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"Green" hotels in the most popular U.S. cities for the perfect Earth Day stay DALLAS, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It may have started with a recycling bin in a guest room or a "please conserve water" sign, but these hotels in the top 10 most popular U.S. destinations according to the Hotels.com® Hotel Price Index(TM) (HPI®) are ramping up their conservation efforts in innovative ways. Hotels.com® is highlighting them in honor of Earth Day 2013 to be sure guests think about...
Open platform technology adds value and flexibility for customers ATLANTA, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TRX, Inc. (www.trx.com), a global leader in travel data and technology, announced today that the company's expense reporting solution TRUEXPENSE is now fully integrated with Sabre's online booking tool GetThere. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120514/CL06536LOGO ) The integration improves the pre-travel authorization process for TRUEXPENSE customers using GetThere....
Atlantic Holidays is a UK-based package holiday company that offers holiday packages to its customers with scope for customization. UK (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 Atlantic Holidays is one of the leading online package holiday companies in UK, which has earned a reputation of providing great customized holiday packages for destinations in Portugal, Madeira and The Azores. Having served thousands of satisfied customers through its old website, the company recently announced the release of its...
Expedia Shares New Download Numbers, Passes 11 Million Downloads Milestone on Eve of Mobile Itineraries Launch BELLEVUE, Wash., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia.com®, the world's leading online travel company, today announced the addition of a set of robust, visual mobile itineraries capabilities to its award-winning Expedia mobile app. Because the itinerary is connected to the traveler's Expedia itinerary, the mobile app gives the traveler up-to-date info in their hands at...
Omni Joins the Online Conversation -- Providing Travelers with Verifiable Review Opportunities, and Opening a New Direct Booking Channel via HotelMe Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 HotelMe, the first website that provides completely verified hotel reviews, announced that Omni Hotels & Resorts has added its more than 50 hotels and 18,500 rooms for authentication at http://www.hotelme.com. Omni joins brands such as Hyatt, Hard Rock Hotels, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Sonesta...
Powerful new option gives businesses the ability to connect every hotel booking made directly on IHG sites to their expense reporting and corporate travel program REDMOND, Wash., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), a global leader in integrated travel and expense management, today announced that IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) (LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)), one of the world's leading global hotel companies, signed as a Concur® Open Booking partner. Concur Open...
ForeSee study ranks top mobile travel sites and apps; Bookers happier than Lookers; Mobile users not so "mobile" ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers give high marks to Southwest Airlines for providing the best mobile experience, making the airline the one to beat on mobile devices as well as in the air, according to new research from customer experience analytics firm ForeSee. The ForeSee Mobile Satisfaction Index: Travel Edition is a study of the mobile...
DALLAS, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texans Can Academies, a nonprofit charter high school organization serving at-risk youth, recently accepted the 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic automobile used by the Travelocity Roaming Gnome as his stakeout car in the Great Gnome Nabbing campaign. The stakeout car was driven by the Roaming Gnome through Dallas and New York City on the lookout for travelers to choose as the winner for an around the world trip. (Photo:...
Under a repositioning strategy focused exclusively on customer experience, Golden Tulip is launching its first mobile application SAO PAULO, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Tulip was one of the world's first hotel brands to come out with a mobile version of its website, and is now following through with a mobile application, as part of a wide-reaching programme on customer-centric digital technology, through platforms offering enhanced experience , accessibility and speed....
@hotelsdotcom conducts week-long Twitter sweepstakes based on new TV creative "Travelin' Band" DALLAS, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotels.com® is getting amped for a Twitter sweepstakes in the U.S. and Canada from Monday, March 25 through Friday March 29, 2013 in celebration of the new Hotels.com TV advertisement featuring animated rock stars. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130325/DA82302) The new broadcast creative from Hotels.com, Travelin' Band, follows a...
