Online travel finally expected to decline, PhoCusWright says

October 9th, 2009 USA Today to post 17 percent drop in circulationNEW YORK — USA Today expects to report the largest decline in circulation in its 27-year history, threatening its No. 1 position among U.S.

September 10th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. In the proposal, which was released on the internet Thursday, Google said that its micropayment system would be up and running within the year and would enable simple payment of one cent to several dollars.

September 4th, 2009 EU warns on proposed US travel feesWASHINGTON — The European Union is strongly criticizing a congressional proposal to charge a $10 fee to some visitors to the United States and suggesting it may carry a price for U.S. travelers. If it passes, the EU says, some U.S.

August 18th, 2009 IATA says air traffic stabilized in JuneNEW YORK — The International Air Transport Association on Monday said that worldwide passenger traffic may have stabilized in June, in part because lower fares got more people on planes. Airlines cut fares on many routes to fill planes as fewer people flew because of the weak global economy.

August 3rd, 2009 Report: US business travel down 15 percent in '09SHERMAN, Conn. — Corporate travel is expected to decline 15 percent this year, according to a new report from PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company.

July 20th, 2009 Outer Banks travel guide looks for visitor photosMANTEO, N.C. — The Outer Banks Official Travel Guide could feature you next year.

July 16th, 2009 IATA: Premium air travel down 23.6 percent in MayMINNEAPOLIS — Global airline passenger travel dropped faster in May than in the previous months, a trade group reported on Thursday, suggesting that things are not getting better for air carriers. The number of passengers flying on premium tickets fell 23.6 percent in May compared with May 2008, according to the International Air Transport Association.

July 10th, 2009 BANGALORE - Technology meltdown and currency volatility have forced Infosys Technologies Ltd to lower its guidance for the second quarter (July-September) and the entire fiscal (2009-10), projecting a marginal decline in revenues. In its regulatory filing Friday, the IT bellwether said consolidated income in the second quarter (Q2) is expected to be Rs.53.18-54.13 billion (Rs.5,318-5,413 crore), which is a decline of 1.9-0.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), as per the Indian accounting standard.

July 9th, 2009 WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Ticketmaster and Priceline.com say they will team up in order to give the ticket seller's online customers access to various travel services.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Newspaper publishers all across the globe are finally beginning to understand that there is going to be a different future for the growing classified advertising booking businesses. A multi-billion dollar market, booking of Classified Advertisements is now fast moving online.

June 16th, 2009 IATA: Premium travel dropped 22 percent in AprilMINNEAPOLIS — More evidence emerged Tuesday that a bad economy pushes passengers to the back of the plane, as a trade group reported that traffic in the high-end airline seats fell 22 percent in April. Revenue from those passengers fell even faster, down an estimated 44 percent from April 2008, the International Air Transport Association reported.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Undeterred by the slowdown, Indians continued to spend online in the last quarter of 2008 to emerge as the third highest spenders on the Internet in the Asia Pacific region, a report released Thursday by electronic payments giant VISA said. The report said Indian online shoppers increased their purchases by 42 percent, or by about $1,000 per shopper to $3,450, compared to the $2,420 spent in the previous quarter.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has inked a pact with one of India's largest online travel companies, Yatra.com, to provide 100,000 travel agents access to 900 one to three-star hotels on its global distribution system (GDS). 'We offer customers a choice of booking channels, including online and traditional retail methods.

May 12th, 2009 AAA: more expected to travel for Memorial DayNEW YORK — An estimated 32.4 million Americans are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, most of them taking advantage of a plunge in gas prices compared with last year, AAA said Tuesday. The national travel organization estimates show a 1.5-percent increase in travel this weekend.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Noble Travels Group, the leading provider of travel-related services throughout the Indian travel industry for over a decade, today announced the launch of Bid2Travel.com - India's first online bidding site bringing unsold, last-minute inventory of rooms straight to the customer. Bid2Travel.com is based on a simple yet focused philosophy - "A room vacant for a night is revenue lost forever." This new site will revolutionize the way that tourism accommodation providers sell unoccupied rooms and provide consumers with a direct way to get the best prices for their lodging needs.