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US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010
By PhocusWire | May 24, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending May 22 2010.... Read More
Stash Hotel Rewards: another travel project from Expedia alums
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Stash Hotel Rewards: another travel project from Expedia alums
By Kevin May | May 24, 2010
Hardly a week goes by without a group of former-Expedia/Microsoft folk coming together to launch a new travel startup - this time it's the turn of Stash Hotel Rewards.... Read More
Most influential on Twitter: Barack Obama, JetBlue and some other folk
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Most influential on Twitter: Barack Obama, JetBlue and some other folk
By Kevin May | May 24, 2010
Intriguing yet slightly confusing infographic from web agency Information Architects detailing the early pioneers and key influencers on Twitter.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - SiteValet
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TLabs Showcase - SiteValet
By Stephen Joyce | May 24, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Canada-based SiteValet.... Read More
InterContinental hits it big with Gowalla mobile marketing
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InterContinental hits it big with Gowalla mobile marketing
By Dennis Schaal | May 24, 2010
Location-based social networks such as foursquare and Gowalla likely will soon see a flurry of integrations with hotels and other brands as travel companies tap into new mobile-marketing vehicles.... Read More
Is this the Google masterplan for travel?
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Is this the Google masterplan for travel?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 24, 2010
In the past 60 days alone Google has made some interesting moves in the travel space.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Google buys, Bangkok burns, Hostelworld waves
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The Week in Travel Tech - Google buys, Bangkok burns, Hostelworld waves
By PhocusWire | May 22, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday May 16 to Saturday 22 May 2010.... Read More
Google buys online travel guide Ruba
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Google buys online travel guide Ruba
By Kevin May | May 21, 2010
Community site Ruba obviously has something different about it from the countless other travel guides on the web - demonstrated mainly by news that Google has just bought it.... Read More
BuyWithMe hires former online travel executives
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BuyWithMe hires former online travel executives
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010
The latest addition to BuyWithMe -- besides discounts on Cape Cod windsurfing lessons -- is former Orbitz e-markeing executive Mike Stein as chief marketing officer.... Read More
Sabre misses a beat -- thankfully
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010
The latest craze or trend -- you pick the word -- among global distribution system vendors apparently is audio on their websites.... Read More
FTC clears Google acquisition of AdMob -- cites Apple as emerging competitor
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FTC clears Google acquisition of AdMob -- cites Apple as emerging competitor
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010
Travel advertisers who may have feared the market power inherent in Google's pending $750 million acquisition of rival mobile ad network AdMob won't find any help at the Federal Trade Commission.... Read More
Survey -- Amadeus uses financial incentives, gains US travel agency market share
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Survey -- Amadeus uses financial incentives, gains US travel agency market share
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010
Among the four major global distribution systems, Sabre is the most widely used among U.S. travel agencies, although Amadeus is the fastest growing.... Read More
Travel technology marketing is not what it used to be
By Kevin May | May 21, 2010
Gone are the days when a technology firm like Amadeus or any of the other global distribution systems would appear at a handful of exhibitions or run print advertising in trade magazines.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - TravelJournal
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TLabs Showcase - TravelJournal
By Kevin May | May 21, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Israel-based TravelJournal.... Read More
Google TV and the travel industry: time to make better videos
By Kevin May | May 20, 2010
Google loves dropping an A-Bomb on the tech world, especially Apple it would increasingly appear, so today's launch of Google TV has inevitably got the web buzzing (no pun intended).... Read More
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