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Best of Tnooz last week - Map ups and downs, Writing woes, Last-minute impact, Wireless Hell
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Best of Tnooz last week - Map ups and downs, Writing woes, Last-minute impact, Wireless Hell
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Welcome to the weekend, where YOU are not YOU anymore [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Welcome to the weekend, where YOU are not YOU anymore [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | September 21, 2012
Hampton Hotels has dropped some insight into the "Weekend State of Mind" of Americans with a survey that reveals an absolutely shocking result: Americans are really into their weekends! Which means, of course, that they are not the same people they are during the week.... Read More
Small budget, big ideas - a million dollar site makeover à la cheapo
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Small budget, big ideas - a million dollar site makeover à la cheapo
By Viewpoints | September 21, 2012
There have been several fascinating articles in Tnooz over the past year about the various approaches online travel brands have taken to relaunching their websites... Read More
Group bookings with a twist and the food trip travel service win THack @ SFO
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Group bookings with a twist and the food trip travel service win THack @ SFO
By Kevin May | September 20, 2012
Mashups catering for foodies and consumers happy to allow the wisdom of friends to decide on a trip were the winners of the THack @ SFO this week.... Read More
Thomson unveils £5.5 million advertising campaign, spotlights the Dreamliner
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Thomson unveils £5.5 million advertising campaign, spotlights the Dreamliner
By Linda Fox | September 20, 2012
Thomson kicks off its latest brand campaign to customers tomorrow via social media channels, email and a dedicated website.... Read More
Apple reveals iOS6, misplaces some towns and businesses
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Apple reveals iOS6, misplaces some towns and businesses
By Nick Vivion | September 20, 2012
The much anticipated release of iOS 6 came to a head yesterday, as millions of iOS users were finally able to download the latest update to Apple's popular software.... Read More
The implications of last-minute bookings for hotel operators
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The implications of last-minute bookings for hotel operators
By Nick Vivion | September 20, 2012
With shifting consumer expectations due to the proliferation of last-minute booking apps, hotels must consider the implications of offering rooms via the last-minute mobile channel.... Read More
American Airlines to begin tablet roll out to flight attendants later this year
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American Airlines to begin tablet roll out to flight attendants later this year
By Linda Fox | September 20, 2012
Days after the all clear from the Federal Aviation Administration for American Airlines pilots to replace paper manuals with iPads in the cockpit and the airline has revealed details of its tablet programme for flight attendants.... Read More
No downtime for Four Seasons guests as brand offers in-car wifi
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No downtime for Four Seasons guests as brand offers in-car wifi
By Linda Fox | September 20, 2012
Four Seasons, the brand that unveiled its multi-million pound website earlier this year, is also upping its game in the mobile stakes... Read More
The Scan: Skyscanner clocks 10 million app downloads, Priceline brings bidding to mobile, and more news
By PhocusWire | September 20, 2012
More than a third of visits to Skyscanner come through apps, and more items in our rundown of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 20 September.... Read More
Human Brochures - another twist on the way to promote destinations using social media
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Human Brochures - another twist on the way to promote destinations using social media
By Kevin May | September 19, 2012
Marketers have tried all sorts of complicated and often clever ways of getting travellers to talk about the destinations they represent, with mixed results.... Read More
Five reminders for best practice when running a travel website [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Five reminders for best practice when running a travel website [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | September 19, 2012
We all know the stats by now: X number of people use the web for researching a travel destination or product and the primary drivers for making a purchase are A, B or C, etc.... Read More
Race to provide wifi on planes gets interesting as JetBlue unveils free service
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Race to provide wifi on planes gets interesting as JetBlue unveils free service
By Linda Fox | September 19, 2012
Just as airline ancillary revenue was reaching significant proportions, more than 10% of total earnings for a number of US carriers, and someone goes and throws a spanner in the works... Read More
The Scan: FastBooking gets faster, Hipmunk gets Crandall, and London gets a hospitality technology expo
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The Scan: FastBooking gets faster, Hipmunk gets Crandall, and London gets a hospitality technology expo
By PhocusWire | September 19, 2012
One of the most widely used booking engines for independent hotels receives enhancements, Asia holds its largest travel fair, and more items in our rundown for today.... Read More
Beware the Wireless Hell of BYOD - coming to a hotel near you
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Beware the Wireless Hell of BYOD - coming to a hotel near you
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 19, 2012
An announcement by Accor that it would make wifi free across all its hotels in the Asia-Pacific Region (some 500 properties) should be a wake up call for everyone in the hospitality sector.... Read More