Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience
Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience
By Kevin May | July 9, 2012
Trip planners were all the rage a few years ago, with many a travel startup pitching session or... Read More
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More chaos in the purchase funnel - meta-meta travel search
More chaos in the purchase funnel - meta-meta travel search
By Kevin May | July 6, 2012
Just as suppliers are trying to get closer to customers and almost everyone seems to lament the number... Read More
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Anyone who thought William Shatner would disappear from Priceline TV ads is mad
Anyone who thought William Shatner would disappear from Priceline TV ads is mad
By Kevin May | July 5, 2012
Was Priceline REALLY going to kill off William Shatner as the frontman its long-running TV ads? Of... Read More
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MyGuidie shuts down, blames competitive market and need for lots of cash
MyGuidie shuts down, blames competitive market and need for lots of cash
By Kevin May | July 5, 2012
Nobody particularly likes a deadpool story, but sometimes there are lessons to be learned to help out... Read More
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TravelAvenue wants to be the Pinterest for travel, with a few twists
TravelAvenue wants to be the Pinterest for travel, with a few twists
By Kevin May | July 4, 2012
Pinterest launched quietly into the world of social networking in 2010, but then made one hell of a... Read More
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Holland clones @sweden project with weekly citizen Twitter showcase
Holland clones @sweden project with weekly citizen Twitter showcase
By Kevin May | July 4, 2012
"Do we live in windmills? Do we walk on wooden shoes? Is the whole country covered with fields of... Read More
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Amadeus admits ALTEA crash was a result of Leap Second bug
Amadeus admits ALTEA crash was a result of Leap Second bug
By Kevin May | July 3, 2012
A software failure at Qantas last week was not the result of slippery fingers by Amadeus engineers but... Read More
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Impact of social media on the travel industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | July 2, 2012
Yes, we've all seen infographics telling us how social media is doing this and that to the travel... Read More
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What happened two years ago today?
What happened two years ago today?
By Kevin May | July 1, 2012
As the second quarter of 2010 drew to a close, Google's widely rumoured acquisition of ITA Software... Read More
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Outage weekend: Qantas, Virgin Australia and Room 77 hit as web systems fail
Outage weekend: Qantas, Virgin Australia and Room 77 hit as web systems fail
By Kevin May | July 1, 2012
Passengers of Qantas and Virgin America had difficulties checking in this weekend after the system... Read More
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