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Lukewarm response to iPad in Facebook survey of travellers
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Lukewarm response to iPad in Facebook survey of travellers
By Kevin May | February 11, 2010
Travel content and planning service GeckoGo has released results of a survey of members and their willingness to jump on the iPad bandwagon - but in short: mixed results.... Read More
Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End February 6 2010
By Kevin May | February 10, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending February 6 2010.... Read More
In a stunner, Travelport pulls IPO
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In a stunner, Travelport pulls IPO
By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2010
Travelport decided today to pull its initial public offering in London, creating some major questions for travel companies pondering going public.... Read More
PerfectPlaces to buy vacation rental sites from Weather Channel Interactive
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PerfectPlaces to buy vacation rental sites from Weather Channel Interactive
By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2010
Perfect Places, a vacation-rental website, revealed it intends to scoop up four vacation-rental websites from Weather Channel Interactive.... Read More
South Africa DMO strikes six-figure advertising deal with TripAdvisor
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South Africa DMO strikes six-figure advertising deal with TripAdvisor
By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2010
South African Tourism, anxious to promote the destination as more than a football venue in anticipation of the World Cup in June, entered into what it describes as "a six-figure" advertising deal with TripAdvisor on its English-language websites, the national tourism agency says.... Read More
How to win with an airline Twitter strategy
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How to win with an airline Twitter strategy
By Stephen Joyce | February 10, 2010
There seems to be two very distinct types of airlines using Twitter - those who "get it" and those who don't.... Read More
UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End February 6 2010
By Kevin May | February 10, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending February 6 2010.... Read More
In cunning move, Tripwolf adopts freemium model for iPhone
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In cunning move, Tripwolf adopts freemium model for iPhone
By Dennis Schaal | February 9, 2010
Tripwolf, the Vienna-based online travel-guide provider, introduced a new version of its iPhone app, which provides some free content, but offers mobile users certain premium destination content for $5.99 or € 4,99.... Read More
HolidayAutos driving forward with full-scale redesign
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HolidayAutos driving forward with full-scale redesign
By Kevin May | February 9, 2010
Lastminute.com-owned car hire brand HolidayAutos is rolling out a new website this week ahead of other changes expected to take place in the coming weeks.... Read More
WorldMate battles TripIt for LinkedIn hearts and minds
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WorldMate battles TripIt for LinkedIn hearts and minds
By Dennis Schaal | February 9, 2010
WorldMate, which keys in on business travelers with its itinerary management service, claims it has trumped competitor TripIt's LinkedIn capabilities with the launch of a WorldMate Blackberry app that enables users to find nearby LinkedIn connections or those in other cities.... Read More
Viator heads to Scandinavia with four new country sites
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Viator heads to Scandinavia with four new country sites
By Kevin May | February 9, 2010
Destination activities and tours agency Viator is to open four new country sites in Nothern Europe as part of its ongoing expansion programme.... Read More
The Big Chill: American Airlines to charge $8 for blankets and pillows
By Dennis Schaal | February 8, 2010
American Airlines in May will begin to charge coach passengers $8 for a pillow and blanket set, according to USA Today.... Read More
HomeAway gets huge thumbs up for online strategic support for Super Bowl ad
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HomeAway gets huge thumbs up for online strategic support for Super Bowl ad
By Kevin May | February 8, 2010
The debut Super Bowl ad for the US Super Bowl last night has won the praise of a marketing monitoring firm.... Read More
Cap and rave: GuestCentric Systems offers ceiling on booking engine, social media tools
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Cap and rave: GuestCentric Systems offers ceiling on booking engine, social media tools
By Dennis Schaal | February 8, 2010
GuestCentric Systems, finding that some prospective clients were unwilling to pay fixed monthly costs for its hotel-booking engine, implemented a new revenue-share pricing system.... Read More
GAP Adventures turn for dream job-picture-trip online competition
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GAP Adventures turn for dream job-picture-trip online competition
By Kevin May | February 8, 2010
GAP Adventures is the latest in what is becoming an increasingly long line of travel companies to turn to online competitions to raise their profile.... Read More