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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Visually appealing, Engineering travel, Wiki-led hotels
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Visually appealing, Engineering travel, Wiki-led hotels
By PhocusWire | January 29, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Alaska Airlines jettisons prayer cards -- Whoopi has a View but Jenn does not understand it
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Alaska Airlines jettisons prayer cards -- Whoopi has a View but Jenn does not understand it
By Dennis Schaal | January 27, 2012
In a form of travel non-distribution, Alaska Airlines says starting next month it will discontinue its decades-old practice of handing out prayer cards to passengers along with in-flight meals.... Read More
Kayak: iPhone users buy travel online, Android not so much
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Kayak: iPhone users buy travel online, Android not so much
By Dennis Schaal | January 27, 2012
If you want to reach mobile consumers who'll actually buy travel online, should your company put resources into iOS apps or is Android the better way to go?... Read More
MySwitzerland social media video - funny, very clever, but does it boost visitor numbers?
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MySwitzerland social media video - funny, very clever, but does it boost visitor numbers?
By Kevin May | January 27, 2012
Tourism Queensland discovered that it takes more than the gushing of the advertising industry to ensure a high profile marketing campaign was actually worthwhile.... Read More
GOL makes massive push at the top - Top Brazil travel sites, January 21 2012
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GOL makes massive push at the top - Top Brazil travel sites, January 21 2012
By PhocusWire | January 27, 2012
GOL is consolidating its strong position at the head of the leading travel websites in Brazil and putting clear water between it and rival carrier TAM.... Read More
eDreams looks to social media to change fate of lesser known destinations
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eDreams looks to social media to change fate of lesser known destinations
By Linda Fox | January 27, 2012
eDreams has kicked off a social media campaign in a bid to improve the tourism economy for five destinations starting with Madagascar... Read More
Ostrovok attracts online travel celebrities in latest investment round
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Ostrovok attracts online travel celebrities in latest investment round
By Kevin May | January 27, 2012
More developments at Russian hotel booking service Ostrovok after wooing a former-Expedia CEO, and the founders of TripIt and Altimeter Capital as new investors.... Read More
FairSearch blasts Google Flight Search ad model as online travel group enlists
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FairSearch blasts Google Flight Search ad model as online travel group enlists
By Dennis Schaal | January 26, 2012
FairSearch is alleging that Google Flight Search may be violating consumer protection laws on code-sharing and bag-fee disclosures as the lobbying group picked up a key new member, the Interactive Travel Services Association.... Read More
Air auction site climbs back - Top New Zealand websites, January 21 2012
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Air auction site climbs back - Top New Zealand websites, January 21 2012
By PhocusWire | January 26, 2012
Air New Zealand's GrabASeat auction site has clawed some ground back on the main website after increasing its market share in the list of leading airline websites in New Zealand.... Read More
The Travelzoo disadvantage -- profit imperative
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The Travelzoo disadvantage -- profit imperative
By Dennis Schaal | January 26, 2012
Travelzoo is bullish about its Local Deals business, arguing that its offers are higher quality than competitors' and that its customers are older and have more disposable income than the clientele of other deals' providers.... Read More
Reputation management firm Olery seals $1m funding for further expansion
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Reputation management firm Olery seals $1m funding for further expansion
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012
Amsterdam-based reputation management company Olery plans to use $1 million it has secured in funding for further expansion across Europe, Asia Pacific, US and Middle East... Read More
Google Public Alerts launches to provide information in crisis situations
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Google Public Alerts launches to provide information in crisis situations
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012
Google Public Alerts kicked off today on Google Maps with weather and earthquake information plotted on affected regions around the globe.... Read More
Tripbox wants to show life remains in the online travel agency model
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Tripbox wants to show life remains in the online travel agency model
By Kevin May | January 26, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Tripbox, a online travel agency focusing on low-cost hotels, travel ancillaries and flights.... Read More
Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now
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Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012
For any travel company pondering mobile as a distribution channel or whether to invest in social media, the following research will make compelling reading... Read More
Qantas banishes memory of Virgin threat - Top Australia travel websites, January 21 2012
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Qantas banishes memory of Virgin threat - Top Australia travel websites, January 21 2012
By PhocusWire | January 25, 2012
Just two weeks after seeing its biggest domestic rival come within a whisker of taking its crown, Qantas has managed to put clear water between it and Virgin Australia.... Read More
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