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Voice activated flight search portends of tech-to-come
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Voice activated flight search portends of tech-to-come
By Nick Vivion | March 26, 2013
The latest foray into voice-tech comes from CheapAir.com. The voice activation feature is integrated with the company's latest iPhone and iPad release, allowing customers to use voice to search for flights amidst the 25 million aggregated fares.... Read More
IHG unleashes (member-only) free wifi to every hotel, same as hosting population of Russia online
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IHG unleashes (member-only) free wifi to every hotel, same as hosting population of Russia online
By Kevin May | March 26, 2013
"World First" claim coming up from InterContinental Hotel Group after revealing today that each of its properties around the world will be offering up free wifi to guests.... Read More
Ready, steady, go - a race to the bottom for travel guidebooks, e-books and apps?
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Ready, steady, go - a race to the bottom for travel guidebooks, e-books and apps?
By Viewpoints | March 26, 2013
CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, put it simply when he famously proclaimed last year: "We expect DVD subscribers to decline every quarter... forever."... Read More
Are governments finally getting it right with travel advice on the web?
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Are governments finally getting it right with travel advice on the web?
By Viewpoints | March 26, 2013
The new UK government travel advice pages from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were launched this week.... Read More
Six-second postcards: Vine is changing how travelers share stories
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Six-second postcards: Vine is changing how travelers share stories
By Sean O'Neil | March 26, 2013
It's been described as "what would happen if Instagram and YouTube had a love child." Travelers have been using it large numbers.... Read More
Quora rolls out full-text-search: can it finally become a valuable tool for travel brands?
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Quora rolls out full-text-search: can it finally become a valuable tool for travel brands?
By Karthick Prabu | March 25, 2013
Q&A portal Quora has rolled out the ability to search on answers, opening doors to potentially easier lead generation and better reputation management for travel brands.... Read More
Fully fared: Rome2rio announces new point-to-point pricing feature
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Fully fared: Rome2rio announces new point-to-point pricing feature
By Nick Vivion | March 25, 2013
In what could be one of the most interesting new features in the travel startup space this year, point-to-point travel planning site rome2rio is now offering complete journey pricing of trips mapped out on the service.... Read More
Reputation matters, so get smart with intelligent guest feedback
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Reputation matters, so get smart with intelligent guest feedback
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2013
Some hotels think there’s some magic to getting a great reputation. There isn’t.... Read More
New horizon - why two different worlds must collide when running a hotel
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New horizon - why two different worlds must collide when running a hotel
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2013
Marketing and revenue management are both vital functions in the hospitality industry - but they often seem to operate in two different worlds.... Read More
Things I wish I had known when starting Hipmunk
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Things I wish I had known when starting Hipmunk
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2013
Adam Goldstein recalls lessons learned the hard way while co-founding the metasearch site. Topics include OTA incestuousness, staffing issues, and pushing releases.... Read More
THack Sydney - Travel problems to be solved and new APIs added
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THack Sydney - Travel problems to be solved and new APIs added
By Kevin May | March 24, 2013
There is just over a week to go until the official start online of the latest in our series of THack events for developers - this time taking place in Sydney, Australia!... Read More
RIP Travelllll - quirky name, plenty of content, potentially a large, vociferous and captive audience
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RIP Travelllll - quirky name, plenty of content, potentially a large, vociferous and captive audience
By Kevin May | March 24, 2013
Somewhat ironic that in the week that BBC sold Lonely Planet to a little known digital publishing house that a site created to cover issues affecting travel writers and blogging revealed it would be closing.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Mobiles, Gurus, Freebies, Rubik's Cubes, Lonely Planets, Celebs
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Mobiles, Gurus, Freebies, Rubik's Cubes, Lonely Planets, Celebs
By PhocusWire | March 24, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Visa data shows a steady stream of global travel spend in 2012
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Visa data shows a steady stream of global travel spend in 2012
By Nick Vivion | March 22, 2013
With billions of digital dollars flowing through its system, credit card and financial services company Visa has deep data on the travel spending habits of its user base.... Read More
Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
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Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013
With four years experience in the vacation rental sector, the apartum team felt the need for a comparison site to help consumers find available apartments from a range of sources in one place... Read More
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