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Top travel websites in the UK - March 19 2011

By PhocusWire | March 21, 2011

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending March 19 2011.... Read More

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Using social media to boost New Zealand tourism after deadly earthquake

By Kevin May | March 21, 2011

Interesting idea from a group of travel bloggers aimed at raising the profile of New Zealand following the massive earthquake in the city of Christchurch in February 2011.... Read More

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Best of Tnooz This Week - Cracking domains, Reversing Kayak, Peeling onions, Busting myths

By PhocusWire | March 20, 2011

What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More

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Behold the QR code hotel

By Kevin May | March 19, 2011

This might be an 1 April-type story - but it isn't April Fool's Day and this is a story about Dubai, so anything is possible when it comes to hotels in the Middle Eastern state.... Read More

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Travel associations clash over airline checked bags

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

There's been a dust-up between the U.S. Travel Association and the Global Business Travel Association over the issue of checked bags.... Read More

IBM reckons it can grow baggage capacity at Schiphol Airport by 40 per cent

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

An interesting idea that one of the world's top airports, which is already bursting at the seams with passenger luggage, can add another 40% capacity with no new construction.... Read More

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Delta adds Facebook check-in to online, app, mobile, kiosk, curbside options

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

You now can check in for your Delta Air Lines flight through its Ticket Counter app on Facebook.... Read More

The other Travelzoo sees dramatic growth in Asia Pacific

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

Travelzoo Asia Pacific reports that subscribers to its Top 20 deals newsletter in Asia Pacific grew 50% over last year to more than 3 million.... Read More

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Peeling back the onion on travel social media intelligence services

By Viewpoints | March 18, 2011

About a year ago, we began looking at the competitive landscape of Social Media Intelligence (SMI), aka Social Media Monitoring, tools to advise a software company’s strategy to build its own service.... Read More

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IgoUgo brings video player and travel planning to your Facebook wall

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

IgoUgo embarked on a seemingly novel Facebook and video strategy today by bringing video players with destination content directly to your Facebook wall.... Read More

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Sabre investigates major SynXis outage

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

Technicians at Sabre are looking for the cause of a failure of the SynXis reservation system this week, paralysing 10,000 hotels from taking bookings via the GDS.... Read More

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Travel search and the mega map mashup

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

Fascinating overhaul of standard search tools on a travel site with the launch of a new system for UK-based camping and holiday park service PitchUp.... Read More

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Top travel websites in India - March 12 2011

By PhocusWire | March 17, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending March 12 2011.... Read More

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Bing launches attractions pages with TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities

By Dennis Schaal | March 17, 2011

Bing rolled out new attractions pages, featuring museums, tourists spots and other activities, in tandem with partners TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities and Zvents.... Read More

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Tourism Ireland unveils Facebook game, on St Patrick's Day of course

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

On a day when the number of people with Irish roots suddenly soars into the hundreds of millions, Tourism Ireland has launched its own Farmville-style game for Facebook.... Read More

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