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Priceline hires former Starbucks and Microsoft exec to be CEO of Booking.com
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Priceline hires former Starbucks and Microsoft exec to be CEO of Booking.com
By Kevin May | September 26, 2011
Darren Huston, ex-coffee guy and most recently vice president for consumer and online at Microsoft, is the new CEO of Booking.com.... Read More
Why the arrival of the Dreamliner affects every part of the industry
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Why the arrival of the Dreamliner affects every part of the industry
By Evan Konwiser | September 26, 2011
You will not notice it by searching on Expedia (or Google, for that matter) or checking-in at your favorite hotel, or even boarding a flight, but the travel world changed this week.... Read More
Travelport saga -- Is private equity a savior or villain in travel?
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Travelport saga -- Is private equity a savior or villain in travel?
By Dennis Schaal | September 26, 2011
What role has private equity played as Travelport's parent company seeks to restructure its debt this week?... Read More
Top two in each sector fall - Top US travel sites, September 24 2011
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Top two in each sector fall - Top US travel sites, September 24 2011
By PhocusWire | September 26, 2011
The two leading travel websites in the agency, accommodation and airline categories in the US all experienced declines in market share this week.... Read More
Why saying a hotel is non-GDS is a complete nonsense
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Why saying a hotel is non-GDS is a complete nonsense
By Viewpoints | September 26, 2011
When is a hotel not a hotel? A simple question, to which the answer would normally be: "When it isn't a hotel." But welcome to marketing speak and obfuscation in travel.... Read More
Ever-changing hotel distribution, soap opera style reviews, bartering and Facebook
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Ever-changing hotel distribution, soap opera style reviews, bartering and Facebook
By Linda Fox | September 26, 2011
There is no substitute for real life experience when it comes to hotel distribution... Read More
Angry Birds take flight with Finnair
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Angry Birds take flight with Finnair
By Kevin May | September 26, 2011
While some airlines align themselves with more traditional home-grown businesses and icons (finance, manufacturing, sporting teams), Finnair has tapped into the global phenomenon that is Angry Birds.... Read More
Hotel prices - Asia - September to November 2011
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Hotel prices - Asia - September to November 2011
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2011
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 Asia.... Read More
Jet Airways on tail of IndiGo - Top India travel sites, September 17 2011
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Jet Airways on tail of IndiGo - Top India travel sites, September 17 2011
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2011
IndiGo has a lead of just 0.27% market share at the top of the list of airline websites in India after Jet Airways gained 1.5% on its rival this week.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Big fight by giants, Big data in travel, Big ambitions by startups
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Big fight by giants, Big data in travel, Big ambitions by startups
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 23 September 2011
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Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 23 September 2011
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2011
In this edition: Lastminute.com and Facebook, Expedia loves Mexico, TravelShark eats shops, Directflights adds packages.... Read More
Some rumors die hard -- Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]
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Some rumors die hard -- Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2011
Bruno Perez, co-founder of RevPar Guru, has resurrected the time-worn specter that Google is intent on becoming an online travel agency.... Read More
Amadeus in major restructuring, creates three new units, two top execs leaving
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Amadeus in major restructuring, creates three new units, two top execs leaving
By Kevin May | September 23, 2011
Travel tech giant Amadeus is overhauling its commercial divisions to establish three new units covering distribution, IT and new business.... Read More
Oyster gives new (high) definition to panoramic hotel photos
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Oyster gives new (high) definition to panoramic hotel photos
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2011
Oyster.com just implemented panoramic hotel photos in a very big way.... Read More
Expedia and Priceline up, Yahoo down - Top US travel sites, September 17 2011
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Expedia and Priceline up, Yahoo down - Top US travel sites, September 17 2011
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2011
Both Priceline and Expedia added to their market share in the agency category of top US travel websites this week, as Yahoo Travel plummeted to eighth place.... Read More
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