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Is the new Australia ad campaign wonderfully and intentionally ironic, waiting for viral stardom?
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Huge debate in Australia and spreading around the globe following the release of a new TV ad for Tourism Australia.... Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, start your Zipcar IPO
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Ladies and gentlemen, start your Zipcar IPO
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2010
Zipcar, the car-sharing service with operations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., filed a registration for an initial public offering that would raise some $75 million.... Read More
Humans drool, technology rules, or vice versa?
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Humans drool, technology rules, or vice versa?
By Stephen Joyce | June 1, 2010
Technologies such as global distribution systems, reservation platforms, accounting software, CRM, CMS, and other hardware and software innovations have helped reduce the workload and increase the efficiency of humans who work in the travel and tourism industry.... Read More
Shock stats: Americans searching twice as much as Brits for World Cup flights
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Shock stats: Americans searching twice as much as Brits for World Cup flights
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Move aside football, soccer (that's, err, football to everyone else) and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa is proving more popular in the US than expected.... Read More
North American, European corporations feel consumer pain on ancillary fees
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North American, European corporations feel consumer pain on ancillary fees
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2010
Consumers aren't the only ones wincing at checked bag fees -- some corporations are mulling pulling travel spending from airlines with heavy ancillary fees.... Read More
Jetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengers
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Jetstar airline to trial iPad hire with passengers
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar is the first airline in the world to announce a pilot project to give passengers a new Apple iPad for in-flight entertainment.... Read More
UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending May 29 2010.... Read More
Ryanair shows ancillary revenue is yet the complete winner for airlines
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Ryanair shows ancillary revenue is yet the complete winner for airlines
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Interesting detail in the Ryanair results today illustrating more work needs to be done before the airline's plan to match ancillary revenues with passenger numbers kicks in.... Read More
Art, technology and trip planning mashup for YourTour
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Art, technology and trip planning mashup for YourTour
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
More progress for Belgian B2B trip planning web service YourTour as it signs a deal to provide an unusual travel system for one of California's most prestigious exhibitions.... Read More
Facebook makes everyone a travel agent with Facebook Questions
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Facebook makes everyone a travel agent with Facebook Questions
By Kevin May | May 31, 2010
Another nail in the coffin of how-things-used-to-be-done with details emerging of how Facebook is developing a new service to allow anyone to become an expert.... Read More
Will the sun shine on holiday this week? Great Google Map mashup will tell you
By Kevin May | May 31, 2010
Perhaps the one element of the pre-trip service that is so important but so many travel websites struggle to get right is around weather information.... Read More
Tourism Australia crowd-sources for new travel inspiration site
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Tourism Australia crowd-sources for new travel inspiration site
By Kevin May | May 31, 2010
Tidy idea from Tourism Australia through its latest promotional campaign to attract visitors to the country - use residents to provide the ideas and web content.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Secret Masterplans, Inspiration and Diller speaks
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The Week in Travel Tech - Secret Masterplans, Inspiration and Diller speaks
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday May 23 to Saturday 29 May 2010.... Read More
Part 5: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspiration
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Part 5: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspiration
By Martin Collings | May 29, 2010
Challenge 5 - Engage endlessly:... Read More
Apple, strikes and Bangkok - guest appearance on This Week in Travel podcast
By Kevin May | May 29, 2010
Some meaty topics under discussion on a recent edition of This Week in Travel podcast, and Tnooz had a chance to sit on the panel.... Read More