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Concur eyes growth in Europe with GlobalExpense acquisition
By Dennis Schaal | June 7, 2011
Expense management firm Concur signed a definitive agreement to acquire a compeititor, London-based GlobalExpense, for £12 million, or about $19.75 million.... Read More
Orbitz marks 10th anniversary with hotel sale and an omission
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Orbitz marks 10th anniversary with hotel sale and an omission
By Dennis Schaal | June 7, 2011
Orbitz marks its 10th anniversary this month and counts its flight matrix display, Care Alerts via email or phone, and Price Assurance among some of its major innovations.... Read More
Airport handlers to be armed with mobile luggage tracking tools
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Airport handlers to be armed with mobile luggage tracking tools
By Kevin May | June 7, 2011
Ground agents in airports are to be armed with a mobile service allowing them to better assist passengers when luggage goes astray.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Mon 6 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 6, 2011
In today's edition, aviation blogger has court appearance, Hipmunk's new Frontier, CityDiscovery's iPhone app and Carsolize maps APIs.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Getaway Lounge
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TLabs Showcase - Getaway Lounge
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based group travel buying site Getaway Lounge.... Read More
Lily Allen slams Ryanair to 3 million Twitter followers, nothing happens
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Lily Allen slams Ryanair to 3 million Twitter followers, nothing happens
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
Low cost carrier and infamous social media-refusenik Ryanair has demonstrated perfectly that it doesn't see any point in worrying about what people say on the likes of Twitter.... Read More
Expedia in structural reverse, appoints country managers in Europe
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Expedia in structural reverse, appoints country managers in Europe
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
Two and a half years after a major reorganisation to streamline the company by business units instead of geography, Expedia is hiring country managers once again.... Read More
UsingMiles cofounder charged with bilking investors
By Dennis Schaal | June 6, 2011
A cofounder of frequent flyer miles tracking site UsingMiles reportedly has been charged with bilking investors out of some $450,000 and putting the money to personal use.... Read More
TripAdvisor still irked by Google and hotel reviews on Places
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TripAdvisor still irked by Google and hotel reviews on Places
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer doesn't usually say very much on Twitter - but when he does it's usually pointed or relevant, in this case calling Google "slimy".... Read More
STA Travel and HitchHiker extend air fare technology deal
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STA Travel and HitchHiker extend air fare technology deal
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
Air ticket distributor HitchHiker and STA Travel are embarking on a major programme to upgrade the travel agency's ability to search and book air fares.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - myTab
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TLabs Showcase - myTab
By Kevin May | June 6, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel gift and planning platform myTab.... Read More
Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - June to August 2011
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Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - June to August 2011
By PhocusWire | June 5, 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
Best of Tnooz This Week - Black hatter, Orbitz jabber, Groupon hyper
By PhocusWire | June 5, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Top travel websites in India - May 28 2011
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Top travel websites in India - May 28 2011
By PhocusWire | June 5, 2011
Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending May 28 2011.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Fri 3 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 3, 2011
In today's edition: Regatta in Barbados, linking up at Orbitz, happy birthday Getabed, Illusions in Thailand, trio join Room 77.... Read More
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