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Company Commits to Arm Travel Industry with the Truth in the Review Process DALLAS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Traxo, the top website for managing all your travel plans and loyalty programs in a single place, launches the cure for the fake review epidemic; the industry's first comprehensive "verified reviews" platform for flights and hotels. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/CG71205) Travelers have come to cherish reviews written by real travelers, but...
COLUMBIA, Md., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce the release of a certified MICROS interface for Louvre Hotels Group. This interface allows Louvre Hotels Group to display price and availability information next to its hotel listings in Google search results, Google Maps and Places pages, and Google Hotel Finder. As this capability...
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, today announced that it has entered into a global corporate agreement with Booking.com, a leading online travel agency (OTA), that attracts over 30 million unique online visitors from both leisure and business markets worldwide. This agreement with Booking.com expands the reach of the Choice Hotels brands to millions of consumers in 180...
Orbitz Experts Identify Family Friendly Spring Break Spots that Avoid College Revelers CHICAGO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Break travelers should move quickly to finalize plans and take advantage of lower airfares in many major markets, coupled with finding the remaining deals for hotels, where prices are up over 2012 because of a shortened spring break travel season related to an early Easter holiday, according to the travel experts at Orbitz. With Easter falling in...
Decision represents additional victory for companies, questions futility of similar litigation TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The First District Court of Appeal in Florida ruled decisively in favor of online travel companies (OTCs), affirming once again that OTCs are not subject to the application of lodgings taxes to their services. Florida municipalities appealed the Leon County Circuit Court decision, which also ruled in favor of OTCs, claiming OTCs should...
Integration of Travel and Video Conferencing Helps Manage Travel Expenses and Increase ROI on Technology Investment SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Harman International and GetThere, the world's leading travel and collaboration management solution, have signed an agreement to make Sabre Virtual Meetings technology available to Harman employees worldwide. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
AIRLINE ALSO OFFERS NEW PREMIER ACCESS OPTION CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines has expanded its new baggage delivery option, enabling customers to skip baggage claim upon arrival and have their checked bags delivered directly to their final destinations - within 100 miles of their arrival airports. Baggage Delivery by BagsVIP is now available to customers departing from any domestic airport and arriving in 36 cities: Albuquerque Houston...
NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nautica brand, a division of VF Sportswear Inc., which is a subsidiary of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), announced today a two-year marketing partnership with PGA Tour player Cameron Tringale. As part of the agreement, Tringale will wear Nautica apparel on course beginning January 2013, focusing on performance golf shirts and pants, as well as complementary sweaters, belts and outerwear. (Photo:...
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results for priceline.com® (Nasdaq: PCLN) will be available after market-close today through a press release posted on the company's Investor Relations website http://ir.priceline.com. The release will not be distributed over newswires. Priceline.com also intends to hold a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its 4(th) quarter and full-year 2012 financial results. The event will...
New iPad app expands the Orbitz suite of industry-leading mobile offerings that provide the #1 way to book travel on a mobile device CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbitz today launched the Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars app for iPad, an extension of its top-rated mobile apps. The Orbitz app for iPad is the only fully native, in-app experience that allows consumers to search and book all three major components of a trip. Designed specifically for the iPad, the new app brings...
