Online booking was off to the races in 1996. The consumer world saw the launch of Travelocity and Internet Travel Network; later in the year, Microsoft rolled out Expedia. The latter news made BTN's...

Nexion Lowballs The GDSs By Cheryl Rosen San Jose, Calif. - With a new name, new president and new business model, the former ITA Network Inc. is reintroducing itself as a new player on the travel

Co. Increasing Card Options By Cheryl Rosen Paymentech is expanding its corporate card services through three new initiatives: linking with banks in Canada so corporate customers can offer the same

Extensity Extends E-Service By Cheryl Rosen Extensity Inc. is putting the finishing touches on a new service offering, Extensity Connect, that will put up and host "business-to-employee" Web sites

TIA Survey: Web Use Up By Cheryl Rosen A new study by the Travel Industry Association shows Internet usage in the travel planning process has grown more than five times over the

Blackney's Back, Now As Worldspan CEO By Cheryl Rosen After a short hiatus from a lifetime in travel distribution, Paul Blackney is about to return to the helm of a GDS again, this

Trip.com Acquires Thor's 24-Hour Service By Cheryl Rosen Englewood, Colo. - Beefing up the human touch behind its online travel services, Trip.com last month acquired Thor Inc.,

Thomas Cook Finds Niche By Cheryl Rosen With the introduction of the euro about to impact its huge currency conversion business, the United Kingdom's Thomas Cook Group is carving

E-Booking Topping Charts By Cheryl Rosen For those doubters not yet convinced that travel purchasing is moving online at the speed of Internet time, a new study shows the number of

Travel Manager Takes Tech Lead With Web-Based T&E By Cheryl Rosen More than three years after her search for an affordable, Web-based expense reporting system began, Ann Schimelfenyg's