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Try not to blame the tech when travel technology fails

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | March 7, 2011

The past week or so has seen the some looking to blame technology for outages hitting several major travel companies.... Read More

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Why data is the next game-changer in travel

By Viewpoints | March 7, 2011

Data is big, and getting bigger. The more we track and log, the more storage is needed to warehouse it, and the more CPU horsepower is needed to mine it to answer questions posed by the business.... Read More

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Samsung targets social travel with Tripper service for mobile

By Daniele Beccari | March 7, 2011

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is planning to launch a social travel review service for its handsets called Tripper.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Ski Pad

By Kevin May | March 7, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based ski trip vacation rental service Ski Pad.... Read More

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Travelport sells GTA business to Kuoni for $720 million

By Kevin May | March 6, 2011

Travelport is to offload its hotel and ground travel services business GTA to long haul tour operator Kuoni for $720 million.... Read More

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Best of Tnooz This Week - Farming content, Mocking rivals, Lipsticking pigs

By PhocusWire | March 6, 2011

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

Part Six - Tripbod in the Valley video diary, farewell

By Kevin May | March 4, 2011

With almost a week under their belts, Tripbod says farewell to San Francisco in the most obvious way possible and then heads back to the UK armed with ideas.... Read More

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FairSearch tries the satire route in its war with Google

By Kevin May | March 4, 2011

It must be Friday in lobbyingland, with the anti-Google coalition FairSearch mocking the search giant's efforts to talk up the benefits of its proposed acquisition of ITA Software.... Read More

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High-brow hotel search arrives - select by Haiku description

By Kevin May | March 4, 2011

One of the quirkier new travel sites to appear on the web in recent months - Hotel Haiku, where visitors get hotel property descriptions in, well, Haiku.... Read More

Microsoft turns to Kayak for flight search to fight Google Travel

By Dennis Schaal | March 4, 2011

Microsoft's Bing Travel is handing over flight metasearch duties to Kayak as the two erstwhile competitors bolster their existing alliance to counter Google's accelerated push into travel.... Read More

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Ultimate guide to the specialist tour and in-destination activity market

By Alex Bainbridge | March 4, 2011

This is an attempt to categorise all the key English speaking global players in tours and activities in one place (plus a few other interesting companies).... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Cayole

By Kevin May | March 4, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based online cruise agency Cayole.... Read More

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Virgin closes Vtravelled social network, promises relaunch with new focus

By Kevin May | March 3, 2011

Virgin Atlantic is to shut its Vtravelled social network for at least six months as it attempts to overhaul the service with an eye on loyalty rewards and gaming.... Read More

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Top travel websites in India - February 26 2011

By PhocusWire | March 3, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending February 26 2011.... Read More

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Hey, a wheel just fell off the aircraft, take a picture

By Kevin May | March 3, 2011

Perhaps in a pre-digital age, when a wheel fell off an aircraft, passengers would have maybe told the crew, prayed, ordered some whisky, closed their eyes.... Read More

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