MapVivo are looking for inspiring tales of travel via their on-line travel journals site, offering travelers $1,000 towards their next travel adventure. (PRWeb May 29, 2009)

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) July 29, 2009 -- Following its tradition of digital democracy, BestTravelDeals.net, the only social voting travel deals platform on the web, is expanding its services to include travel deal tweets from Twitter.

) May 29, 2009 -- With the online trip planner, Voyavo offers customers the ability to create, manage, organize and share details of their travel itinerary with family members, friends and business colleagues – even with changes to their travel itinerary. Voyavo does this by providing a group travel invitation that enables each customer to find, post and manage travel details – transportation, lodging and destination activities – so others may join them in group travel plans.

) November 17, 2008 -- TravelMuse, Inc., creators of TravelMuse.com -- the online travel destination for finding inspiration, planning trips and booking travel -- today unveiled the TravelMuse Plan-It! widget for bloggers. The TravelMuse Plan-It! widget is the first social bookmarking tool for travel Web sites. Bloggers can add the widget to individual blog posts, enabling their followers to save and share relevant content within the TravelMuse Planner.

) April 24, 2009 -- Gant Travel Management is proud to offer their clients software to make traveling less stressful. Gant has rolled out its "Trip Alert" program, a flight notification system powered by Flightstats. Trip Alert is a tool that allows travelers to conveniently and easily keep track of their flights and travel information. "Trip Alert" works with travelers to reduce the stress and frustration that comes with business travel. Gant's "Trip Alert" saves their traveler's time and energy that would normally be put into trying to figure out relevant travel information. Being prepared for gate changes, delays, and cancellations allows travelers to make new flight or travel arrangements, not only saving them time, but money.

Statistic Show How Much Impact H1N1 Flu and Violence Had on Bookings (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)

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September 11, 2008 --
New Delhi, September 11, 2008 – iXiGO , India’s fastest growing online travel search engine today announced the launch of its bus search tool, enabling search, comparison and booking of bus tickets from multiple bus operators and bus booking sites in India.
iXiGO’s bus search tool available at ixigo- buses aggregates hundreds of private bus operators spread over 500 towns and across 2300 routes. iXiGO compares bus travel options ranging from non-AC buses to luxury sleeper buses and air-conditioned Volvos, allowing travelers to search using various parameters such as timings, amenities and price. Once the user selects the best deal on iXiGO, he or she is redirected to the checkout page of the bus booking sites, where the transaction is completed.

) February 10, 2009 -- GeckoGo http://www.geckogo.com, the fastest growing source of unique travel content announced the results of their survey of 2042 travelers worldwide. Sixty percent of travelers plan to stay home for Valentines, opting for gestures of affection such as handwritten notes. On the road, friendships are an active part of the traveling experience.

GeckoGo

Travel destination portal, UlcinjToday.com, has started a Twitter feed, user name Monte_Coast, to allow its freeland staff to feed news and travel ideas to travelers and tour groups headed for stays, meetings, and tours along Montenegro's South Coast - the heart of the country's "Wild Beauty." (PRWeb Apr 17, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2329384.htm

) July 17, 2009 -- In their thirty-seven years of booking luxury vacations, Frosch Travel (FROSCH), a leading travel management company, has focused on helping clients create their dream vacations through insider information and exclusive deals. With the launch of their new website, FROSCH provides new content and services to further aid travelers.

) September 4, 2009 -- Today the name and brand for a new travel review website 'for fit travelers, by fit travelers' was revealed. HotelGymReview.com is the name of the newest entry into the User Generated Review online travel marketplace.

Geared towards the fitness minded road warrior business traveler, plus the health oriented leisure traveler, HotelGymReview.com will launch in fall 2009 as a travel review website.

New York, NY– July 22, 2009 – TabTab, LLC has finally released its travel toolbar, a toolbar which will allow users to effectively organize and manage all their travel information and interest.

) May 20, 2009 -- Adventure travelers, outdoor enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies now have their own free social network with the theme: "Where in the world have you been? Your friends would like to know." MyAdventures.com provides a virtual "home-base" for friends from around the world to share their adventures and ambitions with like-minded enthusiasts in over 40 outdoor adventure categories. Interests run from the simple, like hiking and backpacking to the extreme, such as base-jumping and skydiving.

