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Ryanair captcha move disruptive but not impossible
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Ryanair captcha move disruptive but not impossible
By Linda Fox | November 25, 2011
Technology experts say Ryanair's latest initiative to prevent screen-scraping on its site will make things difficult but not impossible... Read More
TravelTainment in consultation, details still sketchy
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TravelTainment in consultation, details still sketchy
By Linda Fox | November 25, 2011
Traveltainment has shed a little more light on its ongoing strategy refocus in the UK.... Read More
The power of just ONE user review for travel companies
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The power of just ONE user review for travel companies
By Viewpoints | November 24, 2011
Forget the controversies for a moment, there is no doubt that online reviews provide significant benefits for organisations in any industry.... Read More
Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
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Australia-New Zealand hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
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
Expedia takes crown from Webjet - Top New Zealand websites, November 19 2011
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Expedia takes crown from Webjet - Top New Zealand websites, November 19 2011
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
Webjet has lost the coveted top position to Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More
TripAdvisor marches ahead - Top US travel sites, November 19 2011
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TripAdvisor marches ahead - Top US travel sites, November 19 2011
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
Marriott has seen the gap between it and market leader TripAdvisor extend further this week in the list of top travel websites in the US.... Read More
Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
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Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
By Kevin May | November 24, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Superfly, a platform which combines a flight search engine with a loyalty scheme management system.... Read More
How mobile payments and digital wallets will open up new opportunities in travel
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How mobile payments and digital wallets will open up new opportunities in travel
By Martin Collings | November 24, 2011
The first person I ever saw using a QR code in an email signature line was Jarad Miller, around the time he was moving into his current role with United Airlines.... Read More
ViaMichelin catching up on EasyVoyage - Top France travel sites, November 19 2011
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ViaMichelin catching up on EasyVoyage - Top France travel sites, November 19 2011
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
EasyVoyage stands just 2.5% market share ahead of ViaMichelin after a rally by the number two website in France as the market leader fell.... Read More
Qantas Twitter storm on #qantasluxury highlights when NOT to use social media
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Qantas Twitter storm on #qantasluxury highlights when NOT to use social media
By Tim Hughes | November 24, 2011
This week, someone in the Qantas PR team had the great idea to run an experiment with a competition on Twitter to promote the luxurious nature of its first class product.... Read More
Thomas Cook traffic remains steady - Top UK travel sites, November 19 2011
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Thomas Cook traffic remains steady - Top UK travel sites, November 19 2011
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011
Troubled Thomas Cook remains in fourth spot behind rival Thomson, Lastminute.com and market leader Expedia in the list of top UK travel sites.... Read More
What you see not always what you get in travel search and reviews
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What you see not always what you get in travel search and reviews
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2011
Yesterday morning, after a tip off, it seemed an anomaly had cropped up on Google with a number of hotels searched for alongside the term 'booking.com' coming back with 953 reviews and 4.5 stars.... Read More
Yapta launches iPhone app for airfare tracking and refund grabbing
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Yapta launches iPhone app for airfare tracking and refund grabbing
By Dennis Schaal | November 23, 2011
If you want to get push notifications on your smartphone when airfares drop on particular routes or when the price falls on a flight you've already booked, Yapta's new iPhone app may come in handy.... Read More
Gogo goes airborne with holiday shopping Wi-Fi [VIDEO]
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Gogo goes airborne with holiday shopping Wi-Fi [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | November 23, 2011
Onboard Wi-Fi provider Gogo is offering passengers on many US airlines 30 minutes of free Wi-Fi to get some holiday shopping in during their flights.... Read More
Tripology goes multichannel with Travel Channel leads
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Tripology goes multichannel with Travel Channel leads
By Dennis Schaal | November 23, 2011
Talk about multichannel distribution? Travel agents using Rand McNally's Tripology.com are now getting customer leads via Travel Channel series about various vacation spots.... Read More
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