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BookIt.com eases PayPal use for flights, hotels, vacation packages
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2011
BookIt.com just made it easier for travelers to book hotel, flights, car rentals and vacation packages in one checkout session using PayPal.... Read More
Behold the aircraft cabin passenger experience in 2050 [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
The dreamers and engineers at Airbus have reunited to produce the latest instalment of the manufacturer's vision for air travel in 2050 - this time focusing on the on-board facilities.... Read More
Quarter of hotels shunning social media
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Quarter of hotels shunning social media
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
More research flying-in-the-face of apparent modern wisdom showing that at least a quarter of hoteliers are still leaning towards traditional marketing techniques.... Read More
American Airlines to offer Samsung tablet for in-flight entertainment
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2011
American Airlines plans to offer premium-class passengers a customized version of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet for in-flight entertainment beginning later this year on select transcontinental and international flights.... Read More
Time-lapse video shows hotels thinking outside the marketing box
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
A few years ago, if a chap with a camera asked for a free hotel room so he could take pictures not of the accommodation but the view, what would be the most likely answer?... Read More
Top travel websites in Canada - June 11 2011
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Top travel websites in Canada - June 11 2011
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending June 11 2011.... Read More
Have Promoted Tweets worked for travel companies?
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Have Promoted Tweets worked for travel companies?
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
Plenty of analysis recently about companies using the still slightly mysterious world of Promoted Tweets and Trends on Twitter - but how have travel companies performed?... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Feedkite
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TLabs Showcase - Feedkite
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Facebook-led trip social recommendation engine Feedkite.... Read More
Top travel websites in the UK - June 11 2011
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Top travel websites in the UK - June 11 2011
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending June 11 2011.... Read More
Jetsetter plots flashy expansion, heads to the UK first
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Jetsetter plots flashy expansion, heads to the UK first
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
Flash sales business Jetsetter is branching out from its base of North America, opening a dedicated version for UK consumers this week.... Read More
The case for a Third Way to tidy up the chaos of mobile travel
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The case for a Third Way to tidy up the chaos of mobile travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | June 13, 2011
Over the past six weeks or so I have been to four major travel industry conferences - OpenTravel in Las Vegas, ATM in Dubai and the EyeforTravel events in London and Singapore.... Read More
Hotel pricing - Asia - June to August 2011
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Hotel pricing - Asia - June to August 2011
By PhocusWire | June 12, 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 Asia.... Read More
Best of Tnooz This Week - Ryanair shrugs, TripAdvisor grumbles, Expedia shuffles
By PhocusWire | June 12, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Top travel websites in India - June 4 2011
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Top travel websites in India - June 4 2011
By PhocusWire | June 11, 2011
Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending June 4 2011.... Read More
Expedia-Priceline competition heightens with Agoda-Jetstar partnership
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Expedia-Priceline competition heightens with Agoda-Jetstar partnership
By Dennis Schaal | June 10, 2011
Priceline's Agoda business partnered with Jetstar Airways, signaling heightening competition between the two global online travel agencies in Asia-Pacific.... Read More