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Using semantic technology to create better consumer profiles in travel
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Using semantic technology to create better consumer profiles in travel
By Viewpoints | December 8, 2011
It took me about 15 years from when I started travelling for business and pleasure to appreciate the value of a professional travel agent. Read More
Where is the consumer interest in a limited Google Flight Search?
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Where is the consumer interest in a limited Google Flight Search?
By Viewpoints | December 7, 2011
As we head into the busy travel season, travel agencies – both online and storefront – are poised once again to handle significant volumes of consumer traffic. Read More
Travel tech company answers Google threat with better usability and semantic focus
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Travel tech company answers Google threat with better usability and semantic focus
By Linda Fox | December 4, 2011
FACT-Finder, a website usability specialist based in Germany, has devised what it claims could be a system to see off the threat of Google in travel search. Read More
The problem with QR codes [VIDEO]
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The problem with QR codes [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | December 1, 2011
Just for fun. Very amusing skit from Scott Stratten, president of UnMarketing, laying into the idea of QR codes and how impractical they can be. Read More
How Nokia wants to make location and sharing a part of the mobile DNA
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How Nokia wants to make location and sharing a part of the mobile DNA
By Kevin May | November 26, 2011
Interesting developments in world of handsets as Nokia starts testing a platform which brings social media and location-based information to the heart of the mobile. Read More
Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
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Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
By Kevin May | November 24, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Superfly, a platform which combines a flight search engine with a loyalty scheme management system. Read More
Peace in our time: Vayant and Everbread settle long-running dispute
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Peace in our time: Vayant and Everbread settle long-running dispute
By Kevin May | November 20, 2011
A bitter row between airfare shopping technology startups Vayant and Everbread, which ended up in the courts, is over - with a settlement agreed last week. Read More
Vayant upgrades system, brings real-time to prime time
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Vayant upgrades system, brings real-time to prime time
By Kevin May | November 19, 2011
Vayant is stepping up its attempts to muscle in on the world of airfare shopping technology with a major enhancement to the core service. Read More
Google Flight Search expands as Wertheimer finally talks and Hafner takes his shots
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Google Flight Search expands as Wertheimer finally talks and Hafner takes his shots
By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2011
It was a coming out party of sorts for Jeremy Wertheimer, Google's vice president of travel, as Google Flight Search took some baby steps to expand its coverage area. Read More
Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
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Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
Just two months after taking the covers off the first iteration in the US, other countries around the world will soon be getting the Google Flight Search product. Read More
How does voice search change the travel industry?
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How does voice search change the travel industry?
By Viewpoints | November 11, 2011
We’ve all seen a little and opined a lot about what Google could do with ITA Software, but could one of the most potentially innovative elements still be flying under the radar? Read More
Amadeus keeps migrating airlines, not overly concerned about Google
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Amadeus keeps migrating airlines, not overly concerned about Google
By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2011
Rest assured that Amadeus officials aren't losing sleep over the prospect that Google, with ITA Software now in the fold, will one day become a major competitor in the provision of airline IT services. Read More
How to take travel search marketing to the next level with product feeds
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How to take travel search marketing to the next level with product feeds
By Viewpoints | November 8, 2011
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is one of mainstays in digital advertising of almost every industry vertical, but especially travel. Read More
Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing
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Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
When it comes to putting all its brands on a global hotel platform, Priceline continues to think differently than its rivals -- and just keeps growing. Read More
Cautionary tale: When an online travel agency falls foul of the new Google
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Cautionary tale: When an online travel agency falls foul of the new Google
By Viewpoints | November 3, 2011
How long could your business survive if you lost 80% of your customers tomorrow? Read More