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Travolution Summit 2010 - live blog

By Kevin May | April 20, 2010

This is Tnooz's live blog of the Travolution Summit in London on Tuesday 20 April 2010.... Read More

US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 17 2010

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending April 17 2010.... Read More

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Way down upon the Yangtze River, Victoria Cruises opts for 3G Web connections

By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2010

The Yangtze River may be engulfed in mist at times, but Victoria Cruises says its passengers should have clear Internet connections on their laptops because its ships now have 3G wireless capabilities.... Read More

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TripAtlas Custom Trips tab enables agents to market vacations to consumers

By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2010

TripAtlas added a new tool which enables agents and tour operators to post adventure-oriented trips, supplier specials or alluring itineraries so they can market them to consumers.... Read More

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Amadeus IPO still on track despite European volcano ash crisis

By Kevin May | April 19, 2010

Amadeus officials have moved quickly to reassure potential investors and the Spanish markets that its opening day of share trading will go ahead as planned.... Read More

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How social media came to the fore in the European ash crisis

By Kevin May | April 19, 2010

If the US presidential election of 2008 was the first occasion that social media played a major role in politics, then perhaps the ash drama of 2010 will be the most significant so far in travel.... Read More

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MyTravelGoogle nothing to do with Google, just cheeky opportunism

By Kevin May | April 19, 2010

The ordinary traveller might be excited to hear about this intriguing website known as MyTravelGoogle, especially as it has started appearing in search results.... Read More

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JetBlue to continue free checked bags, airlines rule out carry-on fees

By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2010

The news is buried at the bottom of a Reuters story: A JetBlue spokesman says the airline will continue its policy which allows passengers to check their first bag for free.... Read More

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So who is right in the airline merchandising row?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 19, 2010

I have been watching and biting my tongue all week at the somewhat personal vitriol coming from Business Travel Coalition.... Read More

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TripAdvisor and Expedia face legal action in France over hotel listings

By Kevin May | April 19, 2010

A union of French hoteliers is taking legal action against user review giant TripAdvisor and parent company Expedia over what it calls "unfair commercial practices".... Read More

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The Week in Travel Tech - Ash, ash and some other non-ash news

By Kevin May | April 17, 2010

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 11 to Saturday 17 April 2010.... Read More

Volcanic ash cloud and European travel - live blog

By Kevin May | April 16, 2010

This was Tnooz's live blogging of the extraordinary impact on the travel industry following the spread of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.... Read More

Kayak sending out new collection of TV commercials

By Kevin May | April 16, 2010

Metasearch engine Kayak is throwing its latest series of TV commercials out to an unsuspecting TV audience this weekend.... Read More

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San Francisco has seemingly easy fix for hotel tax issue

By Dennis Schaal | April 16, 2010

San Francisco has an easy fix for the wrenching hotel-tax issue: Just have the hotels make sure that the online travel agencies are paying the full amount.... Read More