| Spa Finder to Power New Spa Channel at India.MakeMyTrip.com
Spa Finder, Inc., the global spa resource, has been selected by MakeMyTrip.com , India's largest online travel company, to power their new spa channel. The spa channel will feature Spa Finder's proprietary Spa Distribution Network, the first online spa booking engine, which will enable MakeMyTrip's travel shoppers to research and book inclusive spa vacations through Spa Finder's global network of destination, resort and hotel spas. Spa Finder is the leading provider of spa information and research/booking tools, helping millions of consumers learn about and enjoy thousands of fine spas worldwide through the award-winning web site, Spafinder.com, its consumer publications, and partnerships with leading online companies. “With the Spa Distribution Network, our goal is to combine the most comprehensive spa travel information with a straightforward booking experience to help our partners expand their business," said Spa Finder, Inc.
Sites give insight on airfares
By SUZANNE MARTA The Dallas Morning News DALLAS, Texas — A handful of new travel sites are trying to make it easier to find the lowest airfare, harvesting and crunching fare information filed by the airlines to offer customers historical trends. Using historical data, customers can make decisions on the optimal times to travel, much as technical investors on Wall Street rely on charts to predict when to trade stocks. "Most people don't even know what a good price is," said Rick Seaney, chief executive for one of the new sites, FareCompare LP. Seaney's site uses software to chart month-to-month fare fluctuations and track them against current prices. Some airlines' Web sites are more transparent than others. One appeal of low-cost carriers, such as Southwest Airlines Co., has been that customers see all possible fares for a route on a single chart.
Paid-for trips jog memories of lawmakers
Two more legislators stepped forward Thursday with previously unreported information on travel paid by lobbying groups, as required by law. Rep. Billy Dalto, R-Salem, reported to the state ethics commission a $5,000 trip to China in December 2003, sponsored by the American Council of Young Political Leaders, a bipartisan group based in Washington, D.C., that promotes cross-cultural political exchanges. And Sen. David Nelson, R-Pendleton, reported a 2004 trip to a Maui conference, courtesy of the Oregon Beer and Wine Distributors Association. He had failed to record the $2,600 trip. Revelations by The Oregonian last week that seven former and current Oregon lawmakers failed to report 2002 and 2004 trips to Maui, paid by the beer and wine distributors group, has prompted a parade of legislators to correct their annual disclosure forms.
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