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How technology fragmentation, organizational effectiveness impacts digital customer experience
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How technology fragmentation, organizational effectiveness impacts digital customer experience
By Nick Vivion | October 14, 2013
In their latest research, Forrester Consulting and Qubit tackle an important issue deserving of more attention: the successful implementation of digital marketing technology across departments. Man... Read More
Air Canada closes in on WestJet - Top Canada travel websites, September 2013
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Air Canada closes in on WestJet - Top Canada travel websites, September 2013
By PhocusWire | October 14, 2013
WestJet has lost some of its lead to rival carrier Air Canada in the latest chart of leading Canada travel websites. Air Canada gained 1.25% market share between August and September as WestJet man... Read More
Air Canada bashed in social media for email mocking US media after missing dog saga
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Air Canada bashed in social media for email mocking US media after missing dog saga
By Karthick Prabu | October 14, 2013
The US government shut-down has not only troubled the travel industry, but it has also made Air Canada land in a bit of a social media soup. Passenger Jutta Kulic had booked an Air Canada flight be... Read More
EasyJet pulls ahead of Ryanair, British Airways closes in - Top UK travel websites, September 2013
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EasyJet pulls ahead of Ryanair, British Airways closes in - Top UK travel websites, September 2013
By PhocusWire | October 14, 2013
EasyJet has stretched its lead at the top of leading travel websites in the UK, moving further ahead of Ryanair as third placed British Airways narrows the gap on the Irish carrier. The gap between... Read More
Airlines, brace for a new dimension in inflight entertainment
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Airlines, brace for a new dimension in inflight entertainment
By Linda Fox | October 14, 2013
Who remembers the Virgin Atlantic passenger who wrote a lengthy letter complaining about his inflight meal, which went viral via email? Now, it seems passengers who don't want publicise any issues... Read More
Expedia peers into the future of travel, focusing on Millennials
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Expedia peers into the future of travel, focusing on Millennials
By Sean O'Neil | October 14, 2013
Millennials -- people who grew up in the 1980s -- travel differently than the rest of us, according to fresh research by Expedia, the online travel agency (OTA). In a key finding, travelers under 3... Read More
Source: Senior leaders at Hotels.com depart, under Expedia Inc reshuffle
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Source: Senior leaders at Hotels.com depart, under Expedia Inc reshuffle
By Sean O'Neil | October 12, 2013
Employees at Hotels.com were greeted Friday by a number of senior executive departures as part of a reshuffle at the online travel agency, owned by Expedia Inc. In a statement to Tnooz, the company... Read More
DogVacay keeps digging, coming up with an additional $15 million
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DogVacay keeps digging, coming up with an additional $15 million
By Nick Vivion | October 11, 2013
DogVacay, the P2P pet care startup, has added another bone to the pile: $15 million in funding, which brings the total haul to $22 million. $6 million was raised last year from Benchmark Capital. A... Read More
CouchSurfing CEO steps down amid layoffs, uncertainty
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CouchSurfing CEO steps down amid layoffs, uncertainty
By Nick Vivion | October 11, 2013
After a controversial move to incorporate as a for-profit company, CouchSurfing is reeling from a round of uncertainty. CEO Tony Espinoza has stepped down, appointing community experience manager Jen... Read More
Mobile payments in travel - what you can hear is the sound of no trend happening
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Mobile payments in travel - what you can hear is the sound of no trend happening
By Viewpoints | October 11, 2013
Speaking at a conference earlier this year with some 200 mostly global airlines and hotels in attendance, I did a simple audience poll. NB: This is a viewpoint from Douglas Quinby, vice president f... Read More
Google Hangouts, a (potential) future vision of travel retail
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Google Hangouts, a (potential) future vision of travel retail
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2013
Once you get past the gushing excitement of participants in this online get together for an upmarket clothing brand, it makes you think how Google Hangouts might work for travel. There are lots of... Read More
Destination marketing companies unite to beat funding cuts
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Destination marketing companies unite to beat funding cuts
By Linda Fox | October 11, 2013
UK-based New Mind and Scandinavia's tellUs IT have merged to provide a single technology platform for destination marketing. The companies, who between them include customers such as Visit Scotland... Read More
How one user review site filters out dodgy content [VIDEO]
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How one user review site filters out dodgy content [VIDEO]
By Karthick Prabu | October 11, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqi-jjbEKcs" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Good-and-bad.jpg"] Online user revie... Read More
Are you ready to demystify hotel metasearch?
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Are you ready to demystify hotel metasearch?
By PhocusWire | October 10, 2013
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy8OhcnbMEc" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/accommodation-search.jpg"] The world... Read More
Global youth travel market booming, as backpacker dollars add up
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Global youth travel market booming, as backpacker dollars add up
By Nick Vivion | October 10, 2013
The stereotype of the youth travel market is chock full of dreadlocks, penny-pinchers, and party hounds - typically derided as a particularly non-lucrative market.  However, as the global dollars add... Read More
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