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Survey says: What devices do Americans use most for reading emails?
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Survey says: What devices do Americans use most for reading emails?
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
Recent stats show mobile devices continue to dominate desktops, delivering 61% of e-mail opens in the latest quarter while desktops were only used to open emails 39% of the time. Tablets are still... Read More
Lonely Planet in acquisition mood, buys trip planner TouristEye
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Lonely Planet in acquisition mood, buys trip planner TouristEye
By Kevin May | November 13, 2013
Seven months on from its sale by the BBC, Lonely Planet has made its first acquisition by snapping up travel planning startup TouristEye. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition p... Read More
Yapta tops up Series D with $2 million additional investment
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Yapta tops up Series D with $2 million additional investment
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
Yapta, known for its FareIQ technology that helps accurately track airfare pricing, has added more cash to their Series D round. The round brought in an additional $2 million in financing, and was... Read More
US Airways and American settle with Department of Justice, merger's back on track
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US Airways and American settle with Department of Justice, merger's back on track
By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2013
The Department of Justice has settled their lawsuit blocking the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. This is a fast turnaround from earlier this year, when the regulatory body announce... Read More
Crazy idea - but is THIS finally a way forward for travel innovation?
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Crazy idea - but is THIS finally a way forward for travel innovation?
By Alex Kremer | November 13, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, we’ve seen another year’s worth of travel startups trying – and in most cases failing – to gain traction. To long-time observers of travel, this is of course not a surpris... Read More
Travel videos, going viral and getting past the skip moment
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Travel videos, going viral and getting past the skip moment
By Linda Fox | November 13, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKpny-qC5XE" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/viral-video-690x300.jpg"] What do a... Read More
Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
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Travel DISTRIBUTION roundup - Travelport, Sabre, BookIt, Eurolines, GTA, TravelClick
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION on Wednesday 13 November 2013... Transaero Airlines and Sabre sign new content deal Transaero Airlines and Sabre have sign... Read More
Android is devouring Apple - here is why
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Android is devouring Apple - here is why
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2013
DEVICES: Apple still manages to get an extraordinary amount of buzz for its iPhones and iPads in comparison to other brands - probably because it is West Coast-based and the overall quality of its d... Read More
Landmark deal in China - B2B online travel service 8Trip raises $24.6 million
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Landmark deal in China - B2B online travel service 8Trip raises $24.6 million
By Karthick Prabu | November 12, 2013
8Trip, a China-based online travel service which connects suppliers with sellers, has raised $24.6 million from Vision Knight Capital and SoftBank China Capital (SBCVC). Founder and CEO Yuan Dong s... Read More
THack Bangalore: Winners - waitlist predictor, social travel and trip planning
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THack Bangalore: Winners - waitlist predictor, social travel and trip planning
By Karthick Prabu | November 12, 2013
For the first time in India, a travel vertical focused hackathon (THack) took place in the country's own Silicon Valley - Bangalore. THack Bangalore was planned to be slightly different from the ot... Read More
Airbnb catalyzes messaging and guest experience, asking hosts to rally to change laws
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Airbnb catalyzes messaging and guest experience, asking hosts to rally to change laws
By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2013
Airbnb produced an event, the Airbnb Open, focused on the short-term rental site's host community, both showcasing the company's capacious new offices and some specific inspiring stories of the websit... Read More
Mario and Nintendo's cast of characters expands again across Norwegian's full fleet
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Mario and Nintendo's cast of characters expands again across Norwegian's full fleet
By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2013
Norwegian Cruise Line has expanded their initial trial with Nintendo, bringing the Wii U gaming system to all Norwegian ships fleet-wide. After deploying Nintendo's original Wii gaming system acros... Read More
Increasing your social media following is easy - right?
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Increasing your social media following is easy - right?
By PhocusWire | November 12, 2013
SOCIAL: Let's face it, there are many ways to "game" the system and attract followers or fans (or whatever term other social networks use) to a brand. But actually making good use of them is another... Read More
GuidePal - notes from a startup in transition
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GuidePal - notes from a startup in transition
By Linda Fox | November 12, 2013
For city guide app, GuidePal, 2013 has been a transition year. Founder and current chief executive David Janson says the startup (TLabs here) has spent time reflecting on and adjusting the business... Read More
Google wades into personal trip planning with Tour Builder
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Google wades into personal trip planning with Tour Builder
By Karthick Prabu | November 12, 2013
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