Travelocity has introduced a Spanish-language site (www.travelocity.com/LA) for consumers in Latin America. The site targets travelers throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America with a focus on consumers in Chile, Columbia and Peru.

Trust International has signed a contract to implement a suite of its Voyager/CRS central reservation system and Trust/Booker IBE (Internet booking engine) software for Germany’s Motel One, marking the hotel chain’s entrance into the international global distribution system (GDS) marketplace.

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has built a new tool unique in the hotel industry that will make it easier to plan and book an IHG branded hotel room anywhere in the world in just a few clicks. Visitors to IHG’s website http://www.ihg.com/ or http://www.earth.ihg.com/ can download for free a tool that combines Google Earth technology with a special IHG hotels file.

Travel Distribution Systems Pty Ltd (TDS) is to soon release a new computer distribution system, ARENA.

Expedia Inc. and Hotels.com have reportedly booked Bazaarvoice Inc. to run customer ratings and reviews on their websites.

World’s Leading Cruise Lines (WLCL), a marketing alliance between Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn, has created a new website for consumers and travel agents that provides a one-stop resource for exploring the complete variety of quality cruising experiences.