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Google sheds light on size of ITA Software business
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Google sheds light on size of ITA Software business
By Dennis Schaal | October 13, 2011
ITA Software, up until April, had been a privately held company, but Google today shed a bit of light on its acquisition's revenue numbers.... Read More
Expedia pulls closer to Webjet - Top Australia travel websites, October 8 2011
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Expedia pulls closer to Webjet - Top Australia travel websites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 13, 2011
Webjet lost 1% market share this week as the gap between it and rival Expedia narrowed to 1.5% in the list of leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More
Abercrombie and Kent takes multimedia journey in iPad app
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Abercrombie and Kent takes multimedia journey in iPad app
By Dennis Schaal | October 13, 2011
Luxury operator Abercrombie & Kent marries travel inspiration and technology in its new World of A&K iPad app.... Read More
Avoiding disaster: The 2012 hotel marketing checklist you need right now
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Avoiding disaster: The 2012 hotel marketing checklist you need right now
By Patrick Landman | October 13, 2011
It might not be the end of the world, as some would have us all fear, but not having marketing and budget targets set now for 2012 comes pretty close in the cut throat world of hotels.... Read More
Traxo and AwardWallet urge travelers to get Southwest back on track
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Traxo and AwardWallet urge travelers to get Southwest back on track
By Dennis Schaal | October 13, 2011
Two loyalty program tracking sites, Traxo and AwardWallet, are urging travelers to contact Southwest Airlines to reverse its no-tracking policy.... Read More
Decolar captures quarter of entire market - Top Brazil travel sites, October 8 2011
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Decolar captures quarter of entire market - Top Brazil travel sites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 13, 2011
Decolar now commands almost 25% of the entire agency category of leading travel websites in Brazil.... Read More
Why we dumped the Google Plus button from the front page of our travel search site
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Why we dumped the Google Plus button from the front page of our travel search site
By Viewpoints | October 13, 2011
It was, unfortunately, bound to happen. PLUS ONE NO MORE. We removed the option to "+1" our front page today.... Read More
Dolphin Dynamics brings consumer elements to platform in web publishing push
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Dolphin Dynamics brings consumer elements to platform in web publishing push
By Linda Fox | October 13, 2011
Dolphin Dynamics is opening up consumer-style booking tools and content to customers with the integration of a web publishing system within its reservation platform.... Read More
In a perfect Direct Connect world it should be love at first sight for airlines and agencies
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In a perfect Direct Connect world it should be love at first sight for airlines and agencies
By Viewpoints | October 13, 2011
In my keynote at this week’s CASMA conference in Beijing, I wanted to create a vision of what an airline that is serious about Direct Connect (DC) as a distribution option should work toward.... Read More
CarTrawler releases source code for iPhone app
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CarTrawler releases source code for iPhone app
By Linda Fox | October 13, 2011
CarTrawler is enabling travel companies to customise its iPhone application by providing them with the source code via its website.... Read More
EasyJet loses premier slot to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 8 2011
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EasyJet loses premier slot to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2011
Air France has overtaken EasyJet as the most popular airline website in France, taking almost a 6% market share lead over the low cost carrier.... Read More
United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
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United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
Growing out of a partnership between ezRez Software and PayPal, members of United Airlines' MileagePlus loyalty program are expected next year to be able to use miles to pay for products and services directly from merchants who accept PayPal.... Read More
Expedia retakes crown - Top New Zealand websites, October 8 2011
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Expedia retakes crown - Top New Zealand websites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2011
More jostling for top positions again as Expedia overtakes last week's winner Webjet to take a 1.5% market lead in the list of most popular travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More
DepositGuard creates payment technology platform for vacation rentals
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DepositGuard creates payment technology platform for vacation rentals
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based DepositGuard, a payment system for the vacation rental sector.... Read More
Gulf Air in Bahrain claims in-flight entertainment first -- global live TV
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Gulf Air in Bahrain claims in-flight entertainment first -- global live TV
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
Gulf Air took delivery of an A330-200 aircraft which will offer global -- or near-global -- live television on Europe, Middle East and Asia routes, the airline says.... Read More
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