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Siri the mobile travel agent [VIDEO]
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Siri the mobile travel agent [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | January 17, 2012
Ever since Apple acquired virtual assistant technology Siri in early-2010, adding voice-activated travel search to mobiles has gained momentum as a concept.... Read More
Expedia closes in behind Thomson - Top UK travel sites, January 14 2012
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Expedia closes in behind Thomson - Top UK travel sites, January 14 2012
By PhocusWire | January 16, 2012
Perhaps a short-lived New Year bonanza period for Thomson after seeing Expedia move to within whisker of regaining prime spot in the list of top travel sites in the UK.... Read More
Could new top level domains provide funding for tourism organisations?
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Could new top level domains provide funding for tourism organisations?
By Troy Thompson | January 16, 2012
As we enter a brave new world of top-level domain names (TLDs), brought upon by the recent approval and registration process from ICANN, what are the opportunities for DMOs and CVBs?... Read More
Orbitz narrows gap on Priceline - Top US travel sites, January 14 2012
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Orbitz narrows gap on Priceline - Top US travel sites, January 14 2012
By PhocusWire | January 16, 2012
Priceline's lead over Orbitz has decreased to just over 1% market share in the list of top ten travel websites in the US.... Read More
Oyster still looking for monetization pearl
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Oyster still looking for monetization pearl
By Dennis Schaal | January 16, 2012
Professional hotel-review site Oyster.com has abandoned its more than year-old practice of serving as a hotel booking engine.... Read More
STA and Gap Daemon team up for gap travel push
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STA and Gap Daemon team up for gap travel push
By Linda Fox | January 16, 2012
Youth travel specialist STA has joined forces with social network Gap Daemon in a deal designed to help both companies tap into the gap travel market.... Read More
Reality check for hotels - How good are your telephone sales?
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Reality check for hotels - How good are your telephone sales?
By Patrick Landman | January 16, 2012
Do you know the conversion percentage of your hotel's reservations department?... Read More
Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - January to March 2012
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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - January to March 2012
By PhocusWire | January 15, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia-New Zealand.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Global hotel play, Startup killer, Solving industry problems
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Global hotel play, Startup killer, Solving industry problems
By PhocusWire | January 15, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Gidsy gets $1.2M seed investment with Ashton Kutcher among the funders
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Gidsy gets $1.2M seed investment with Ashton Kutcher among the funders
By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2012
Actor Ashton Kutcher hopes he'll be "winning," given his new investment in Berlin-based Gidsy.... Read More
Hotel websites stealing room night share -- from chain toll-free numbers
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Hotel websites stealing room night share -- from chain toll-free numbers
By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2012
With all of the chatter about the Room Key collaboration, the websites of major hotel chains in North America are indeed asserting control and stealing room-night share -- from their own voice channels.... Read More
Start of American Airlines-Sabre antitrust case extended two months
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Start of American Airlines-Sabre antitrust case extended two months
By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2012
With American Airlines bogged down in its reorganization efforts, a judge in a Texas state court has delayed the beginning of a jury trial in the airline's antitrust suit against Sabre for a couple of months.... Read More
Where are travel brands concentrating their efforts in social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Where are travel brands concentrating their efforts in social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | January 13, 2012
Simplifyling spent some analysing the data from a recent EyeforTravel report understand how travel companies are approaching social media in 2012.... Read More
Did Foursquare just kill a bunch of trip planning startups?
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Did Foursquare just kill a bunch of trip planning startups?
By Alex Kremer | January 13, 2012
Foursquare this week launched its Explore feature on the web, an effort termed as: "Personalized search for the real world."... Read More
With deck plans and all, iCruise adds iPad app for Wave Season
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With deck plans and all, iCruise adds iPad app for Wave Season
By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2012
Cruise retailer iCruise met its deadline: The company got its Cruise Finder iPad app into iTunes in time for the January to March Wave Season.... Read More
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