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LeisureLink claims vacation rental and condo breakthrough on Travelocity with Marketspan platform
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LeisureLink claims vacation rental and condo breakthrough on Travelocity with Marketspan platform
By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2012
Independent owners of vacation rentals, condos and timeshares can toss the Excel spreadsheets.... Read More
Oktogo secures $10M investment deal from VTB Capital
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Oktogo secures $10M investment deal from VTB Capital
By Kevin May | March 19, 2012
Another week, another encouraging sign that money is continuing to flow into up and coming travel brands with Russian online travel agency Oktogo raising $10 million this week.... Read More
FlightStats and Innovata combine flight updates and new schedules API
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FlightStats and Innovata combine flight updates and new schedules API
By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2012
Developers of mobile apps in travel and airport kiosks can now do some one-stop shopping for flight schedules and flight status updates thanks to a new API from FlightStats and Innovata.... Read More
Lookze brings history of buildings and destination content to mobiles
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Lookze brings history of buildings and destination content to mobiles
By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Lookze, a mobile application to give travelers information about the buildings and their surroundings as they walk around cities.... Read More
Ten things to know about fee-for-marketing services for destinations
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Ten things to know about fee-for-marketing services for destinations
By Viewpoints | March 19, 2012
In destination marketing circles, the buzz is about fee-for-marketing services.... Read More
TravelTriangle lets travellers find and pick deals from competing travel agents
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TravelTriangle lets travellers find and pick deals from competing travel agents
By Linda Fox | March 19, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring India-based TravelTriangle, a platform to give travellers the chance to find the best individual quotes from travel agencies.... Read More
Asia hotel prices - March to May 2012
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Asia hotel prices - March to May 2012
By PhocusWire | March 18, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Google eyeing, R-T-Worlding, Future defining, Social numbering
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Google eyeing, R-T-Worlding, Future defining, Social numbering
By PhocusWire | March 18, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
What Else? Via.me arrives, Pegasus speaks louder, SITA-Egis in for UK ATC, SafeToGo
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What Else? Via.me arrives, Pegasus speaks louder, SITA-Egis in for UK ATC, SafeToGo
By PhocusWire | March 17, 2012
Share it all on Via.me, Pegasus opens new call centre, SITA-Egis picked for UK air traffic upgrade, SafeToGo launched by GTP... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
A chicken in every pot and power generators on bicycles for everyone
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A chicken in every pot and power generators on bicycles for everyone
By Dennis Schaal | March 16, 2012
Contrary to popular legend, Herbert Hoover, the US presidential candidate and eventual winner in 1928, probably never promised the electorate "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage."... Read More
Room Key pop-under ads and hidden metasearch strategy catapult unique visitor numbers
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Room Key pop-under ads and hidden metasearch strategy catapult unique visitor numbers
By Dennis Schaal | March 16, 2012
There is a lot of skepticism in some parts of the travel industry about the long-term prospects of Room Key, but its traffic numbers were off the charts a month after its beta launch because of what could be a ground-breaking pop-under advertising strategy.... Read More
Deals and voucher code site steps into travel comparison
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Deals and voucher code site steps into travel comparison
By Linda Fox | March 16, 2012
Deals and savings service Savoo has expanded its comparison service with the addition of flights and holidays content... Read More
What Else? Worldhotels-Room Key, WAYN's Number, Agents review suppliers, Facebook fact
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What Else? Worldhotels-Room Key, WAYN's Number, Agents review suppliers, Facebook fact
By PhocusWire | March 16, 2012
What else is going on in the world of travel tech? A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Air New Zealand sends charts haywire - Top New Zealand websites, March 10 2012
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Air New Zealand sends charts haywire - Top New Zealand websites, March 10 2012
By PhocusWire | March 15, 2012
Very odd goings on in New Zealand last week when flag carrier Air New Zealand saw its market share soar to almost double that of the previous week.... Read More
MondoWindow gives in-flight entertainment a multimedia content twist
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MondoWindow gives in-flight entertainment a multimedia content twist
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based MondoWindow, a tool which gives airline passengers a different take on in-flight entertainment.... Read More
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