Priceline today reported its financial results for the 1st quarter 2010. Gross travel bookings for the 1st quarter, which refers to the total dollar value (generally inclusive of all taxes and fees) of all travel services purchased by consumers, were $3.0 billion, an increase of 52.5% over a year ago.
Priceline Reports 52.5% Increase in Travel Bookings
May 11th, 2010
Tags: Hotel Marketing · Travel Marketing
Are we Starting to See Signs of Confidence Returning? Consumers Intending to Travel Set to Increase in 2010
February 12th, 2010
Travelocity recently published a ‘Traveler Confidence Report’ which attempts to understand and predict the trends in travel intentions for 2010. The study shows a large rise in travel intentions compared to six months and one year ago.
These findings are sure to make many hoteliers breathe a sigh of relief.
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Tripadvisor: European Hoteliers fight to persuade EU Commission to overhaul the rules governing website reviews to keep them honest.
February 5th, 2010
I think this could be music to hoteliers ears, if it gathers ground! I don’t think anyone minds a review as long as it is fair and truthful. You work long and hard to ensure the best possible experience for your guest and when false reviews are posted it can often have detrimental effects on [...]
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Package holiday price war predicted
December 29th, 2009
A package holiday price war is being predicted as companies seek to capitalise on a recovering market in 2010.
Turkey is leading the way as value-conscious travellers seek to avoid eurozone holiday spots, according to the Co-operative Travel
The leading travel retailer reports that bookings across top 20 destinations for next summer have seen a 26% increase [...]
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Decade of Online Travel Revolution
December 17th, 2009
Over the last 10 years the way we travel has been revolutionised by the web. Many of us waved goodbye to high-street travel agents, newspaper classifieds and hours spent staring at endless Teletext pages, and logged on to new hi-tech services.
As the web began taking hold of the public’s imagination, the burst of sites and [...]
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