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Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill
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Routehappy embarks on mission to help people fly better with a happy pill
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Routehappy finally lifts the lid today on what it's calling a 'next generation of flight metasearch' and after more than a year since launching its beta site... Read More
Silly things people find themselves doing in data centers
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Silly things people find themselves doing in data centers
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013
We’ve all done it — made that stupid mistake and hoped nobody saw it, prayed that it wouldn’t have an adverse effect on the systems or the network.... Read More
Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway
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Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway
By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013
Crowd-sourced content continues to appeal to travel brands, as Gogobot and Homeaway partner on a product called Insider Guides that brings local insider knowledge to travelers.... Read More
WestJet retakes crown from Air Canada - Top Canada travel websites, March 2013
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WestJet retakes crown from Air Canada - Top Canada travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2013
The ongoing jostling for position at the front of the leading travel websites in Canada continued in March, with WestJet passing Air Canada once again to take top spot.... Read More
Superfly shifts into big data with launch of Travel Emails
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Superfly shifts into big data with launch of Travel Emails
By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013
Superfly, the meta search company that bakes loyalty points into the flight booking process, has announced a new feature that signals a strategic shift.... Read More
Thomas Cook tunes into social media with listening lab
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Thomas Cook tunes into social media with listening lab
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Lots of buzz words kicking about in Thomas Cook's announcement of a 24/7 rapid response social media listening lab... Read More
Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease
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Behold the bounty to be had in travel when data roaming charges ease
By Viewpoints | April 25, 2013
It’s the mid-1990s, and I’m one of those management consultants so lovingly praised on the hit TV drama House of Lies.... Read More
Business travel - Trends, cost reduction measures, opportunities and challenges
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Business travel - Trends, cost reduction measures, opportunities and challenges
By Karthick Prabu | April 25, 2013
A recent study brings to light the usage of business travel policies by corporates, mobile payment trend and growth of business travel and more.... Read More
Kigo rental technology service secures $1.8 million funding round, plots expansion to Asia
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Kigo rental technology service secures $1.8 million funding round, plots expansion to Asia
By Kevin May | April 25, 2013
Back-end systems in the vacation rental sector are also on the receiving end of investment, as Spain-based Kigo wins a $1.8 million Series A injection this week.... Read More
Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Google's lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of proposals from the search giant proves successful.... Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
By Viewpoints | April 24, 2013
At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines.... Read More
Hotel prices in North America - April to June 2013
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Hotel prices in North America - April to June 2013
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in North America.... Read More
Social media marketing ethics - reflections after the Boston Marathon bombing
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Social media marketing ethics - reflections after the Boston Marathon bombing
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013
Social media professionals have turned to tactics that undermine some of the core tenets promised by social media.... Read More
Mafengwo secures funding round of $15 million, social travel thrives in China
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Mafengwo secures funding round of $15 million, social travel thrives in China
By Karthick Prabu | April 24, 2013
China-based social travel platform Mafengwo has secured $15 million in series B funding from CapitalToday and QimingVenture Partners.... Read More
Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013
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Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013
Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US.... Read More
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