Roamfree + Calypso will streamline bookings for agents, says Smith

THE acquisition of the Calypso Travel System by online tourism services business, Roamfree.com, will result in streamlined booking processes for travel agents, increased business for tour wholesalers and higher occupancies for accommodation providers....view a pdf copy of the article...

APN invests $20 million into Roamfree group

ONLINE tourism services business Roamfree announced yesterday that a wholly owned subsidiary of APN News & Media Limited had agreed to acquire up to a 20 per cent stake in the company...view a pdf copy of the article...

Roamfree Hits the road

"A CASHED-up Roamfree yesterday reached new milestones - it has a whopping $19 million to play with and has signed an exclusive agreement with Australian and New Zealand auto clubs...view a pdf copy of the article...

Roamfree and Travel Promote unite!

The Gold Coast Bulletin, Travel Daily, Travel Today and The Courier Mail report on Tony Smith and roamfree.com

"Roamfree joins with Travel Promote. ... Roamfree will offer its real-time inventory to another 38 holiday websites after announcing a joint venture with Travel Promote... " View a pdf copy of the article...

"New Roamfree Venture ...Servicing Australian holiday destinations, incl Bryon Bay, Noosa and the Gold Coast plus several CBD locations..."View a pdf copy of the article...

"Roamfree signs Deal with TP. ...in a joint venture which values TP and related entities at more than $1.4 million..." View a pdf copy of the article...

"Website venture tie-up. ...Roamfree is like the Google of accommodation. From business to business it joins the dots and allows consumers to make a choice in real time.. " View a pdf copy of the article...

Roamfree sponsors Sara Carrigan

"Sara's signed, sealed and delivered. ...The professional cyclist has just signed a sponsorship deal with Roamfree Ltd.... " View a pdf copy of the article...

The press is starting to expose Roamfree!

The Australian, Brisbane Courier Mail and Gold Coast Bulletin report on Tony Smith and roamfree.com:

"Smith will fund outfit to beat world. ...his plan is to spend $5 million towards the establishment of a fully funded Australian team on the world ProTour... " View a pdf copy of the article...

"Since breaking free, ex-Swan roams free. ...I am working on opportunities on the internet that offer the opportunity to grow without boundaries..." View a pdf copy of the article...

"Entrepreneur breaks free to Roamfree. ...Mr Smith has raised $50 million for a new private online tourism services group... " View a pdf copy of the article...

"Tony checks in with new brand. ...my two decades in the tourism industry showed me that many operators are struggling to meet all the demands placed upon them and they need help in working more efficiently... " View a pdf copy of the article...

Entrepreneurial Mr Smith goes online!

Martin Kelly reports on Tony Smith and roamfree.com for TRAVELtech News:

"...He sees big opportunities in building a major online accommodation booking and distribution business by focusing on small operators that fall through the cracks while building a portfolio of cross-linking destination websites..." View the full article at traveltechasiapacific.com...

New product launched!

The upgraded version of Last Minute Manager has been launched. This tool enables clients to view, and adjust room allocations, rates and inclusions on all the last minute websites that they use on just one screen. In a matter of clicks all of their websites are uploaded. And then as bookings are made, availability is automatically adjusted across all websites, right down to the very last room. Check out Last Minute Manager...

Tony Smith named as one of Australia's 25 Future Business Leaders

BRW, Australia's leading business magazine, recently placed Tony among the 25 leaders of the next quarter-century in their 25-year anniversary issue (August 24-30, 2006). The BRW article brought together "25 future leaders who are already making a big impact on their fields of endeavour", a new generation of young leaders who are "demanding that Australian business embraces innovation, invests in its infrastructure and improves its relationship with the wider community."

100% ResOnline shares sold

Through the acquisition of ResOnline, and other strategic purchases and alignments, roamfree.com will take full advantage of the market that has developed over the last 5 years for consumers, agents and affiliates searching and purchasing "on-line, real-time" inventory.

roamfree.com launched by Tony Smith

Online world sees exciting new venture launched with Tony Smith as the Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Frawley, the Chief Operating Officer. The pair have almost 40 years of combined management experience in the tourism industry.