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March 31, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

American Airlines chooses Worldspan as long-term distributor of fare and inventory content

Worldspan and American Airlines have signed a new five-year content distribution agreement.

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March 31, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

China’s search engine industry tipped to face a sharp slowdown

Analysys International, a provider of business information about technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China, is expecting a sharp slowdown in the growth of China’s search engine market in the coming 18 months.

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March 31, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Galileo and Air France sign full content airline agreement

Cendant Travel Distribution Services (TDS) has signed an agreement with Air France to secure access to all the carrier’s fares until December, 2008.

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March 31, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

ITP and EventBidder agree upon global co-operation

Scandinavian travel portal EventBidder.com and ITP, an independent alliance made up of selected travel agents, have entered into global co-operation for business group and meeting’s travel.

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March 31, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Ryanair expects a higher fuel bill this year

Low-cost airline Ryanair has shared that it expects a higher fuel bill this year but higher average fares and a 20 percent rise in passengers would provide some relief from soaring oil prices.

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March 30, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Iceland Express goes for `low-fat’ alternative

Low-cost airline Iceland Express has licenced and launched a customised version of the dohop.com flight planner for its website.

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March 30, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

CITIC Pacific may cut back stakes in Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Airlines

Beijing-backed conglomerate CITIC Pacific will reduce its minority stake in Cathay Pacific Airways and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines if a merger between the territory’s two main carriers goes ahead.

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March 30, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

SITA Board chooses Francesco Violante as CEO-designate

SITA has disclosed appointment of Francesco Violante as CEO-designate of SITA as part of an overall transformation.

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March 30, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Datalex expects to grow its market presence in 2006

Datalex plc, a provider of travel distribution software and solutions, has posted a profit before tax of $1.9m as it shared its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December, 2005.

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March 30, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

SMEs an important opportunity for agents in APAC region

There is no single model that applies to small to medium-sized companies (SMEs) across the Asia-Pacific region, with country-to-country differences in spending patterns, priority of travel agent services and attitudes to online travel all driving the need for a tailored approach, says findings of new study shared by Cendant TDS.

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