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Positives and negatives for travel managers with mobile trip management
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Positives and negatives for travel managers with mobile trip management
By Daniele Beccari | October 7, 2011
Three topics stormed the audience at the ACTE Global 2011 conference which just ended in Paris this week: social, mobile and data.... Read More
Virgin Australia creeps up on Jetstar - Top Australia travel websites, October 1 2011
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Virgin Australia creeps up on Jetstar - Top Australia travel websites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 6, 2011
Virgin Australia has moved to within just 0.5% of Jetstar in the top ten list of airline websites in Australia.... Read More
Six myths of air travel search on the web
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Six myths of air travel search on the web
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 6, 2011
Facebook, at a recent travel conference in the US, suggested its role as one of being in the "happiness business".... Read More
You, Apple and Steve Jobs
By Gene Quinn | October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs knew what you wanted in a computer with style and grace ... in music you made your own and carried around ... in movies about kids' toys that made grownups cry ... in a mobile phone that changed everything ... in a tablet computer nobody thought they needed.... Read More
Hotel Urbano loses fifth of audience - Top Brazil travel sites, October 1 2011
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Hotel Urbano loses fifth of audience - Top Brazil travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 6, 2011
Large loss for Hotel Urbano in Brazil this week after it shed 6% market share, although is still clear market leader in the accommodation category.... Read More
How Steve Jobs helped make Apple become a major disruptor in travel
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How Steve Jobs helped make Apple become a major disruptor in travel
By Kevin May | October 6, 2011
The tech press, maintream media and seemingly anyone that has ever owned an Apple product is pouring forth with commentary and praise following the passing of ex-CEO Steve Jobs.... Read More
Heathrow Airport starts driverless transit service
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Heathrow Airport starts driverless transit service
By Linda Fox | October 6, 2011
Heathrow Airport is taking passenger transit to the next level with the full release of its driverless transport pods.... Read More
Expedia hit with major fine in France over misleading marketing
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Expedia hit with major fine in France over misleading marketing
By Daniele Beccari | October 6, 2011
Expedia has been hit by a Paris court order to pay a Euro 367,000 ($484,000) fine to a group a hoteliers for engaging in "misleading marketing practices".... Read More
EasyJet loses ground to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 1 2011
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EasyJet loses ground to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 6, 2011
Gains by Air France and a weakening of market share by EasyJet has brought the pair to within 0.75% of one another in the list top airline websites in France.... Read More
Roadhop brings social media tips to rail, bus and ship travel search
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Roadhop brings social media tips to rail, bus and ship travel search
By Kevin May | October 5, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Singapore-based Roadhop, a social media-assisted travel search engine for non-air transportation.... Read More
Jetstar gains modest ground on ANZ - Top New Zealand websites, October 1 2011
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Jetstar gains modest ground on ANZ - Top New Zealand websites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2011
Jetstar gained almost 2% market share on category leaders Air New Zealand this week, but still only captures the equivalent of a third of the market leader's audience.... Read More
Understanding developments at the sharp end of mobile travel technology
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Understanding developments at the sharp end of mobile travel technology
By Glenn Gruber | October 5, 2011
Just as execs at travel brands are understanding what a mobile strategy should be, developers of the actual products are digesting what could be a landmark moment in mobile technology.... Read More
How is Google Flight Search performing so far? Go on, have a guess
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How is Google Flight Search performing so far? Go on, have a guess
By Kevin May | October 5, 2011
An extraordinary amount of interest in September when Google finally launched its long-awaited Flight Search product, five months after securing approval for buying ITA Software.... Read More
TripAdvisor claims top two spots - Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011
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TripAdvisor claims top two spots - Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2011
TripAdvisor has secured the first two positions amongst the leading travel websites in Canada, pushing Booking.com into third place.... Read More
Amadeus takes hotel search to the Extreme
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Amadeus takes hotel search to the Extreme
By Linda Fox | October 5, 2011
Amadeus is using its internal test bed to experiment with an advanced hotel search engine along the lines of the extreme search technology it unveiled for flights in 2009.... Read More
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