Travelocity News
Travelocity’s deals toolkit makes it easy for customers to find best deals
Travelocity today announced a Deals Toolkit ( www.travelocity.com/toolkit ) that makes it easier for consumers to find the best travel deals based on their preferences and flexibility. The toolkit offers three new ways to look for deals, including:
Expedia cuts phone fees in price war
Expedia has made a significant change to its service policy, eliminating all phone-based booking fees and the company will not charge phone booking fees for any flight, car rental, hotel or cruise reservation booked by phone in the US.
Texas Cities vs. PCLN, EXPE, OWW et al: A Draw at Best
Late last week, a jury in San Antonio delivered a verdict on a class-action suit against the major OTAs that was brought by around 170 cities in Texas. The verdict against Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and Priceline is for $20M plus court imposed penalties and interest.
Travelocity plots new hotel booking deal
Travelocity.com is set to announce a new, stronger hotel price guarantee and a reduction in hotel booking fees, marking the latest salvo in the battle of the online travel sites: Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com and Expedia.com.
Travelocity Shakes Things Up
Travelocity just announced the departure of Paul Nelson who is leaving the company at the end of the year. Filling his shoes as President, Global Partner Marketing is long-time Travelocity vet Noreen Henry.
Gnome Speaks: Sam Gilliland Interviewed in Dallas News
With Travelocity private and execs being very quiet of late, is has proven harder and harder to find out what is going on at the land of the gnome.
Travelocity issue first traveler confidence report
Travelocity’s most recent poll shows a dramatic increase in travel intentions, indicating traveler confidence is on the rise. Travelocity’s first-ever Traveler Confidence Report shows that decreasing airfares and lower hotel rates have positively influenced 96 percent of overall respondents’ summer travel plans , inspiring stronger travel intentions for the season ahead. The Traveler Confidence Report gauges travelers’ plans and attitudes now as compared to six months prior.
Travelocity deciphers travel bargins for the consumer
With budgets getting tighter and many still debating pulling the trigger on leisure travel plans, Travelocity is making it even easier for consumers to decipher the true travel bargains in the marketplace. Taking some of the time and stress out of the travel shopping process, Travelocity’s “Big Deals, Great Steals” promotion provides a one stop shop for accessing some of the best hotel deals and incentives of the year
Travelocity India adds flights
Travelocity India, which is part of the group of companies of ZUJI, has introduced the widest choice of domestic and international air / flights available online in India.
Travelocity rolls out trip planning tool
Travelocity is launching a beta-version of the RoadTrip WizardTM, a new tool that streamlines and simplifies the road trip planning process.
Travelocity Biz in Asia-Pacific focus
Travelocity Business will begin providing travel management services in select Asia-Pacific countries for its client base.
Travelocity biz unit claims big savings
The consulting unit of Travelocity Business has announced the results of its successful 2007 hotel rate negotiating season, claiming huge savings on corporate spend.
Travelocity debuts in India
Travelocity has unveiled its Indian online travel agency web site www.travelocity.co.in and introduced its India teams, extending its parent company, Sabre Holding’s already established footprint in India.
Travelocity COO to address Caribbean
A senior executive of one of the leading online providers of travel services will give delegates to the 29th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-29) an insight into how to use the Internet to expand their business.
Travelocity to offer mobile phone calls
Telestial, a low cost mobile phone solutions for the international traveler, announces an agreement with Travelocity.
Survey: Booking online up, satisfaction down
New competitive intelligence shows Expedia leading and Travelocity gaining ground in the competition for online bookings,
Survey reveals American’s consumer habits
Americans are true creatures of habit, according to Travelocity’s forecasting poll which found that more than 60 percent of respondents take at least one annual vacation, and the majority of those travelers (60 percent) go to the exact same spot year after year, despite the variety of choices travelers have today.
End of an Era for lastminute.com
By Anna GouldmanOnline consolidation continues as last week saw Sabre’s Travelocity Europe complete its acquisition of lastminute.com, marking the end of an era for many internet-savvy travellers. Sabre expects the addition of lastminute.com to improve its position in the European marketplace.
Travelocity Business Expands Online Reporting Options
Travelocity Business has bolstered its travel reporting capabilities to provide corporations with more ways to easily access and analyze online travel data for more proactive travel management.
Travelocity.com: A Glimpse Through History
To round up the year 2003, Internet Travel News takes a retrospective look at the history behind the world’s second largest online travel site, Travelocity.com. Marty Gast, an online marketing consultant, and former VP of Segment Marketing for Travelocity.com reflects and tells his story of the launch of Travelocity.
