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Day Eight of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel

By Viewpoints | March 22, 2010

The value of niches – how to differentiate your products from your competitors?... Read More

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Airline discovers why you need balls to mess with FIFA

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | March 22, 2010

Kulula is an upstart LCC carrier operating in South Africa. It is well known for its guerilla marketing and its quirky plane paint jobs.... Read More

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Day Seven of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel

By Viewpoints | March 21, 2010

The importance of transparency on pricing and people knowing exactly what they’re getting?... Read More

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The Week in Travel Tech - March 14 to March 20 2010

By Kevin May | March 20, 2010

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday March 14 to Saturday 20 March 2010.... Read More

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Day Six of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2010

How do travel companies outwit the Amateur Expert Traveller with professional expertise that commands a premium?... Read More

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What is the difference between the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul and online travel?

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | March 19, 2010

I recently spent a morning wandering around the Spice Market in Istanbul and I think I lost my sense of smell just from the sheer assault on the olfactory system.... Read More

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NewTravelco - publicity and hiring begins, other team member revealed

By Kevin May | March 19, 2010

Now the lid is partially open on the Expedia alumni startup, some other details have started to emerge via the launch of a project site under the name NewTravelco.com.... Read More

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Food flight -- Cashless in cabins, Air Canada leads with online meal vouchers

By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2010

Like many airlines, Air Canada is transitioning to cashless cabins, but unlike the vast majority of carriers, Air Canada gives consumers the option of prepaying for meals online.... Read More

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Local goes loco -- Groupon, AOL find their places

By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2010

Suddenly, it's all about local -- news about your city, deals from your area and the best vacations from your airport.... Read More

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Expedia alumni Rich Barton, Simon Breakwell, Greg Slyngstad and others funded for travel startup

By Kevin May | March 19, 2010

The mystery surrounding the startup fronted by former-Expedia chief executive and president Rich Barton is starting to unravel with more old pals joining the team and a funding round secured.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - FlightCaster

By Kevin May | March 19, 2010

TLabs focus on startups featuring FlightCaster from San Francisco.... Read More

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New-tool time for meeting planners, hotels

By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2010

Two corporate meetings' technology companies, HotelPlanner.com and StarCite, rolled out new tools for meeting planners and hotels, respectively.... Read More

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Day Five of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel

By Viewpoints | March 19, 2010

What creates customer loyalty in this market?... Read More

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When the affiliate marketing community turns on a travel company

By Kevin May | March 19, 2010

Quite a furore in the travel affiliate marketing sector this week when a travel firm was exposed for charging different prices to consumers depending on how they arrived on the site.... Read More

Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 13 2010

By Kevin May | March 18, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending March 13 2010.... Read More