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Uber surge price notification, Queensland info app, Tokyo wifi hotspots, and more

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Uber to launch notification for surge pricing Read More

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Latest Google Maps evolution makes a meta to the world

By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014

Google is rapidly iterating and consolidating its product line, sunsetting services and finally gluing disparate pieces of the puzzle together, with the latest makeover coming to the Maps product. Read More

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Virgin Atlantic gets up close and personal with Google Glass

By Kevin May | February 10, 2014

Genuine (and valuable) uses of Google Glass at the sharp end of the travel industry have been relatively hard to come by so far. But Virgin Atlantic has now stepped forward with a pilot project to Read More

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Expedia plays down search visibility drama, constantly audits SEO practices

By Kevin May | February 7, 2014

After Expedia insisted on an inevitable "no comment" for weeks, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was always going to face questions during its latest financial results about the search saga. Expedia.com was r Read More

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Kayak decides to continue working with ITA Software after all

By Kevin May | February 6, 2014

Kayak says it will stay best buddies (of sorts) with ITA Software after all - despite being at the forefront of the lobbying group opposed to Google buying ITA in 2010. The travel search company's Read More

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EUREKA! Where could your travel startup idea come from?

By Alex Bainbridge | February 3, 2014

Depending upon your pain threshold, running a travel startup is either the most rewarding challenge in your life or it can be a truly terrifying ordeal. Why? Because you lay forth your personal Read More

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Time for a rethink: Google Plus is a bigger deal than many think

By PhocusWire | February 2, 2014

SOCIAL: It was so easy to dismiss Google Plus when it didn't seemingly topple Facebook within a micro-second of being launched - it was just a matter of time before it was destined for the same bin Read More

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American Airlines points to a new movement in airline IT

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 30, 2014

Sabre and American Airlines have formally agreed to a deal whereby both US Airways and its sister carrier will use Sabre as the passenger service system for the merged airline. While this is hardly Read More

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Japan named most viewed destination in Asia on Google Street View

By Karthick Prabu | January 29, 2014

In Asia, China has been attracting media and business attention for its massive outbound travel market, but the country that has got the travellers (online) attention is the land of rising sun - Japan Read More

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Google to close Schemer destination activity planning service

By Kevin May | January 20, 2014

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GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships

By Kevin May | January 17, 2014

Moves by Ryanair to re-enter the world of third party distribution through travel agencies are gathering pace ahead of an official launch of its corporate travel service. Revealed by Tnooz earlier Read More

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Hotel giants fall victim to spam attack on Google

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2014

Google has confirmed it is working to fix an attack on big brand hotels including Marriott and Hilton, which sees links to their websites redirected to a third party. The search giant declined to m Read More

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Mobile app developers - no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

By PhocusWire | January 14, 2014

DEVICES: Some believed that every man, woman and child (okay, maybe not the last one) owning a smartphone was going to trigger a marketplace where clever developers with a working knowledge of devic Read More

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Out in the open? Ryanair touts top-secret Google partnership

By Kevin May | January 12, 2014

Nothing like a story about two of the industry's most talked about brands - Ryanair and Google - working together to get people a bit hot under the collar. An interview with Ryanair CEO Michael O'L Read More

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Just one word is the difference between good and bad mobile shopping

By PhocusWire | January 8, 2014

DEVICES: Mobile services have evolved (thankfully, many would say) to the extent that most retailers of note now have some kind of offering for customers. But user experience, cost and availability Read More

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