Managerial Financial

Frequent fliers rack up points by shopping (USA Today)
Travel websites aren't just for booking flights and rooms anymore. Airlines and hotels are teaming with retailers to give bonuses in mileage credits and loyalty points to travelers who buy merchandise while booking travel at their websites.

Michelle Yablin Silverman Joins Hotel Booking Solutions (Hospitality Net)
ATLANTA ? Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated (HBSI) has named veteran hospitality professional Michelle Yablin Silverman as Director of Account Management for both hotel and sales distribution channel customers.

GASTECH 2006 set for sure-fire success (AME Info)
A compelling and topical conference, the largest exhibition ever held, networking events in plenty, and technical tours to round off the week will ensure that Gastech 2006 is a sure-fire success.

Top travel executives reveal their marketing, sales, revenue management and distribution strategy for the future (eyefortravel.com)
Over 600 people have now registered to attend EyeforTravel?s premier industry conferences. Attendees are all senior-level travel professionals who control the distribution of billions of dollars worth of products.

webMethods Buys Its Way to Growth (The Motley Fool)
Software company webMethods (Nasdaq: WEBM) has been a pioneer in software-oriented architecture (SOA). It has also bulked up its offerings in SOA with a number of acquisitions.

PrivateSky Aviation Services Mode S Enhanced Surveillance Solution (EHS) Offers Immediate European Compliance (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -- Fort Myers, Florida USA PrivateSky® Aviation Services, Inc.

Virgin Atlantic targets online growth (Computing.co.uk)
Dave Friedlos, Computing , Tuesday 12 September 2006 at 00:00:00 Web site upgrade to improve online booking process Virgin Atlantic has enhanced its web site, installing an upgraded booking engine, as it seeks to meet aggressive annual growth targets of 15 per cent for web site bookings.... > Read the full article

Eamonn McCann to speak in Galway next week (The Galway Advertiser)
Eamonn McCann, the journalist and veteran civil rights campaigner will speak at a public meeting in the Galway City Library on Tuesday at 7.30pm. During Israel?s invasion of Lebanon, nine anti-war activists - including Eamonn McCann - stormed the Derry base of US arms manufacturer Raytheon.

webMethods Buys Its Way to Growth (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Software company webMethods (Nasdaq: WEBM - News) has been a pioneer in software-oriented architecture (SOA). It has also bulked up its offerings in SOA with a number of acquisitions. The latest purchase, a $38 million deal for privately held Infravio, may help webMethods fill a gap in its product line and boost its sagging license revenues.