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FaceBelt takes the idea of social seating on flights to mobile
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FaceBelt takes the idea of social seating on flights to mobile
By Linda Fox | March 12, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Hungary-based FaceBelt, a mobile social network service which allows users to see who will also be travelling on their next flight.... Read More
Kayak maneuver may signal IPO chances still alive
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Kayak maneuver may signal IPO chances still alive
By Dennis Schaal | March 12, 2012
The Kayak board has quietly authorized the company to increase its number of common shares by 5 million to 50 million, a maneuver that doesn't ensure an IPO, but would be a prerequisite for one.... Read More
Booking.com view from the top - new CEO on Big Data, social, flash sales and Google
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Booking.com view from the top - new CEO on Big Data, social, flash sales and Google
By Linda Fox | March 12, 2012
Booking.com is something of an enigma - extraordinary growth, successful acquisition strategy, determined efforts to attract new customers through search.... Read More
VoLuNiUm applies science and logic to the world of hotel search
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VoLuNiUm applies science and logic to the world of hotel search
By Dennis Schaal | March 12, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based VoLuNiUm, a new online travel agency for hotels that calculates results using deals, location, amenities and reviews.... Read More
Holiday Inn off the starters' block with Olympic augmented reality hotel
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Holiday Inn off the starters' block with Olympic augmented reality hotel
By Linda Fox | March 12, 2012
Holiday Inn is allowing its guests get up close and personal with some of Britain's Olympic stars via its augmented reality hotel.... Read More
European hotel prices - March to May 2012
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European hotel prices - March to May 2012
By PhocusWire | March 12, 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 Europe.... Read More
TripAdvisor ready to pounce on Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, March 3 2012
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TripAdvisor ready to pounce on Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 11, 2012
TripAdvisor is within a whisker of overtaking market leader Wotif in the list of leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Pinterest ahoy, Online frustration, Disputes, Claims and Shifts
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Pinterest ahoy, Online frustration, Disputes, Claims and Shifts
By PhocusWire | March 11, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Kayak updates IPO filing, boosts hotel revenue 40% and likes those Bing Travel queries
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Kayak updates IPO filing, boosts hotel revenue 40% and likes those Bing Travel queries
By Dennis Schaal | March 9, 2012
Kayak issued the ninth amendment to its initial public offering prospectus and indicated it intends to make a big push to expand its hotel offerings.... Read More
Social travel gets graphic as Trippy, Wanderfly, Gogobot, Gtrot display Pinterest interest
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Social travel gets graphic as Trippy, Wanderfly, Gogobot, Gtrot display Pinterest interest
By Dennis Schaal | March 9, 2012
Get ready for lots of boards, photos and pinning as social travel companies discover the social power of photos and get travel inspiration from Pinterest.... Read More
Decolar swoops in to unseat Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, March 3 2012
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Decolar swoops in to unseat Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2012
Big switch in Brazil last week as a sterling effort from online travel agency Decolar saw it overtake market share-shedding Hotel Urbano to take top spot.... Read More
Hoteliers: Community building drives loyalty, social ROI
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Hoteliers: Community building drives loyalty, social ROI
By Josiah Mackenzie | March 9, 2012
Conference season is in full swing for the hotel and travel industry, with EyeForTravel's Social Media Strategies for Travel event early in the week, and mega-show ITB on now in Berlin.... Read More
What Else? Rural-social-local, Hostelbookers, Concur, KDS, Vayant
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What Else? Rural-social-local, Hostelbookers, Concur, KDS, Vayant
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2012
Rural-social-local, Hostelbookers and WebLoyalty, Concur and ground transport, KDS taps SilverRail, Vayant-2E with Austrian Airlines. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
EasyJet overtakes Air France to take top spot - Top France travel sites, March 3 2012
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EasyJet overtakes Air France to take top spot - Top France travel sites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2012
All change at the top of the list of leading airline websites in France after EasyJet increased its share of traffic to leapfrog over Air France.... Read More
Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
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Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2012
The latest scorecard? Expedia has 7.5 million hotel reviews and ex-subsidiary TripAdvisor counts 60 million.... Read More
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