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TravelNerd promises to do all airport related homework for you
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TravelNerd promises to do all airport related homework for you
By Karthick Prabu | March 12, 2013
A few words that come to mind when we talk about ancillary revenues: airlines and airports. But with plenty written about airline ancillaries services being offered up carriers, airports get less attention.... Read More
Four travel APIs to quickly change the way you interact with your customers online
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Four travel APIs to quickly change the way you interact with your customers online
By Viewpoints | March 11, 2013
The internet revolution continues apace. Not content with completely changing the entire world in less than 20 years, the Internet is now also trying to organise it.... Read More
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - growing, but leagues behind packaged tools [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - growing, but leagues behind packaged tools [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | March 11, 2013
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was probably the Big Data of the early-2000s - at term bounded about to describe a concept which actually had its roots going back decades.... Read More
Time to feed the zombie travel startups to the lions (aka The Successful Ones)
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Time to feed the zombie travel startups to the lions (aka The Successful Ones)
By Alex Bainbridge | March 11, 2013
One of the larger challenges running a complex, supplier-facing business within the tours and activities sector is the competitors (all startups) that are failing.... Read More
Concur continues spending spree, acquires ConTgo for location-based services
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Concur continues spending spree, acquires ConTgo for location-based services
By Linda Fox | March 11, 2013
Concur has acquired mobile specialist ConTgo with terms of the deal undisclosed... Read More
Go & Smell The Roses, says Travelocity's Roaming Gnome
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Go & Smell The Roses, says Travelocity's Roaming Gnome
By Karthick Prabu | March 11, 2013
Travelocity has launched a new campaign - Go & Smell The Roses - featuring its brand mascot, the Roaming Gnome.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Urgency, Feeds, Sign-ins, Context, Graveyards, NFC and more
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Urgency, Feeds, Sign-ins, Context, Graveyards, NFC and more
By PhocusWire | March 11, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Flatora acknowledges the challenges as it creates an Airbnb for the Russian market
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Flatora acknowledges the challenges as it creates an Airbnb for the Russian market
By Viewpoints | March 10, 2013
Flatora is Russia’s answer to Airbnb –it’s an online service for short-term accommodation rental in the region with its founders dubbing it the booking.com of the apartments rental market... Read More
As PassKit secures funding of $1.2 million, we put the mobile wallet app to the test
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As PassKit secures funding of $1.2 million, we put the mobile wallet app to the test
By Karthick Prabu | March 8, 2013
PassKit, Hong Kong-based mobile wallet platform startup has secured $1.2 million series A funding. The investor details were undisclosed.... Read More
Dark hat SEO and travel: Some insights from Danny Sullivan
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Dark hat SEO and travel: Some insights from Danny Sullivan
By Sean O'Neil | March 8, 2013
In mid-February, Google seems to have penalized popular UK flower retailer Interflora for questionable search engine optimization (SEO) practices. Is a travel site next?... Read More
The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories
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The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories
By PhocusWire | March 8, 2013
Lowcostholidays, Air New Zealand, Priceline-Kayak, Inner Maldives, Reardon Commerce, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Micros Systems, Etihad and NYC & Company all make the cut in our round of travel technology news on Friday 8 March... Read More
Gidsy plays matchmaker between travelers and authentic local experiences
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Gidsy plays matchmaker between travelers and authentic local experiences
By Sean O'Neil | March 8, 2013
Gidsy is an "AirBnB for authentic events." Locals in more than 140 cities worldwide use the site to sell their tours, courses and other activities.... Read More
The implications of Facebook's news feed update on the travel industry
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The implications of Facebook's news feed update on the travel industry
By Nick Vivion | March 7, 2013
Here we go again: Facebook is rolling out a new look with widespread implications for all the network's users - and the businesses that engage with them on a daily basis.... Read More
Why has no one done this before? The airplane graveyard as playground [VIDEO]
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Why has no one done this before? The airplane graveyard as playground [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | March 7, 2013
What do you get when you combine an airplane graveyard with 40 freestyle runners and parcour-partakers? Perhaps the best travel video ever to be unaffiliated with anyone in the travel industry...... Read More
The m-Power mobile travel app for Amadeus debuts a full redesign
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The m-Power mobile travel app for Amadeus debuts a full redesign
By Sean O'Neil | March 7, 2013
Travel agency customers of the GDS can now customize the latest version, which debuts first as iOS only, and comes with new pricing terms.... Read More
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