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Speaking of travel tech, could AirGo improve airplane seating?
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Speaking of travel tech, could AirGo improve airplane seating?
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
It's not often that the ideas of a undergraduate engineering student at University of Malaysia get featured by ABC News, The Economist, and the Christian Science Monitor.... Read More
Roomer, a secondary market for hotel rooms, secures $2M in funding from BRM Capital
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Roomer, a secondary market for hotel rooms, secures $2M in funding from BRM Capital
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
New Israel-based site Roomer lets users sell recoup the cost of pre-paid hotel reservations they can't keep by re-selling them in a marketplace. It announced its funding today, and launched its new site.... Read More
Selling $40 T-shirts before it has even launched, Wander is unconventional
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Selling $40 T-shirts before it has even launched, Wander is unconventional
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
Wander, which has raised $1.2 million in funding, is so successful at strip-teasing its product that no one outside of the company knows what it is.... Read More
Triptease wants to refresh the reviews space putting an end to faceless text
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Triptease wants to refresh the reviews space putting an end to faceless text
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Frustration with travel reviews drove Triptease founder Charlie Osmond to develop the service after six years working in social media... Read More
DoubleTree's Diana Plazas and Altimeter's Charlene Li speak about defining social and leveraging technology [VIDEO]
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DoubleTree's Diana Plazas and Altimeter's Charlene Li speak about defining social and leveraging technology [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | March 4, 2013
Tnooz caught up with two speakers at the Expion Social Business Summit in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, USA, last month: Charlene Li from Altimeter Group and Diana Plazas from DoubleTree by Hilton.... Read More
TripAdvisor is selling CabinGuru - the cruise site that never happened
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TripAdvisor is selling CabinGuru - the cruise site that never happened
By Kevin May | March 4, 2013
To the outside, a travel site called CabinGuru seemed like a perfect idea - a cruise planning and information service, perhaps a little bit like the TripAdvisor-owned SeatGuru.... Read More
Hi-tech is not a reason to sideline high-touch - a lesson for the travel industry from a shoe seller
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Hi-tech is not a reason to sideline high-touch - a lesson for the travel industry from a shoe seller
By Viewpoints | March 4, 2013
I recently sat on a panel addressing destination marketers about just that: destination marketing today and tomorrow.... Read More
JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon
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JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
US airline JetBlue has entered itself into Google's "If I had Glass" contest via a series of posts on Twitter and on Google+ that feature "concept versions" of what passengers might experience. Savvy marketing.... Read More
The New York Times slams the airlines' proposed NDC, and IATA responds
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The New York Times slams the airlines' proposed NDC, and IATA responds
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
The Gray Lady officially announced its deep skepticism about the New Distribution Capability (NDC), the airlines' proposal for revised standards for how airlines provide airfare content to end users. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) responds.... Read More
GoEuro attracts heavy hitter funding in $4 million seed round
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GoEuro attracts heavy hitter funding in $4 million seed round
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Multi-modal travel search is gathering pace as GoEuro today announces $4m seed funding led by Battery Ventures and Hasso Plattner Ventures... Read More
DealAngel now gives buy/wait advice for hotel rooms
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DealAngel now gives buy/wait advice for hotel rooms
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
Today DealAngel, a hotel search engine and aggregator, revealed that it will now be giving buy/wait advice to travelers based on market pricing trends for hotels.... Read More
Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
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Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2013
The number one goal of any travel company is to increase conversion. The higher the conversion, the better the profit.... Read More
Spotted by Locals brings neighbourhood flavour to Google Field Trip
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Spotted by Locals brings neighbourhood flavour to Google Field Trip
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Spotted by Locals has scored a bit of coup by making it on to Google Field Trip - one of only two travel guide publishers to provide content to the mobile app. Now when Android users, who have the... Read More
Ibis app lets you literally do it in your sleep
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Ibis app lets you literally do it in your sleep
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Here's a funny one that those of you with iPhones might like to try tonight - the Ibis Sleep Art application... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Bankers, Secrets, Acquisitions, Pricing, Speed, Tempers
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Bankers, Secrets, Acquisitions, Pricing, Speed, Tempers
By PhocusWire | March 3, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
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