Tagged: Travel & News
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Irish web users love joke and weather apps News
24.12.2009 For Irish internet users it appears that weather and jokes were by far the most sought after applications on portals in 2009, according to telecoms software player FeedHenry. -
Online shoppers spent €22m on 1 December News
04.12.2008 Irish online shopping in Ireland peaked on Monday 1 December with over 112,000 transactions valued at €22.6m – equating to €942,000 an hour spent by online shoppers.Categories: Business, Digital Life -
CarTrawler flies high on e-commerce deal with Atlantic Airways News
30.10.2008 Online car rental technology firm CarTrawler has struck a deal with Faroe Islands airline Atlantic Airways.Categories:Tags: E-commerce, Travel, -
Ryanair threatens to drop Expedia from its website News
14.10.2008 A row over payment terms has led to Europe’s leading airline Ryanair telling online travel giant Expedia it will drop its hotel reservations service from the airline’s website...Categories: Business -
10 million bookings on Hostelworld thanks to tech News
28.05.2008 Online accommodation-booking site Hostelworld.com has surpassed 10 million bookings.Tags: Travel, -
Irish travel website for parents launched News
21.05.2008 A new Irish travel website www.stickyfingerstravel.com aimed at parents holidaying with children has been launched. -
iPhone a must-bring for the ‘flashpacker’ News
27.03.2008 There’s a new kind of backpacker in town – the flashpacker. They are tech-savvy, most likely on a career break and love to bring the latest gadgets such as the iPhone with them...Categories: Comms -
Customised travel app for Bebo News
20.12.2007 Software company Where I’ve Been (WIB) has announced a partnership with Bebo that will see its interactive travel application made available on the social networking site. -
E-travellers prefer to research, not reserve News
11.07.2007 The numbers of consumers using the internet to make travel arrangements is on the decline, a survey has found. -
Holiday phone and face-to-face bookings ‘all but dead’ News
09.07.2007 Marking its 10th anniversary today, tourist reservations company Gulliver Ireland said it has handled more than 1.2 million bookings valued at over €250m since 1997 and that the... -
Irish holiday home portal launched News
13.06.2007 A new Irish Travel company that utilises the internet to help tourists book holiday homes abroad has been set up.Categories: New Media, Digital Life -
Online travel market surges forward News
25.05.2007 Travellers in Europe who shop for flights or book online average about four leisure trips a year, the managing director of EBookers Ireland and UK has said.Categories: New Media -
Electronic toll firm in major market push News
22.05.2007 Electronic toll collection firm eTrip Services Ireland is planning a major marketing push in the light of full interoperability being rolled out on all Irish toll roads.Tags: Travel, -
Irish firm buys failed dotcom domain Boo.com News
02.05.2007 Boo.com is back! The Irish owners of the prominent HostelWorld.com accommodation-booking site, Web Reservations International, have acquired the notorious Boo.com domain,... -
Amadeus orchestrates Dublin operation News
05.12.2006 Amadeus, a firm that dominates the travel industry’s global distribution systems (GDS) business, is to establish an operation in Dublin on the back of local deals valued at €10m...Categories: BusinessTags: Travel, -
Car hire firm a pioneer in online travel world News
19.08.2005 A Dublin-based car hire company has evolved into an online travel power house and has established a white-label car hire booking engine that is now used by more than 200 active...Categories: BusinessTags: Travel -
Troubled net travel firm confirms offer News
28.07.2005 Kerry-based online travel firm CNG has confirmed an offer has been made to acquire the company. However, it said it is treating the approach tentatively because of its...Categories: BusinessTags: Travel -
Datalex targets small travel agents through joint venture News
10.03.2004 Irish travel services software vendor Datalex has forged a joint venture with Dolphin Dynamics to deliver application services provider (ASP) services that enable small travel...Categories: Business -
Changing the face of air travel News
29.01.2004 From this year, many visitors to the US will be taking part in one of the world’s biggest biometric technology projects. Foreign visitors travelling to the US on a visa – that...Categories: CIO