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TLabs Showcase - Discover Anywhere Mobile
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TLabs Showcase - Discover Anywhere Mobile
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Toronto, Canada-based Discover Anywhere Mobile.... Read More
Travelocity buzzing after success of Roaming Gnome on Chatroulette
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Travelocity buzzing after success of Roaming Gnome on Chatroulette
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Some consider Chatroulette as either The World's Newest Freakshow or a marketing opportunity too good to miss - Travelocity says it belongs in the latter camp.... Read More
If Android clobbered Apple due to aggressive marketing, so what?
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If Android clobbered Apple due to aggressive marketing, so what?
By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2010
Mobile junkies -- and I'm not talking about druggies in cars -- are abuzz because Google's Android operating system overtook the iPhone in U.S. smartphone sales in the first quarter.... Read More
TripAdvisor says Asia-Pacific and B2B is where the growth will come
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TripAdvisor says Asia-Pacific and B2B is where the growth will come
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Shake-up of sorts at user review giant TripAdvisor as the company outlines where it sees long term potential to expand the business.... Read More
VoyagePrive extends to the UK, ex-Lastminute.com boss at the helm
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VoyagePrive extends to the UK, ex-Lastminute.com boss at the helm
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Member-only online luxury travel service, Voyage Prive, has reached the UK after four years slowly extending around other European countries and the US.... Read More
How does a large company like Sabre innovate? Lots of coffee
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How does a large company like Sabre innovate? Lots of coffee
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
How does a large company like Sabre get the innovation vibe going? All-nighters with lots of caffeine flowing.... Read More
Policy monitors at Carlson Wagonlit tweak tool so corporate travelers get the message
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Policy monitors at Carlson Wagonlit tweak tool so corporate travelers get the message
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel integrated two corporate travel tools with the aim of bringing the expenditures of wayward business travelers back into compliance with corporate travel policies.... Read More
gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter
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gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
The heat is on among trip-planning websites gliider and TravelMuse as the two startups have taken their competition -- or might we say, confrontation -- to Twitter.... Read More
Fly.com finds increased website traffic means more fees to ITA Software
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Fly.com finds increased website traffic means more fees to ITA Software
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
Fly.com is finding that with increased traffic comes additional fees to ITA Software.... Read More
UK coalition government scraps extra runways, triggers end of web-led campaigning
By Kevin May | May 12, 2010
The historic - and, some say, surreal - new coalition government now running Great Britain has quickly put a stop to a string of new runway projects at London's airport.... Read More
Fodors puts faith in image search for European channel launch
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Fodors puts faith in image search for European channel launch
By Kevin May | May 12, 2010
If image-based search is the next big thing, as many might have us believe, then travel guide giant Fodor's is listening.... Read More
Amadeus happy with Opodo ownership as rumour mill turns
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Amadeus happy with Opodo ownership as rumour mill turns
By Kevin May | May 12, 2010
Amadeus has moved quickly to deny questions marks over its continued ownership of European online travel agency Opodo.... Read More
With acquisition and lofty ambitions in hand, NewTravelco becomes TravelPost
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With acquisition and lofty ambitions in hand, NewTravelco becomes TravelPost
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
NewTravelco, the travel startup formed by ex-Expedia geeks, changed its name to TravelPost.... Read More
Shock for travel writer as mobile giants select Everything Everywhere as new brand name
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Shock for travel writer as mobile giants select Everything Everywhere as new brand name
By Kevin May | May 12, 2010
A well known travel writer, Gary Arndt, had the fright of his life yesterday when two of Europe's leading mobile operators T-Mobile and Orange revealed the name of their merged company.... Read More
Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 8 2010
By PhocusWire | May 12, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending May 8 2010.... Read More
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