September 11, 2008 --
Zoomtra.com goes International
Zoomtra.com is India's First Independent Travel Search Engine
With promises to iron out inbound travel hassles from Singapore, Zoomtra.com, India's first independent travel search engine is launching a travel portal targeting the Singapore market. This initiative is the first step in Zoomtra.com strategy to mark their presence in the global market. Although the company is initiating their global plans with a dedicated Singapore-India portal, but very soon they will be expanding to other important destinations like US, UK, Canada.

) April 4, 2009 -- Paradizo.com, the comprehensive online resource dedicated to luxury travel, has announced the launch of its video portal: Paradizo TV. The website that is focused on guiding discerning travelers in selecting the best vacation available across the Web now takes it step further by introducing a collection of luxury travel videos.

) December 19, 2008 -- EveryTrail, the leading online GPS trip sharing website, today announced its successful integration within Google Earth. Trips on the EveryTrail activity-based travel blogging and trip sharing website are now available as a layer inside of Google Earth. With the EveryTrail layer active, Google Earth users can navigate to a particular location and see actual trips taken by members of the growing EveryTrail community.

Big Five Tours & Expeditions is debuting its new travel blog for clients. The company developed this blog as a way for travelers to share those important moments and amazing photographs with family and friends back home. The travel blog has been designed for use with any computer, laptop or PDA. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1598654.htm

) November 17, 2008 -- VibeAgent, the hotel search engine, announced today at the industry-leading PhoCusWright Travel Conference that it has raised $3 million in Series A investment capital to support its goal of becoming the world's leading hotel search engine.

) December 15, 2008 -- Triporati, the online destination discovery website, received the Innovator Award at the 14th Annual PhoCusWright Conference in Hollywood, CA. Triporati was selected as a winner from among dozens of travel applications showcased at the conference's Travel Innovation Summit. Triporati's "Vacation Genome Project"TM helps travelers decode their ideal vacation preferences enabling them discover the best destinations in the world for their next trip.
Today, all the online travel sites begin by asking users, "Where would you like to go?" However, more than 70% of leisure travelers don't know the answer to that question 3-4 months before their trip.

) July 20, 2009 -- Frequent Flyer Services, a leading online publishing company serving frequent travelers and owner of SeatExpert.com, announced today a partnership with online travel itinerary and trip planning service TripIt. As part of the agreement, TripIt members will have access to detailed airline seat maps provided by SeatExpert.

You can get in on the gound floor with this new travel company Dream Style Vacation Club. Travel for free and earn $1,000's with the best compensation pay plan in the travel industry.

) March 17, 2009 -- TIG Global, the leading travel Internet marketing company for hotels and destination marketing organizations, recently launched a cutting-edge website for the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.VisitRichmondVa.com).

CompareSasta.com has started its service by offering Online Travel Meta Search - Comprehensive Real-Time Price information of Flights and Bus Travel service in India.

) September 30, 2008 --
Whole Travel (www.wholetravel.com)
launches and announced today that it is the first online travel site to
provide “blue sky”
search functionality for consumers looking to discover the world’s
most amazing destinations while being environmentally and socially
responsible.

) November 2, 2009 -- GroupExclusives.com has now added a free addition to their existing sports travel website that allows numerous fun and creative ways for teams and athletes to record their sporting Memorys. This fresh new approach to social networking combines many of the features of the current social networking sites however combines all the fun features of video and picture sharing as well as personal blogs into one area, however is completely dedicated to sports and competition of all kinds. Athletes or sport teams can create Memorys in one click,(once registered) that allow teams to invite all team members to participate in their Memorys

Sample Memorys Page

Nearhop is the first India Travel Search Engine to create a travel plan using buses, flights and trains with combinations.

) September 17, 2009 -- OrlandoTravelHotels.com, a travel site launched by Xcellimark in partnership with WCT, a division of Travelocity Partner Network, recently added a blog. The Orlando Travel & Hotels Blog contains helpful information and traveling tips for visitors to the Central Florida area. Whether visitors want the inside scoop on local attractions and information on the best restaurants, shopping spots and more, the Orlando Travel & Hotels Blog is the first place they should look after booking a trip to Orlando.

