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Expedia marches ahead - Top Canada travel sites, February 11 2012
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Expedia marches ahead - Top Canada travel sites, February 11 2012
By PhocusWire | February 15, 2012
Expedia is putting additional room between it and second place Flight Network in the list of leading travel websites in Canada.... Read More
YouTube, StreetView, Facebook and music integration - all for a travel competition?
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YouTube, StreetView, Facebook and music integration - all for a travel competition?
By Kevin May | February 15, 2012
The lengths travel brands will go to these days to come up with a competition idea. The latest being a mashup of YouTube, Google Maps and Streetview, Facebook and music.... Read More
Airline social seating? AirAsia X goes antisocial with Empty Seat Option
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Airline social seating? AirAsia X goes antisocial with Empty Seat Option
By Dennis Schaal | February 15, 2012
While KLM and Malaysia Airlines are offering passengers options to pick their seatmates through social network profiles, AirAsia X, in a contrarian move, is giving economy passengers the chance to guarantee that they will sit alone, stretched out across three seats.... Read More
Three reasons why the evolution in travel payment functions cannot be ignored
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Three reasons why the evolution in travel payment functions cannot be ignored
By Viewpoints | February 15, 2012
The recent buzz around regaining control of pricing and margins in hotel distribution is deafening. Everyone seems to want a piece of the action.... Read More
ChangeYourFlight brings refund service to travellers with non-refundable tickets
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ChangeYourFlight brings refund service to travellers with non-refundable tickets
By Kevin May | February 15, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Spain-based ChangeYourFlight, a web platform to help travellers wishing to recuperate part of their money spent on unused non-refundable tickets.... Read More
Four Seasons plans regional sites as part of ongoing $18m investment, studies impact of social media integration
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Four Seasons plans regional sites as part of ongoing $18m investment, studies impact of social media integration
By Linda Fox | February 15, 2012
Luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is planning to launch versions of its new website for Asia and the Arabic region this year to take advantage of different approaches to digital media.... Read More
Expedia goes direct to Southwest Airlines for some Egencia client functionality
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Expedia goes direct to Southwest Airlines for some Egencia client functionality
By Dennis Schaal | February 14, 2012
Expedia's Egencia corporate travel unit "bypasses the traditional GDS channel" to get enhanced features and functionality from Southwest Airlines, the carrier says.... Read More
Shakira tells Facebook fans BlackBerry caused sea lion attack
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Shakira tells Facebook fans BlackBerry caused sea lion attack
By Dennis Schaal | February 14, 2012
You can always believe what pop singer Shakira says because her lips don't lie.... Read More
Southwest secures double web traffic levels over rivals - Top US travel sites, February 11 2012
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Southwest secures double web traffic levels over rivals - Top US travel sites, February 11 2012
By PhocusWire | February 14, 2012
Landmark for Southwest Airlines last week as it not only secured a quarter of web traffic to airline sites in the US but now has twice as much as Delta.... Read More
Why destination marketing providers need to think more like Google, Apple and Facebook
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Why destination marketing providers need to think more like Google, Apple and Facebook
By Viewpoints | February 14, 2012
The current DMO technology-pricing model is killing the sector and making destination marketers increasingly irrelevant.... Read More
Expedia partners with Kenshoo on global search engine marketing deal
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Expedia partners with Kenshoo on global search engine marketing deal
By Linda Fox | February 14, 2012
Hot on the heels of a deal to manage Kayak's digital marketing needs, Kenshoo has been selected by Expedia to run its search marketing and social advertising globally... Read More
Rezdy brings reservation tools to burgeoning tour and activity sector
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Rezdy brings reservation tools to burgeoning tour and activity sector
By Kevin May | February 14, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based Rezdy, a reservation system provider for tours and activities.... Read More
Expedia swoops to take top web spot from Thomson - Top UK travel sites, February 11 2012
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Expedia swoops to take top web spot from Thomson - Top UK travel sites, February 11 2012
By PhocusWire | February 13, 2012
Thomson has lost its coveted pole position at the head of leading websites in the UK to rival brand Expedia.... Read More
Trekking the Planet and generating student bucket lists
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Trekking the Planet and generating student bucket lists
By Dennis Schaal | February 13, 2012
If this is "retirement" for Sandy Van Soye and Darren Van Soye, then the two former IT executives at Experian will need a "vacation" some time soon.... Read More
WebJet closes in on Expedia - Top New Zealand websites, February 11 2012
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WebJet closes in on Expedia - Top New Zealand websites, February 11 2012
By PhocusWire | February 13, 2012
Expedia is just a fraction in market share ahead of rival agency WebJet in the top ten most popular travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More
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