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Groupon prices IPO at $13B valuation with travel swagger in the mix
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Groupon prices IPO at $13B valuation with travel swagger in the mix
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2011
Groupon priced its shares for its IPO debut today at a higher-than-expected $20 per share and at least one analyst urged investors to jump in based in part on the company's evolving travel business.... Read More
Second credit agency upgrades Travelport, US tester for Universal Desktop unveiled
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Second credit agency upgrades Travelport, US tester for Universal Desktop unveiled
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
Travelport's financial state is back on a slightly steadier foot again with another influential agency upgrading the company's rating on the back of recent debt refinancing.... Read More
Hoteliers get help to go green with paperless initiatives
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Hoteliers get help to go green with paperless initiatives
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2011
Silverbyte Systems, a specialist in hotel management software, is helping properties go green via a series of technology initiatives.... Read More
Offline touch points still vital for online shopping, travel brochure not dead
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Offline touch points still vital for online shopping, travel brochure not dead
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2011
Consumers are more likely to have interacted with a travel company online in the past six months than had an in-store experience according to a study... Read More
When stars align: Exactly one year on, Qantas A380 engine problems, Twitter superstar on-board
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When stars align: Exactly one year on, Qantas A380 engine problems, Twitter superstar on-board
By Kevin May | November 4, 2011
Quite a week for Qantas. After grounding its planes on Saturday, being forced to restart operations on Monday, surely nothing else could go wrong?... Read More
Airline trio secure two thirds of market - Top Australia travel websites, October 29 2011
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Airline trio secure two thirds of market - Top Australia travel websites, October 29 2011
By PhocusWire | November 3, 2011
Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar have captured almost two out of three visits to all airline websites in Australia this week.... Read More
Subterranean wireless blues in North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Subterranean wireless blues in North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
By Dennis Schaal | November 3, 2011
If you live in or travel to the US, Canada, European countries outside the European Union, or Central Asia, you may be suffering from the subterranean wireless blues.... Read More
Social travel: Gogobot gets $15M, new Delta Air Lines app on Facebook
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Social travel: Gogobot gets $15M, new Delta Air Lines app on Facebook
By Dennis Schaal | November 3, 2011
A lot of people, including investors in Gogobot and Delta Air Lines management, are betting on social travel -- or at least playing around with it.... Read More
Air Canada pulls away from WestJet - Top Canada travel sites, October 29 2011
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Air Canada pulls away from WestJet - Top Canada travel sites, October 29 2011
By PhocusWire | November 3, 2011
WestJet has fallen further back from Air Canada in the list of leading airline websites in Canada after losing almost 2.5% market share this week.... Read More
Orbitz banks on American Express deal and likes 3.5M Facebook bids
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Orbitz banks on American Express deal and likes 3.5M Facebook bids
By Dennis Schaal | November 3, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide believes new, as-yet-to-be launched private-label partnerships, including the one it plans to implement with American Express next year, will account for about 10% of its global revenue and adjusted earnings on an annualized basis.... Read More
Cautionary tale: When an online travel agency falls foul of the new Google
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Cautionary tale: When an online travel agency falls foul of the new Google
By Viewpoints | November 3, 2011
How long could your business survive if you lost 80% of your customers tomorrow?... Read More
Independent hotels given route to claw back web traffic via Direct Link
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Independent hotels given route to claw back web traffic via Direct Link
By Linda Fox | November 3, 2011
FastBooking has developed a piece of technology to deliver online customers to a hotel's own website from a number of partner sites.... Read More
Teletext Holidays finally releases iPad app
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Teletext Holidays finally releases iPad app
By Linda Fox | November 3, 2011
Teletext Holidays has quietly released its long-awaited iPad application.... Read More
Sabre launches global reservation system for video conferencing
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Sabre launches global reservation system for video conferencing
By Kevin May | November 3, 2011
Big move into the world of digital meetings by Sabre Travel Network with the unveiling today of a project to allow businesses to book video conferencing rooms.... Read More
EasyVoyage loses top spots - Top France travel sites, October 29 2011
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EasyVoyage loses top spots - Top France travel sites, October 29 2011
By PhocusWire | November 3, 2011
Glory short-lived for EasyVoyage after falling to second spot in two categories of the top ten leading travel websites in France this week.... Read More
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