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• Bids For Travel Channel Lot Higher Than Expected; Scripps, News Corp and Others

  PaidContent - 2009-09-03

  Bids for Travel Channel, in the middle of a bidding process started by its parent Cox, have come in “substantially ahead of initial expectations”, according to FT, citing sources. The bids indicate that the channel could be valued at $800 million or more, higher than the $600 milion -...

  Tags: Travel Plc., Media & Publishing, TV, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali

• No hints from TCF regarding AFTA proposal

  BNET - 2009-09-02

  Tourism Compensation Fund TCF boss Glen Wells and chairman John Holloway have declined to comment on a proposal released by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents AFTA to scrap the body.   The discussion paper – which was released on Tuesday by AFTA - proposed the fund be scrapped and customers independently take out supplier...

  Tags: boss, Proposal, Travel Plc.

• AFTA in proposal to scrap TCF

  BNET - 2009-09-01

    The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has called for the scrapping of the Travel Compensation Fund as part of sweeping changes to consumer financial protection in Australia. But in a surprise move, AFTA has stepped back from recommending consumers pay into a central fund to replace the 23-year-old TCF....

  Tags: airline, Travel Plc.

• CHARTS OF THE WEEK: Kids And Foreigners Love Twitter!

  BNET - 2009-08-30

  Twitter's Boom Around The World P2P File Stealers Spend A Ton On Media Actually, Kids Don't Hate Twitter Anymore! Travel, Tech, And Automotive Get Highest Ad Rates Hulu Has More Viewers Than Time Warner Cable Join the conversation about...

  Tags: Twitter Inc., Travel Plc., Time Warner Cable Inc.

• Industry Moves Roundup: BUZZMEDIA; comScore; Travel Ad Network; Altimeter Group;TAG Strategic;

  PaidContent - 2009-08-28

  —BUZZMEDIA: The online pop-culture publisher has found its next chief revenue officer in Doug Rohrer. Rohrer has the background, as he was the MTV Networks’ EVP of Sales. Another former MTV-staffer Andi Poch, previously the VP of Ad Sales for the network and MTV.com, signed on as the company’s...

  Tags: Advertisement, Travel Plc., Network, VP, Industry, ComScore Networks Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Alex Ferreyra

• NBTA's Airline CEO Panel on Travel Outlook and Bag Fees

  BNET - 2009-08-28

  For me, the airline CEO panel is one of the most anticipated parts of NBTA each year. Though exciting news rarely comes out, the Q&A usually finds some disgruntled travel managers really challenging the CEOs and that's excellent. Last year it was on name changes, but this year...

  Tags: Airline, Travel Plc., CEO, NBTA, Brett Snyder

• NBTA Day Three: Virgins, Travel Trends, and President Clinton

  BNET - 2009-08-27

  Usually the last day of any conference, especially a longer one like NBTA, is a pretty light day. Many people have already left because they've done their business, and most people need to get back to work. While there were people who left NBTA early this year, it...

  Tags: President, Travel Plc., Brett Snyder

• Travel Roundup: Starwood Drops Stars, Galveston Cruise Ship Rates Stay, Sands Bethlehem Wants Smokers and More

  BNET - 2009-08-25

  Starwood joins others in dropping prices and amenities -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. announced it will drop prices and amenities, including stars, to complete with rivals Hilton Hotels Corp. and InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, who have already cut their ratings. Luxury hotels are the hardest hit in the recession, and most operators know...

  Tags: Amenity, Source Inc., Travel Plc., Luxury Hotel, Business Structures, Corporate Governance, Operational Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Barbara E. Hernandez

• VFM Leonardo Chosen as Exclusive Provider of Hotel Visual Content for Concur's Corporate Travel Booking Solutions

  BNET - 2009-08-25

  VFM Leonardo Chosen as Exclusive Provider of Hotel Visual Content for Concur's Corporate Travel Booking Solutions VFM Leonardo, leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, today announced an expanded relationship with Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), to provide hotel still images and rich media to Concur for use within their -...

  Tags: hotel

• Travel Channel Bidding: Scripps, NBCU & News Corp in Line; IAC, TW May Join Later

  PaidContent - 2009-08-20

  The sale process of Cox-owned Travel Channel is heating up, as the first round of bids have come in: among them, the obvious names of News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) are there, according to Bloomberg. Time Warner (NYSE: TWX)...

  Tags: NYSE Euronext, Travel Plc., IAC/InterActive Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rafat Ali