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Legal threat against TripAdvisor includes 120 hotels and counting
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Legal threat against TripAdvisor includes 120 hotels and counting
By Kevin May | September 6, 2010
The company representing over a hundred hoteliers threatening legal action against TripAdvisor is preparing for a transatlantic assault on the user review giant.... Read More
Is this the Google Travel logo?
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Is this the Google Travel logo?
By Kevin May | September 6, 2010
GoogleTravelUK is the Twitter handle used by the travel team in London, sharing its own datapoints and other useful information it finds on the web.... Read More
Nucleus reckons it has the future of online video in travel
By Kevin May | September 6, 2010
UK web design and branding agency Nucleus recently stepped in to build the online presence for a new five star hotel for London's West End, called the Corinthia.... Read More
Identifying bad wolves and luddites in the airline industry
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Identifying bad wolves and luddites in the airline industry
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 6, 2010
I keep digging to find out where the issues lie in the ancillaries debate as so many people seem to be so upset by it.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Adioso
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TLabs Showcase - Adioso
By Kevin May | September 6, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Australia-based travel search site Adioso.... Read More
Why the travel industry is reluctant to change payment rules
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Why the travel industry is reluctant to change payment rules
By Viewpoints | September 6, 2010
With rumblings in the airline world, and the high profile collapse of E-Clear in the UK, payments is fast becoming one of the hot topics in the travel industry.... Read More
Opodo sale rumours resurface, again - CEO refuses to comment
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Opodo sale rumours resurface, again - CEO refuses to comment
By Kevin May | September 6, 2010
Amadeus to sell Opodo - this story is becoming as widely talked about in industry circles across Europe as the Google-ITA Software deal was in the US earlier this year.... Read More
Top Tnooz this week: Google fear, Gen-Y locates, Hipster Hipmunk
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Top Tnooz this week: Google fear, Gen-Y locates, Hipster Hipmunk
By PhocusWire | September 4, 2010
What are the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Hurricane Earl: Travel Guard offers free services to travelers
By Dennis Schaal | September 3, 2010
Travel Guard says it is offering free emergency travel services to U.S. travelers and their families impacted by Hurricane Earl.... Read More
When Continental website went down, Twitter worked
By Dennis Schaal | September 3, 2010
Continental.com went down for about two hours yesterday afternoon because of an unspecified technical issue.... Read More
getaroom.com one year later
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getaroom.com one year later
By Dennis Schaal | September 3, 2010
It's been more than a year since the launch of getaroom, the brainchild of the founders of hotels.com, and the most consistent thing you hear about this start-up hotel-reservations business is that it "flies under the radar."... Read More
Amadeus Cars Plus goes online with XML
By Dennis Schaal | September 3, 2010
Amadeus is targeting online players, including airlines, with a revamped product, Amadeus Cars Plus XML.... Read More
Ten tips for better revenue management in independent hotels
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Ten tips for better revenue management in independent hotels
By Viewpoints | September 3, 2010
Social media, distribution channels, web investment, discounting, being risky and target-setting - it couldn't be easier as an independent hotel owner, right?... Read More
Why mobile is vital for in-destination bookings
By Stephen Joyce | September 3, 2010
I recently reviewed some of the data from Rezgo and found some really interesting statistics that speak to the way travelers book their in-destination activities when operators provide real-time availability and instant confirmations.... Read More
Most popular Hong Kong travel websites - August 28 2010
By PhocusWire | September 2, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending August 28 2010.... Read More