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Actions speak louder than tweets - a change in thinking from airlines with Twitter
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Actions speak louder than tweets - a change in thinking from airlines with Twitter
By Kevin May | January 2, 2013
Buried at the end of a promotional video for Dutch airline KLM just before Christmas was the following slogan:... Read More
The ultimate guide to airline customer relationship management and loyalty
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The ultimate guide to airline customer relationship management and loyalty
By Viewpoints | January 2, 2013
Airline Frequent Flier Programs (FFPs) were introduced around three decades back by American Airlines in an attempt to reward repeat customers and build brand loyalty.... Read More
Avis buys car sharing network Zipcar for $500 million
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Avis buys car sharing network Zipcar for $500 million
By Kevin May | January 2, 2013
A significant and sizeable deal in travel to start 2013: Avis Budget Group has splashed out $500 million on vehicle sharing network Zipcar.... Read More
Lonely Planet forced to shut Thorn Tree forum over inappropriate content
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Lonely Planet forced to shut Thorn Tree forum over inappropriate content
By Kevin May | January 2, 2013
Lonely Planet has temporarily closed its well-known Thorn Tree community pages after bosses discovered some discussions breached editorial guidelines.... Read More
Visual storytelling – a core part of digital marketing for hotels
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Visual storytelling – a core part of digital marketing for hotels
By Viewpoints | December 31, 2012
One question I am often asked by hotel emarketers: "Do we really need so much visual content to sell our hotel rooms?"... Read More
GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - December 2012
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - December 2012
By PhocusWire | December 31, 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during December 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
Best of Tnooz in 2012 - Most popular, most commented and more
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Best of Tnooz in 2012 - Most popular, most commented and more
By Kevin May | December 31, 2012
2012 was our third full year in operation at Tnooz - with record traffic and more events than ever before. Here are some of the highlights...... Read More
The real-time market: fun, efficient and the future?
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The real-time market: fun, efficient and the future?
By Viewpoints | December 28, 2012
If you are among the 51% of UK adults that have smartphones, it is likely that your home screen is littered with apps... Read More
Social media is dead - airline marketing in 2013 all about connected travellers and the real world
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Social media is dead - airline marketing in 2013 all about connected travellers and the real world
By Viewpoints | December 28, 2012
Let’s face it - social media is dead. There are over 200 airlines on Twitter today, for example, and the space is cluttered.... Read More
Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs
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Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs
By Viewpoints | December 27, 2012
When we received a tip from a helpful Tnooz reader noting an interesting search inconsistency with Google handsets running the newest version of Android, Jelly Bean, we decided it was a great opportunity to tear open the world of mobile search.... Read More
Travel startups in Russia: From apps to social travel and a dash of marketplaces
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Travel startups in Russia: From apps to social travel and a dash of marketplaces
By Viewpoints | December 26, 2012
Online travel is experiencing phenomenal growth in Russia with startups emerging thick and fast and a number of funding rounds revealed recently making it an exciting space... Read More
Data shows the Series A crunch is real, but many consumer travel tech startups may still survive
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Data shows the Series A crunch is real, but many consumer travel tech startups may still survive
By Sean O'Neil | December 24, 2012
How will the decline in follow-on investing rounds affect consumer travel startups?... Read More
Dcovery wants to be the Evernote for travel by organising destination research
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Dcovery wants to be the Evernote for travel by organising destination research
By Linda Fox | December 23, 2012
Dcovery is a mobile application which helps users organise their travel research.... Read More
Google tests hotel reservation tracking in its search results, using your booking e-mails
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Google tests hotel reservation tracking in its search results, using your booking e-mails
By Sean O'Neil | December 22, 2012
A search of a Gmail user's in-box will fetch hotel reservation confirmations and then spotlight those confirmation e-mails in natural search results when the user runs an ordinary Google.com search on a phrase like "my reservations."... Read More
Expedia pays $632 million for majority stake in Trivago, let the travel search games begin
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Expedia pays $632 million for majority stake in Trivago, let the travel search games begin
By Kevin May | December 21, 2012
Expedia plans to acquire a 61.6% equity position in Trivago, a German metasearch company for a total consideration of Euro 477 million ($632 million).... Read More
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