Internet tourism partnerships 2.0

Tuesday 19 September 2006 by Edward.

Selected recent internet partnering in tourism: Tourism Partnerships 2.0
Maryland, USA, Office of Tourism contracts Travelocity to handle bookings.

Spainexperience accesses Worldspan’s global distribution and e-pricing system.

Expedia’s platform and network supports eLong’s Chinese outbound travel bookings

Alitalia airline joins Worldspan to speed e-ticket connections.

Jet Airways signs interline e-ticketing agreement with KLM via GDS

Rule 2 “The Rule of Partnerships” in the book ‘The 25 Immutable Rules of Successful Tourism’ by Roger A. Brooks and Maury Forman states that ‘Relationships require more than one person.’ The most important rule in creating a successful tourism strategy is to establish partnerships writes Brooks. One the internet, these partnerships can leverage resources for all concerned.

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