Virgin America

Virgin America brings Gogo(r) Inflight Internet and YouTube Live to the skies

Virgin America, the California-based airline, today announced the launch of Gogo(r) Inflight Internet, via the first air-to-ground video stream during YouTube Live -- YouTube's first official real-wor

Airborne Porn

Cover your eyes: Not all airlines will filter Wi-Fi

At first they demurred, saying the cabin crew could and should handle it.

Hoteliers in Athens, Budapest And Vienna Gain Internet Marketing Expertise

European hotels focus on rapid increase in direct web bookings

CHICAGO, IL - In 2007, more than 30 percent of bookings came from direct web bookings — a trend expected to grow as consumers make higher-value purchases online.

Airporn

Flight attendants urge airline to block internet porn

No porn allowed - not in the clouds, say American Airline flight attendants.

Aircell's Gogo To Provide First Wi-Fi Service In Canadian Airline Industry

Air Canada to offer live internet access to customers inflight

MONTREAL (September 9, 2008) - Air Canada intends to begin offering live internet service to customers inflight starting next spring under an agreement announced today with Aircell.

First Airline To Offer Full Inflight Internet In US

American Airlines launches Aircell's mobile broadband service Gogo

FORT WORTH, TX and ITASCA, IL (August 20, 2008) - Marking the beginning of the next wireless revolution, American Airlines made history today with the launch of the mobile broadband service, Gogo(TM)

To Help Tourism Sector Prepare For 2010

A first for Africa - new Pan African E-Tourism Conferences

Johannesburg - A new initiative to develop Africa’s tourism and travel sector was launched this week.

Australia

Internet vital to Aussie tourists

Every second Australian holiday is planned using the web, although some travellers still baulk at paying over the internet, new figures show.

Research conducted by Tourism Research Australia shows at least 50 per cent of travellers plan their accommodation and transport on the internet, whether it be through a search engine, government ... read more

India

Foreign tourism portals woo Indians with attractive marketing strategies

Now, the foreign tourism organisations have found another way to woo Indian tourists. This time it’s through their Web portals. With Tourism New Zealand and Singapore Tourism taking the lead in adding a separate link with customised information that an Indian tourist would need, other tourism organisations are likely to follow the path ... read more

.aero: the aviation industry’s first top level Internet domain

EnCirca Announces Support for .aero domain

EnCirca, a leading domain registrar, announced today its support for .aero. .aero is a top-level domain (TLD) reserved exclusively for the aviation industry -- including airlines, airports, companies, organizations, associations, government agencies and qualified individuals.

China

China's Internet travel market expected to grow by 70%

BEIJING - The value of China's online travel market is to reach 3.84 billion yuan (519 million U.S. dollars) this year, with a projected growth rate of 70.7 percent, according to a nationwide survey.

The survey showed that China's online travel services market was worth 2.25 billion (300 million U.S. dollars) in 2007, with an estimated ... read more