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MAStraveller.com goes live with Destinasi Bajet

Malaysia Airlines Online Travelogue

MAStraveller.com goes live with Destinasi Bajet

By eTN Staff Writer

Malaysia Airlines launched its online travel portal (www.MAStraveller.com) today by kicking off with an exclusive run of Destinasi Bajet Jom MAS travelogue on the site.

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EMBRATUR launches world's first location-based map and video site

Brazilian Tourist Board Introduces New Online Experience

EMBRATUR launches world's first location-based map and video site

SAO PAULO - The Brazilian Tourist Board, EMBRATUR, announced today along with Google Brazil, the world's first Google/YouTube brand channel uniquely combining videos and Google maps to provide an inte

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Bit Award and Bit Channel: a record number of online votes

The Bit Tourism Award And Tourism 2.0

Bit Award and Bit Channel: a record number of online votes

By eTN Staff Writer

Record levels of participation occurred in the traditional Bit competition, thanks to totally online integrated voting on Bit Channel, the most popular travel photo and video-sharing community in Ital

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Online tourism market is booming in China

China's Online Travel Market

Online tourism market is booming in China

By Allison Jackson

BEIJING — China's online tourism market is booming as an increasingly wealthy middle class travels for pleasure and the use of credit cards and the Internet soars, analysts say.

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Malaysia Airlines expands destinations for online booking

More UK And Ireland Destinations

Malaysia Airlines expands destinations for online booking

By eTN Staff Writer

Passengers on Malaysia Airlines arriving or departing Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Manchester can now book their flights online at www.malaysiaairlines.com.

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Agoda and Radisson Edwardian partner up

Online Hotel Booking

Agoda and Radisson Edwardian partner up

By eTN Staff Writer

Agoda.com, a leading Asian hotel booking site and a part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced a partnership with Radisson Edwardian Hotels, located in three key locations across England.

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Program of Germany’s largest conference on school excursions now available online

YIG Germany Pavilion For Youth Travel

Program of Germany’s largest conference on school excursions now available online

By eTN Staff Writer

ITB Berlin welcomes teaching staff from around Germany to the teachers’ symposium, which takes place from March 11-12, 2010. The program is now available online at www.lehrersymposium.de .

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Agoda partners with Carte Bleue to give members more payment options

Secure Online Purchasing

Agoda partners with Carte Bleue to give members more payment options

By eTN Staff Writer

Agoda.com, a leading Asian hotel booking site and a part of Priceline.com, today announced a partnership with Carte Bleue, offering Agoda’s French members an additional method of secure online purch

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A first for EIBTM - online education evaluation

Survey Of Educational Seminars

A first for EIBTM - online education evaluation

By eTN Staff Writer

A first for EIBTM this year sees educational seminars over the three days of the show being evaluated using MeetingMetrics’ online survey and reporting tools.

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The "billboard effect" of online travel agents

Cornell Study Of Hotel Internet Marketing Tactics

The "billboard effect" of online travel agents

By Glenn Withiam

When a hotel is listed on Expedia.com or Travelocity.com, it receives reservations not only through that channel, but it also gains reservations through other channels, such as its own web site or tel

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Kenya Tourist Board hunts for visitors online

Online Tourism Marketing

Kenya Tourist Board hunts for visitors online

The Kenya Tourist Board has now turned to online marketing to rope in visitors and create an avenue around its perennial limited financial options.

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First web site for the cruise meetings industry debuts

Seasite.com

First web site for the cruise meetings industry debuts

By eTN Staff Writer

The media got their first look at Seasite.com, the first online web portal designed solely for the cruise meetings industry, at the Motivation Show in Chicagto.

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ITB Asia online trade visitor offer closes on October 14

Book Your Three-Day ITB Asia Show Floor Pass Online Now

ITB Asia online trade visitor offer closes on October 14

By eTN Staff Writer

Travel trade professionals can gain immense added value for their companies by joining ITB Asia 2009 as a trade visitor.

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Agoda and Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd. announce online partnership

Distribution Agreement

Agoda and Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd. announce online partnership

By eTN Staff Writer

Agoda.com, a leading, Asia-based, online, hotel reservation service and part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced an agreement with Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd., a premier global, serviced

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HVCB introduces online Hawaii meeting guide for groups in Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan

New Added Value Resource Center

HVCB introduces online Hawaii meeting guide for groups in Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan

By eTN Staff Writer

HONOLULU, HI - Extending Hawaii's reach into Asia's meetings and incentives market, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is now offering translated online meeting planner guides about the

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Orbitz WorldWide beats loss expectations, posts profit

Orbitz WorldWide

Orbitz WorldWide beats loss expectations, posts profit

Online travel agency Orbitz WorldWide posted a second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by increased booking transactions and cost-cutting that offset declines in recession-battered travel demand.

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The Seychelles heightens its online presence with www.Seychelles.travel

Island-Hopper’s Paradise

The Seychelles heightens its online presence with www.Seychelles.travel

By eTN Staff Writer

The Seychelles Islands, an otherworldly archipelago of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, is an island-hopper’s paradise.

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Meet Continental Airlines' newest customer support expert, Alex

Human Emulation

Meet Continental Airlines' newest customer support expert, Alex

By Linda Hohnholz, eTN Staff Writer

Great, I thought, just what the world needs - another virtual human who will not understand my question and send me off down the wrong road in my search for an answer.

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Billy the Kid promotes New Mexico online

New Mexico

Billy the Kid promotes New Mexico online

LINCOLN, N.M. - The New Mexico Tourism Department is paying homage to Billy the Kid with a Web site dedicated to his life, troubles and adventures.

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Plan, book, and fly round-the-world trip at Star Alliance

Fully Automated Online Booking Tool

Plan, book, and fly round-the-world trip at Star Alliance

By eTN Staff Writer

Star Alliance has enhanced the ability for customers to purchase round-the-world fares and is now also selling this alliance product through www.staralliance.com.

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