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Local intent and Graph Search on Facebook - joy or not for hotels?
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Local intent and Graph Search on Facebook - joy or not for hotels?
By Viewpoints | January 22, 2013
It seems that Facebook’s new Graph Search could be poised to be a true threat to Google, Yelp and Foursquare.... Read More
Booking.com bigs up being right in first brand campaign [VIDEO]
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Booking.com bigs up being right in first brand campaign [VIDEO]
By Linda Fox | January 22, 2013
Just how incredible do people feel when they get their accommodation choice right?... Read More
The Scan: Tivoli, Ibis and SLH get mobile but Greenland gets social, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Tivoli, Ibis and SLH get mobile but Greenland gets social, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | January 22, 2013
It's mostly about accommodation distribution as Treovi, SLH, Ibis, Hotelbeds, GuestCentric, JustBook, HomeAway, Reevoo, AeroNexus, Elite Meetings and Greenland all make the cut in our roundup of stories making news and driving opinion on 22 January... Read More
Open AXIS air distribution standards group taken over by ATPCO
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Open AXIS air distribution standards group taken over by ATPCO
By Kevin May | January 22, 2013
Airfare data filing service ATPCO has assumed responsibility for the Open AXIS Group, taking over maintaining and developing the organisation's XML standards for airlines.... Read More
Five travel APIs to beef up website user experience
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Five travel APIs to beef up website user experience
By Viewpoints | January 21, 2013
With the volume of travel APIs that exist out there, it's hard to know what might best enhance user experience and/or add value... Read More
Proactively managing online reputation works for hotels - so here is how you do it
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Proactively managing online reputation works for hotels - so here is how you do it
By Viewpoints | January 21, 2013
Many hoteliers today view reputation management as a reactive discipline of monitoring reviews and social media and responding to reviews in a way that ensures customer know that they care.... Read More
HotelTonight continues European invasion, targets Germany and Switzerland for late-hotel bookings
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HotelTonight continues European invasion, targets Germany and Switzerland for late-hotel bookings
By Kevin May | January 21, 2013
After establishing its first base outside of North America in London in June last year, HotelTonight is turning its attention to the expanding across mainland Europe.... Read More
Rough guide to Japanese online travel - opportunities and challenges for international and domestic players
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Rough guide to Japanese online travel - opportunities and challenges for international and domestic players
By Viewpoints | January 21, 2013
China often gets the most attention in Asia-Pacific (especially by those looking in from the West) because of its sheers size and the social evolution that has taken place there in recent years.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - All about hotel search, iTravel, Graph Search, Distribution, Hand-shakes
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about hotel search, iTravel, Graph Search, Distribution, Hand-shakes
By PhocusWire | January 20, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Conspiracy theory: Sabre files countersuit against US Airways
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Conspiracy theory: Sabre files countersuit against US Airways
By Nick Vivion | January 18, 2013
In a continuation of the US Airways vs. Sabre drama (read more about it here, here, and here), Sabre has filed a countersuit in New York State court, claiming full denial of US Airways' accusations.... Read More
Sabre, American Airlines and a $280 million hand-shake?
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Sabre, American Airlines and a $280 million hand-shake?
By Kevin May | January 18, 2013
Back in October 2012, when Sabre and American Airlines renewed their distribution agreement and ended their dispute in the courts, mystery surrounded a "monetary payment" between the pair.... Read More
Turkish Airlines claims social media goal with Man U tie-up
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Turkish Airlines claims social media goal with Man U tie-up
By Linda Fox | January 18, 2013
Many of you will have seen the cute Turkish Airlines Legends of Board advertisement which has received more than 100 million views since being posted on YouTube in early December... Read More
From the Tnooz archive - Distribution prediction (2011) and Travelport IPO (2010)
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From the Tnooz archive - Distribution prediction (2011) and Travelport IPO (2010)
By PhocusWire | January 18, 2013
Rolling back the years...... Read More
American Airlines unveils new look, enrages mid-century modernists
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American Airlines unveils new look, enrages mid-century modernists
By Nick Vivion | January 17, 2013
The iconic American Airlines logo, which was designed by graphic design logo Massimo Vignelli in 1968, has officially entered the history books as the airline unveils their new livery, logo and overall company aesthetic.... Read More
The joys of managing a travel community [INFOGRAPHIC]
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The joys of managing a travel community [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | January 17, 2013
Travelfish, no slouch to the ups-and-downs of managing traveler forums, has created a marvellous infographic demonstrating just how useful - and complex - forums can be for both site owners and site users.... Read More
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