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Travelzoo heads email charts, but are figures representative?
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Travelzoo heads email charts, but are figures representative?
By Kevin May | February 8, 2010
Deals publisher Travelzoo is understandably showing off some data this week that illustrates its position at the top of a chart of travel firms who receive traffic from user emails.... Read More
Look what WAYN online travel network is up to now - dating product to launch this week
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Look what WAYN online travel network is up to now - dating product to launch this week
By Kevin May | February 8, 2010
Love is in the air at WAYN as it appears the travel social network is planning to unveil a dating service on St Valentine's Day.... Read More
HotelsCombined adds TUI and HRS to European partners
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HotelsCombined adds TUI and HRS to European partners
By Kevin May | February 8, 2010
Hotelopia and Hotel Reservation Service have joined the HotelsCombined metasearch engine roster of European brands spearheading its growth across the continent.... Read More
Super Bowl ads: Homeaway yes, Google probably, Kayak no
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Super Bowl ads: Homeaway yes, Google probably, Kayak no
By Dennis Schaal | February 7, 2010
All of the excitement leading up to tonight's Super Bowl has little to do with the gridiron and much to do with the advertisements. Thus, John Battelle's Searchblog reports that Google will break longstanding tradition and run a TV advertisement during tonight's Super Bowl.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - January 31 to February 6 2010
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The Week in Travel Tech - January 31 to February 6 2010
By Kevin May | February 6, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 31 January to Saturday 6 February 2010.... Read More
Tripology CEO speaks - but will not discuss old investor Markus Deutsch
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Tripology CEO speaks - but will not discuss old investor Markus Deutsch
By Kevin May | February 6, 2010
John Peters, CEO of under-pressure agent-lead service Tripology, has broken his silence after a difficult week for the New York-based company.... Read More
Yahoo patents new mobile ad technology to work out where the user is travelling
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Yahoo patents new mobile ad technology to work out where the user is travelling
By Kevin May | February 5, 2010
There is so much focus on Google and Apple in the mobile phone market that it may come as a surprise to hear that Yahoo is the tech firm knocking on the door of the patent office.... Read More
Jilted by JetBlue for Sabre, Navitaire strikes back
By Dennis Schaal | February 5, 2010
While much of the attention in JetBlue's cutover to the SabreSonic CSS as the airline's reservations system provider has focused on new functionalities, Navitaire, the company that JetBlue largely discarded after a decade-old relationship, feels there are misperceptions about its capabilities and believes that the "true winner" in the conversion likely will be Sabre -- and not necessarily JetBlue.... Read More
Four travel-related domain name sales fetched $4.5 million in 2009
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Four travel-related domain name sales fetched $4.5 million in 2009
By Kevin May | February 5, 2010
Sales of domains Fly.com, Russia.com, America.com and Brazil.com were among the top ten highest valued URLs in 2009 as travel and geography-related sites showed a rise in popularity with buyers.... Read More
Fly.com may have hotels and car hire by end of 2010, German launch imminent
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Fly.com may have hotels and car hire by end of 2010, German launch imminent
By Kevin May | February 5, 2010
Travelzoo-owned Fly.com will launch a dedicated German site by the end of March 2010 but bigger developments are emerging with news that car hire and hotels are on the agenda.... Read More
Southwest lays out timetable for tech upgrades ... Wi-Fi, website, Rapid Rewards
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Southwest lays out timetable for tech upgrades ... Wi-Fi, website, Rapid Rewards
By Dennis Schaal | February 4, 2010
Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, speaking at the Raymond James airline conference in New York today, outlined an ambitious schedule for new technology projects, including satellite-based Wi-Fi, website upgrades, changes to the Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, and a new revenue management system.... Read More
Travelocity boxes up box offices, sells Vegas ticket locations
By Dennis Schaal | February 4, 2010
Travelocity, the Web-travel retailer, ended its offline experiment in staffing box offices and kiosks in Vegas for show-ticket and attraction sales, and agreed to sell the business to Entertainment Benefits Group for an undisclosed amount.... Read More
What are the most popular tourism profiles on Twitter?
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What are the most popular tourism profiles on Twitter?
By Kevin May | February 4, 2010
A study into the popularity of travel-related Twitter accounts has revealed only two profiles beginning with the titles "Visit", "Travel", "Tourism" or "Discover" have more than 10,000 followers.... Read More
Travelport secures China technology deal through TravelSky
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Travelport secures China technology deal through TravelSky
By Kevin May | February 4, 2010
Significant win for Travelport as it looks to shore up some of its major accounts ahead of an IPO in the coming weeks - extending an exclusive deal to power Chinese airline ticketing.... Read More
Sandy Balls and the unintentionally viral video
By Kevin May | February 4, 2010
PR agencies that promise "viral" media campaigns watch closely - sometimes the viral effect can backfire spectacularly.... Read More