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US Airways adds Gogo Wi-Fi
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US Airways adds Gogo Wi-Fi
By Dennis Schaal | June 2, 2010
US Airways added Gogo Inflight Internet service to all of its Airbus A321 aircraft.... Read More
Avis tops new Social Media Popularity Index for car rental
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Avis tops new Social Media Popularity Index for car rental
By Kevin May | June 2, 2010
If a formula combining the number of fans and posts on Facebook with number of followers and tweets on Twitter is a reliable method of tracking popularity, then Avis is doing a good job.... Read More
Online travel booms in India as web visits soar, Expedia-Travelocity enjoying the ride
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Online travel booms in India as web visits soar, Expedia-Travelocity enjoying the ride
By Kevin May | June 2, 2010
For the few non-believers still out there, here is a simple indication of where the Indian online travel sector is heading - up, and currently at a pretty steep trajectory.... Read More
A HomeAway addition -- real estate deal with Realogy
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A HomeAway addition -- real estate deal with Realogy
By Dennis Schaal | June 2, 2010
Nearly two months since HomeAway launched a vacation-home real estate business, it entered into a marketing agreement with Realogy to get more inventory and listings for prospective buyers.... Read More
Inoqo admits using Twitter for hotel deals is not easy, scraps old business model
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Inoqo admits using Twitter for hotel deals is not easy, scraps old business model
By Kevin May | June 2, 2010
Back in October 2010 the idea behind Inoqo was at least worth checking out - provide hotels with a distribution channel via social network of the moment, Twitter.... Read More
Family reunion as Expedia and Microsoft launch travel browser for Internet Explorer
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Family reunion as Expedia and Microsoft launch travel browser for Internet Explorer
By Kevin May | June 2, 2010
Old alliances reforming today as Microsoft and former-sister company Expedia join forces to create a travel search and planning plug-in for the Internet Explorer toolbar.... Read More
Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending May 29 2010.... Read More
Guestcentric joins travel industry oil spill relief effort
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Guestcentric joins travel industry oil spill relief effort
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Hotel booking technology provider Guestcentric says it will waive fees for three months to hotels in the Gulf of Mexico region affected by the BP oil disaster.... Read More
US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 29 2010
By PhocusWire | June 1, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending May 29 2010.... Read More
Expedia increases its stake in China online travel agency eLong
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Expedia increases its stake in China online travel agency eLong
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2010
Expedia Inc., which already exercised majority control of Chinese online travel agency eLong, has gone ahead and increased its stake.... Read More
Is the new Australia ad campaign wonderfully and intentionally ironic, waiting for viral stardom?
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Huge debate in Australia and spreading around the globe following the release of a new TV ad for Tourism Australia.... Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, start your Zipcar IPO
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Ladies and gentlemen, start your Zipcar IPO
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2010
Zipcar, the car-sharing service with operations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., filed a registration for an initial public offering that would raise some $75 million.... Read More
Humans drool, technology rules, or vice versa?
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Humans drool, technology rules, or vice versa?
By Stephen Joyce | June 1, 2010
Technologies such as global distribution systems, reservation platforms, accounting software, CRM, CMS, and other hardware and software innovations have helped reduce the workload and increase the efficiency of humans who work in the travel and tourism industry.... Read More
Shock stats: Americans searching twice as much as Brits for World Cup flights
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Shock stats: Americans searching twice as much as Brits for World Cup flights
By Kevin May | June 1, 2010
Move aside football, soccer (that's, err, football to everyone else) and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa is proving more popular in the US than expected.... Read More
North American, European corporations feel consumer pain on ancillary fees
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North American, European corporations feel consumer pain on ancillary fees
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2010
Consumers aren't the only ones wincing at checked bag fees -- some corporations are mulling pulling travel spending from airlines with heavy ancillary fees.... Read More
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