Agents must join in the electronic revolution

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Travel agents must keep abreast of new developments in the electronic industry if they want to stay in business. American Express has joined forces with Microsoft and within 12 months travellers will be able to book flights themselves without the need to use a travel agent. Agents will need to embrace the new technology and ensure they can access information on the Internet. Their role may change from getting the best price for the supplier to offering the customer a consultancy service ensuring cheap deals and quality advice.

Management, Usage, Microsoft Corp., Travel agents, Internet, Joint ventures, MSFT, American Express Co., AXP

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Globalization: the new cornerstone of commerce. (Travel Technology)

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Globilisation is a new market force assisted by technology that linkes suppliers, sellers and customers through advanced computing and communications networks, such as E-mail and the Internet. In the travel industry computer reservations systems (CRS) must supply a global product to suppliers and agents and SABRE Travel Information Network, set up in the late 1980s, now serves over 29,000 agents in 74 countries.

Innovations, Market share, Sabre Holdings Corp. Sabre Travel Network

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Business is booming for child sex tourism trade

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The End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism (ECPAT) campaign group has put together a list of 160 foreign men arrested for child abuse in Asia. The list includes 19 British men and the UK-based division of ECPAT, Coalition on Child Prostitution and Tourism, is currently working to obtain extra-territorial law, which would allow each country to prosecute its own citizens for child base committed abroad.

Travel industry, Asia, Child abuse, Crime

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