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United, Orbitz sue tiny Skiplagged, which crowdfunds a defense

By Sean O'Neil | December 31, 2014

About 1,500 people have donated funds to a 22-year-old entrepreneur, who is crowdfunding a legal... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: when Amazon made a hotel play

By Patrick Landman | December 29, 2014

In case you missed it, Amazon, possibly the biggest ecommerce website in the world, has entered into... Read More

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Tapping emotions at the moment of booking

By Viewpoints | December 29, 2014

When you think of it, it might seem like an obvious question: what motivates people to travel on... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop

By Daniele Beccari | December 29, 2014

Forty percent. The number was embedded in an Expedia-Comscore workshop presented at PhocusWright,... Read More

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Ryanair launches US site, Hotelzon in Ireland, BusBud catches Greyhound, and more...

By PhocusWire | December 29, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality... Read More

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Qunar invests in offline agent, launches test-site in English

By Martin Cowen | December 26, 2014

Another example of how disruptive the Chinese OTAs are becoming is that big news breaks on Xmas Day,... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: tours and activities (finally) on the radar

By Stephen Joyce | December 23, 2014

It's hard not to think of tours and activities in 2014 without recalling two critical moments. The... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: rapid change in online travel in China

By Claude Bénard | December 23, 2014

Five years ago I wrote in Tnooz (for a crystal ball round-up) about trends in online travel in China.... Read More

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Switching the focus from problem solving to travel inspiration apps

By Viewpoints | December 23, 2014

These days, the focus of technology seems to be solving all of our problems. Apps exist to help us... Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: TripAdvisor and the entire trip

By Kevin May | December 23, 2014

It might seem to make perfect sense now, but many would admit to being surprised when TripAdvisor... Read More

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