS app proves popular
Apr 30th 2013, 03:30

On April 9, SAS launched its new app which can be used to book trips to all its destinations directly on a smart phone or tablet device. SAS customers can now easily book, check in, choose a seat on board and receive their mobile boarding pass on their phone or device.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Breaking Travel News | News: technology: SAS app proves popular

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SAS app proves popular
Apr 30th 2013, 03:30

On April 9, SAS launched its new app which can be used to book trips to all its destinations directly on a smart phone or tablet device. SAS customers can now easily book, check in, choose a seat on board and receive their mobile boarding pass on their phone or device.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: More knowledge through ITB Academy webinars

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More knowledge through ITB Academy webinars
Apr 30th 2013, 01:30

A two-part ITB Academy webinar taking place on 15 May and 4 June, at 10 a.m. respectively, will provide tourism companies, hotel experts and national tourism agencies in Asia with ground-breaking information on how to attract visitors from important source markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: WAYN VIP Club goes live

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WAYN VIP Club goes live
Apr 29th 2013, 07:05

WAYN has launched a new VIP offering for its members with hundreds of exciting and exclusive travel deals worldwide. The WAYN VIP Club will allow members privileged access to travel and lifestyle benefits with hand-picked offers from around the world on airlines, nightclubs, technology, insurance, hotels and car hire.

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Breaking Travel News | News: technology: New app from ebookers.com

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New app from ebookers.com
Apr 29th 2013, 06:36

Leading online travel agent, ebookers.com, has announced the launch of the ebookers all in one travel app, ebookers Travel: Hotels, Flights, Car Hire. The app is available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Pegasus Solutions sells financial services division

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Pegasus Solutions sells financial services division
Apr 28th 2013, 08:08

Pegasus Solutions has sold its financial services division, Pegasus Financial Services, to H.I.G. Capital, LLC. Confirming the sale, chief executive officer David Millili reported the company is now in growth mode with renewed focus on its core business.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Accorhotels.com accelerates its development

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Accorhotels.com accelerates its development
Apr 28th 2013, 09:22

Accorhotels.com, the online multi-brand and multi-destination reservation website for Accor hotels, continues its development as a key actor of e-tourism. The website traffic increased by 25% from 2010 to 2012. More than 100 million persons visited the website last year. 10 online booking are registered every minute.

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L.A. Times - Asia: 12 killed in Pakistan campaign violence

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Apr 29th 2013, 03:18

Bomb attacks target the convoy of one candidate and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 12 people were killed and 43 injured Sunday in bomb blasts targeting a candidate's convoy and the election offices of two others in northwestern Pakistan. They were the latest in a series of terrorist strikes that have cast a shadow over parliamentary voting scheduled for mid-May.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Bush Intercontinental Airport marks arrival of groundbreaking technology

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Bush Intercontinental Airport marks arrival of groundbreaking technology
Apr 28th 2013, 22:00

Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) became fully operational with the first precision approach flown by a United Airlines aircraft using Honeywell's SmartPath Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS).  IAH is one of two airports in the country participating in a pilot program, in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), United Airlines and Honeywell to demonstrate the use of GBAS.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Accorhotels.com accelerates its development

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Accorhotels.com accelerates its development
Apr 28th 2013, 09:23

Accorhotels.com, the online multi-brand and multi-destination reservation website for Accor hotels, continues its development as a key actor of e-tourism. The website traffic increased by 25% from 2010 to 2012. More than 100 million persons visited the website last year. 10 online booking are registered every minute.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Pegasus Solutions sells financial services division

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Pegasus Solutions sells financial services division
Apr 28th 2013, 08:08

Pegasus Solutions has sold its financial services division, Pegasus Financial Services, to H.I.G. Capital, LLC. Confirming the sale, chief executive officer David Millili reported the company is now in growth mode with renewed focus on its core business.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: GetThere partners with TNS Partners

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GetThere partners with TNS Partners
Apr 28th 2013, 08:04

GetThere has signed of a multi-year contract with TNS Partners, a Dallas-based retained executive search firm.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Expedia enhances mobile app

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Expedia enhances mobile app
Apr 28th 2013, 07:00

Expedia has added a set of robust, visual mobile travel planning services to its Expedia mobile app. Using location awareness and timezone updates, the app surfaces the most relevant part of the itinerary and related information at the moment the traveller is most likely to need that piece of information.

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Russians monitored calls of Boston suspect's mother, U.S. says

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Apr 28th 2013, 07:00

A U.S. official says Russians listened in on a talk between a man believed to be a Boston bombing suspect and his mother in 2011.

BOSTON — Russian authorities secretly wiretapped a conversation between a man believed to be one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and his mother in 2011 discussing the idea of jihad, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said Saturday.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: ebookers launches all in one travel app

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ebookers launches all in one travel app
Apr 28th 2013, 05:30

ebookers.com, today announced the launch of the ebookers all in one travel app, ebookers Travel: Hotels, Flights, Car Hire, available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The ebookers Travel: Hotels, Flights, Car Hire App offers search and book functionality for hotels, flights and car hire. It's easy to use and convenient, giving customers access to their reservation details as well as flight status and ebookers exclusive mobile only deals of up to 65% off hotels.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Global Travel Agency Network Virtuoso® brings its International Symposium to Buenos Aires

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Global Travel Agency Network Virtuoso® brings its International Symposium to Buenos Aires
Apr 28th 2013, 03:30

Virtuoso®, the global network renowned for its ability to create exceptional luxury travel experiences for clientele, welcomes its travel agency owner members and preferred travel providers to Buenos Aires for its Symposium.  Attracting more than 400 people from 33 countries, the Symposium took place 21-25 April 2013.  Symposium meetings serve to deepen the relationships of the network's agency owners with the most senior executives from the world's leading luxury travel brands and unique providers, as well as with the host destination and its curated Virtuoso travel providers; the result is the elevation of Virtuoso client experiences.

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L.A. Times - Asia: 4 Iraqi soldiers killed at Sunni checkpoint

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Apr 28th 2013, 01:28

Tribal leaders say the soldiers ran two Sunni checkpoints and were fired on at a third in Anbar province.

BAGHDAD — Four Iraqi soldiers were shot dead Saturday, the day after Sunni Arab tribes in the restive western province of Anbar announced that they had formed their own army to defend themselves against the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Tourism Australia announce Monster.com partnership

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Tourism Australia announce Monster.com partnership
Apr 27th 2013, 23:00

Australian tourism businesses struggling to fill temporary positions are being encouraged to take advantage of a recently launched online jobs board, allowing them to upload job vacancies free of charge.

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Breaking Travel News | News: technology: Bookt launches revolutionary new mobile vacation rental technology

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Bookt launches revolutionary new mobile vacation rental technology
Apr 27th 2013, 22:00

Bookt LLC, an innovator in cloud-based lodging technology, today announced the worldwide launch of InstaSites – the industry's first mobile, social, global web solution specifically for vacation rental professionals.

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