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Seven of the best travel viral videos of all time
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
With plenty of talk in travel about viral marketing, here is a run-down of some of the best travel-related videos of the past few years.... Read More
Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]
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Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 26, 2010
Many people who read Tnooz are technically proficient, but all know from deep experience that coders get lazy or have bad habits when it comes to certain issues.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Do we still LIKE Google and Apple?
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The Week in Travel Tech - Do we still LIKE Google and Apple?
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 18 to Saturday 24 April 2010.... Read More
British Airways blames computer system for complex ash ticket re-issuing
By Kevin May | April 24, 2010
Just when flights were getting back to normal following the European volcanic ash drama, British Airways has been forced to defend complicated methods used to get passengers home.... Read More
Spirit Airlines now resolves the reclining-seat tussle
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Spirit Airlines now resolves the reclining-seat tussle
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
Spirit Airlines, which only weeks ago resolved the carry-on bag crisis, has moved on to new frontiers and now has negotiated an end to the onboard reclining seats wars.... Read More
Former Virgin Blue exec brings online travel agency Webjet to US
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Former Virgin Blue exec brings online travel agency Webjet to US
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
A former Virgin Blue executive has teamed with Australia online travel agency Webjet to bring the brand to the U.S. market.... Read More
Google puts user reviews and ratings into AdWords
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Google puts user reviews and ratings into AdWords
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
Google users will soon see consumer reviews and product ratings placed inside Google AdWords as yet another slice of the search engine's "experimentation" is revealed.... Read More
Is Google-ITA really a great fit?
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Is Google-ITA really a great fit?
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
Is ITA Software's airline-hosting business a deal-breaker or a deal-maker with Google?... Read More
TLabs Showcase - BookingBug
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TLabs Showcase - BookingBug
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring UK and US-based BookingBug.... Read More
Lonely Planet realises FREE is quite a good idea, claims three million downloads in a week
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Lonely Planet realises FREE is quite a good idea, claims three million downloads in a week
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
Guidebook giant Lonely Planet may be seeing the error of its ways in the most dramatic way possible after scrapping the price for some of its iPhone city guides this week.... Read More
How some volcanic ash turned travel and data mashups into stars
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How some volcanic ash turned travel and data mashups into stars
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
As the volcanic ash drama spread across Europe, some unlikely web celebrities emerged as passengers and curious onlookers to the crisis scrambled to visualise its impact.... Read More
Market opportunity? Spirit Airlines debuts pre-reclined seats
By Dennis Schaal | April 22, 2010
Well if merchandising is all about differentiation, then Spirit Airlines is making its mark. Its latest cost-saving mood? Airline seats which don't recline.... Read More
Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 17 2010
By PhocusWire | April 22, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending April 17 2010.... Read More
In pictures: How air traffic returned to Europe
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In pictures: How air traffic returned to Europe
By Kevin May | April 22, 2010
Travel technology and GDS provider Sabre has tracked flight paths for the past few days to illustrate how air traffic across the Atlantic and Europe has attempted to return to normality.... Read More
Apple wants to be the ultimate travel assistant with iTravel
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Apple wants to be the ultimate travel assistant with iTravel
By Kevin May | April 22, 2010
If it wasn't enough that Google is rumoured to buying travel technology company ITA Software, then this next move by Apple may just finish a few people off completely.... Read More