Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

The average price of a hotel room was 14% lower in 2009 than in 2008, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index(TM).

A new set of profiles of ten innovative service companies demonstrates the use of technology to create benefits for both customers and companies. The profiles are presented in a new report from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research.

LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) announced it has acquired the Sofitel Washington, DC Lafayette Square for $95.0 million. The 237-room city-center hotel opened in 2002 and is located at the corner of 15th and H Streets in the heart of the central business district of downtown Washington, DC, two blocks from the White House.

ASTA’s 2010 Summer Hot Spots Survey Reveals Top 10 Choices

The industry is beginning to show signs of a recovery, with modest increases in revenue and forecasts of growing demand this year.

Has signed a long term contract with Innovata, the specialist in the creation, hosting and distribution of online based travel planning services to provide routemaps for all its partner airlines.

It's patchy, but there's an economic recovery underway - don't miss the opportunity!

Findings Provide Insight Into Consumers' Hotel and Amenity Preferences

TripTelevision and PlanetEye, Inc. announced a partnership to combine TripTelevision’s High Definition (HD) quality, professional videos, technology, and marketing services with PlanetEye’s mapping, technology and geo-tagged content for the travel industry.

The report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level.