) March 27, 2009 -- Tripology, the leading interactive travel referral service, today announced that it signed a preferred alliance agreement with Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates).

Travel Leaders logo

) April 21, 2009 -- Millions of recession-weary travelers are turning to Internet to get free travel guides. The new findings come from Fastcheck, a world-leading supplier of free downloadable travel guides that has collected data from over 100 partner websites.

European travel guides account for 75% of U.S. readership.

) November 6, 2008 -- Hudson Crossing announced today that it will present at the PhoCusWright travel conference, "The Perfect Storm: Search, Shop, Buy" on November 19-20 in Hollywood, CA. The title of the presentation is "The State of Travel Investment in a Turbulent Financial Climate".

The Perfect Storm: Search, Shop, Buy

) September 15, 2008 -- In order to offer visitors with even more comprehensive service, HotelClub Travel Blog has released several additions as part of their overall site facelift and enhancement. The site's blog posts have always been a favorite with visitors who are looking for interesting, honest and personalized travel information from around the world that often cannot be accessed anywhere else. Now, the site has been enhanced by the inclusion of four key new features.

Sage India,announced that Uniglobe Air Travel Bureau, a global travel network organization offering a full range of travel management services in corporate and leisure travel,has selected ACT!By Sage.

) May 5, 2009 -- Putting its money squarely where its flagship brand name is, Travel Acquisitions Group is officially being renamed as Travel Leaders Group. With combined wholly-owned and franchised sales of over $7.3 billion last year, the relatively new Travel Leaders Group enterprise already ranks as the eighth largest travel company in the United States, as well as among the top five brands with a national retail presence.

) October 15, 2008 -- About Travel Ltd., a UK-based start-up company specializing in finding destination-specific websites for discount hotel reservations, has launched its company website at hotel reservations, travel reviews and recommendations, and tourist information posted by visitors on the company's network of 40,000-plus destination-specific websites.

Ashwin Kamlani, CEO of AboutAnywhere.com

) April 16, 2009 -- Today marks the official launch of XploreU.com, an international student life platform, which enables students to connect on a global level. This "Facebook meets Wikipedia" site for student travelers allows students to connect internationally, share travel tips and stories, and obtain information to plan future travels. Xploreu.com provides the ideal online platform for students to meet, share and grow with each other, no matter where they are located across the globe. With a wide base of content and advanced social features, the site expects, and actively ensures, its internationally based student members are global citizens.

) June 3, 2009 -- People who travel the world collect memories, preserve them in photographs, videos and diaries. They do it for themselves but also with the purpose of sharing them with family and friends. If there could exist an ideal place to store your traveling impressions, what would it be like? Is the newly created OpenTravel.com such a place?

"We take loads of pictures and notes about our trips, but up till now there was no satisfactory place on the web to store and share them with others. Photo sharing websites are not good enough, and a standard travel blog is not exactly the form we expect. That's what our idea stems from", said Witold Stawarz, Chief Executive Officer of OpenTravel.com.

) November 5, 2008 -- Modern Italian Network announces the launch of an online community dedicated to those who are passionate about Italy and Italian culture. The site not only allows users to communicate with others about their Italian experiences, but also hosts a number of service providers, from travel agents to Italian food stores.

TripShows (www.tripshows.net) aunched today. This site allows users to share travel pictures and video.

) February 25, 2009 -- Today, Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates) announced an exclusive offer with Royal Caribbean International that not only features up to $200 off per stateroom, as well as reduced advance deposits and a choice of value-added amenities, but it also features Travel Leaders' own proprietary Personalized Travel Planner. These compact booklets are specifically tailored for Travel Leaders clients with their names, particular details of their cruise ships, exact itineraries, and vital information on each individual port-of-call (including sightseeing options and shopping), along with detailed maps with city highlights for each port.

) June 20, 2009 -- AXSES Systems Caribbean Inc. launches arcResBookings.com, a Travel marketing platform for Facebook. arcResBookings for Facebook is a unique application that helps tourism operators and hotels integrate Facebook into an overall marketing strategy including Social Media and Social Networking. With arcRes Bookings Facebook becomes a travel channel where guest can find rates and book hotel rooms and tourism activities on their social network.