Travel Republic Outsource New IT Department To Aid Growth

By Alex Viall, Mustard IT

This week, popular travel agency Travel Republic has cemented its position at the top of the market with a major infrastructure development. According to travel news website Travolution, it has just put the finishing touches to a large scale integration with channel management company eRevMax. The venture comes hot on the heels of a busy twelve months for the company.

In 2014, it made the decision to outsource its IT department in a bid to encourage faster growth and expansion. The owner of Travel Republic, DNATA, has not only rapidly increased the size of its IT development resources, it even went as far as to launch a new branch in India. If these changes were not enough, it was also revealed that its single remaining founder, Paul Furner, would be leaving the company.

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Plan Your Dream Vacation With Minube & Trover

It's the middle of summer and many people are enjoying themselves somewhere far away from their offices as we speak. You might be wondering – why are we reviewing travel planning apps now?

Well, it's never too early to start preparing for your next year's vacation or planning an upcoming winter break. Maybe you're like me and you just love to look at beautiful photos of different places around the world and imagine you'll visit them soon.

As any experienced traveler can confirm, there are many travel apps in existence. Most of them are very similar in approach to travel planning and in features they offer. The originality of a travel app is usually found in the finest details, or in minor yet fantastic functions that make the app stand out from the rest. Minube and Trover are two such apps, and here we'll show you why.

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Transform Your Next Road Trip With These Must Have Apps

Are you looking to make your vacation more memorable and exciting? Are you taking a road trip but have no idea where to stay or what to do along the way?

Through this article you'll learn about the latest apps for your smartphone that can help you with everything from discovering new places to avoiding traffic tickets. These apps are here to make your trip easier and more fun.

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Savannah Stopover Music Festival Review

The Savannah Stopover Music Festival is March 6-8, 2014! Anyone who has been to this annual event in the past knows why it is such an exciting festival. Over the course of three days there will be hundreds of bands that participate in a massive concert. You can take part yourself, and now there is an app that will help you navigate it.

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Civil War Alexandria iPhone App Review

There are many fascinating points in American history. But none capture the imagination for history buffs quite the way that the Civil War does. Now you can look into the incredible city of Alexandria. The hometown of Robert E. Lee, it was well known for being full of Confederate loyalists. Yet it became a home front for the Union army, and a safe haven for African Americans freeing slavery and seeking protection.

How It Works

Take a fully interactive tour with photos, reconstructions, wood carvings and text lessons set in different points around the city. See pins in a map showing important locations and what they meant in the horrific conflict that led to the abolishing of one of the worst crimes in American history.

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