Feb. 14 at 11:02 p.m.
Filed under:
Airlines,
Internet,
Transportation,
Travel
By Julie Johnsson
Online travel agencies remain a big hit with shoppers, new survey data show, but the sites’ popularity could fade if contract battles with airlines leave them with fewer airfares to lure bargain-chasing consumers, researchers warned.
With airfares soaring and the economy stuck in the doldrums, consumers continue to flock to travel sites to plot dream vacations and research deals and steals, a market that’s expected to total $104.6 billion in 2011, according to market research firm PhoCusWright Inc. Get the full story »
Jan. 18 at 8:52 a.m.
Filed under:
Airlines,
Tourism,
Travel
By Reuters
American Airlines, which is battling third-party ticket sellers over distribution costs and methods, Tuesday said it has reached a deal with Priceline.com to use American’s direct connect technology to access fares.
American, a unit of AMR Corp, said Priceline will begin issuing its tickets through the link in the near future. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal. Get the full story »
