Emerging product sectors: electronic servicing
Article Abstract:
The travel and tourism market in Italy has reported an increasing popularity of processing travel plans by outgoing tourists through electronic booking and information service providers using the telephone and the Internet. Among major global distribution systems (GDS) available in Italy are the Galileo, Worldplan and Amadeus Sabre. These GDS systems, which offers services as flight bookings to hotel reservations, are presently available through travel agents but are expected to be more accessible through the Internet in the near future. Galileo is by far the most active in the Italian travel and tourism market.
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Italy: Travel & tourism mkt reports an increasing popularity of processing travel plans by outgoing tourists via electronic svcs
Publication Name: Market Research Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0308-3446
Year: 1998
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Companies & their strategies: recent mergers & acquisitions
Article Abstract:
The travel and tourism industry of Italy has reported a number of mergers and acquisitions completed in 1996 and 1997. The latest of which is the acquisition of costa Crociere SpA, a cruise operator based in Italy, by US-based Carnival Cruise Line and UK-based Airtours Plc for 455 billion lira in June 1997. Another is the sale of tour operator Ventana to US-based Grand Resort International in April 1997. And I Viaggi del Ventaglio, a tour operator, recently acquired Ventura, a holding company based in Italy, in October 1996.
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Italy: Travel & tourism industry reports a number of mergers and acquisitions completed in 1996 and 1997
Publication Name: Market Research Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0308-3446
Year: 1998
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