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Spirit Airlines carry-on fees, Ryanair pay toilets get bundle of criticism

By Dennis Schaal | April 12, 2010

Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the DOT is looking into ways to "mitigate" Spirit Airlines' plan to charge passengers up to $45 to place bags in overhead bins.... Read More

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Explorra taking the forensic route to travel search with VisualDNA deal

By Kevin May | April 12, 2010

If - as many argue - travellers are changing the way they search for products from text to visual then this idea from Explorra could be one to follow.... Read More

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Skyscanner taps into FIFA World Cup 2010 with widgets and content

By Kevin May | April 12, 2010

The countdown to the FIFA World Cup is well and truly under way and the rush by travel companies to capture related traffic and business appears to be growing.... Read More

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Day One of Five - How to manage a reputation online

By Viewpoints | April 12, 2010

Your web shadow is what someone sees when they look for you on the internet, the combination of your personal presence on the web and what others say about you and post there.... Read More

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Should hotel guests have to pay for the internet?

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | April 12, 2010

Major hotel chains and independent properties around the world continue to charge guests for using the internet - an irritation for those who consider it as important as free room towels.... Read More

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TripSay and Layar combine, win backing of mobile giant

By Kevin May | April 12, 2010

TripSay may not be a household name yet, but after working with Dutch augmented reality pioneer Layar things may be looking up.... Read More

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The Week in Travel Tech - April 4 to April 10 2010

By PhocusWire | April 10, 2010

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 4 to Saturday 10 April 2010.... Read More

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Bangkok - when travel, social media and politics collide

By Kevin May | April 10, 2010

Interesting perfect storm occurring in the Thailand capital this weekend as the ongoing Red Shirt political protest intensifies and reaches Bangkok's backpacker community.... Read More

House committee may probe US airlines on Ryanair pay-toilet scheme

By Dennis Schaal | April 9, 2010

Don't be surprised if the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee calls in U.S. airline officials for a hearing and asks them if they intend to follow Ryanair's move to institute pay toilets.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - MyTripGuru

By Kevin May | April 9, 2010

TLabs focus on startups featuring Gutenberg, Germany-based MyTripGuru.... Read More

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Set phasers to stun - Davidson accused of warped logix about airline industry

By Viewpoints | April 9, 2010

For a guy who runs a company called Farelogix, Jim Davidson offers precious little logic about fares in his recent commentary.... Read More

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YourTour to drive trip planning channel for National-Citer car rental site

By Kevin May | April 9, 2010

Car rental appears to be in vogue as the place to try advanced planning tools as French giant National-Citer shows off its deal with YourTour.... Read More

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No Internet Explorer was a drag so Gliider drops Mozilla-only premise

By Dennis Schaal | April 9, 2010

Gliider, a trip-planning tool which was available as a Mozilla Firefox add-on only, was expected to launch today as an Internet Explorer-compatible tool, as well.... Read More