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Uber's rollercoaster ride: fluctuating prices, physical attack in Paris, moral attack in SFO

By Karthick Prabu | January 22, 2014

Uber has had an eventful 2014, so far, be it the heavy price cut it announced for UberX in many cities, its competitive moves in Shanghai and Bangalore, the violent protests against it in Paris, or th... Read More

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Ryanair fares now show up in Google Flight Search

By Sean O'Neil | January 22, 2014

After much hype, Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline, revealed that its fare and availability data is now available via Google Flight Search, a metasearch tool. It's available for users of Google F... Read More

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Sabre IPO - a deep-dive into the official filing

By Linda Fox | January 21, 2014

The paperwork required as preparation for the proposed Sabre IPO is where the real devil in the detail lies. The S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission tells us where the company... Read More

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Markets slam Expedia over a reported Google penalty, but revenue impact may be tiny

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2014

Expedia Inc's stock (EXPE) was pummelled earlier today by 4% in early US exchange trading. The selloff was in response to a report that the flagship site, Expedia.com, may have lost as much as a qu... Read More

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HEDNA New Orleans brings payments, devices and connectivity to the forefront for hotels

By Nick Vivion | January 21, 2014

The recent Hotel Electronic Distribution Networking Association conference brought together professionals from across the hotel ecosystem, from suppliers to revenue managers to third-party distributio... Read More

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Sabre unveils plan to IPO

By Kevin May | January 21, 2014

Sabre has filed its registration for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US. The company says the number of shares to be sold in the business... Read More

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Gogobot is enjoying go-go growth, but says it's not social travel

By Sean O'Neil | January 21, 2014

Gogobot, a travel reviews site, claims five straight quarters of monetization growth at a pace of about 50% per quarter. Traffic is up. It says it drew 115% more unique visitors in December 2013 th... Read More

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Travelers will smile about service, but are irate over internet

By Margaret Ady | January 21, 2014

Like millions of others, I traveled to see my family for the holidays. While on the road, I ended up staying in a hotel in St Louis for a few days. NB: This article is written by Margaret Ady, mark... Read More

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It's marketing, Jim, but not as we know it

By PhocusWire | January 21, 2014

MARKETING: Consumer-facing marketing seems to evolve at a wonderfully rapid pace and it keeps many a CEO awake at night as they try to figure out what are the core skills needed for the modern CMO.... Read More

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All Nippon Airways pulls controversial TV ad, but sees YouTube hits soar

By Karthick Prabu | January 21, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jgzAOCmWA0" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Untitled12-690x300.png"] All Nippon... Read More

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Why are many successful startup founders just utter jerks?

By PhocusWire | January 20, 2014

STARTUPS: It is reasonably rare to find a startup (co)founder who doesn't have a bit of an ego - and it is sadly not that unusual to find quite a few who you probably wouldn't want to have dinner wi... Read More

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Luxury hotels and ecommerce: snobbery or laziness?

By Viewpoints | January 20, 2014

Many high-end businesses (such as luxury hotels) don’t dignify ecommerce and use the web for pure communication. They could not be more wrong. NB: This is an opinion by Thibault Lécuyer at FastBook... Read More

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Holiday and hotel mobile apps not up to the job says study

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2014

The trust factor and bad experiences are pushing travellers to shun mobile applications for holiday and hotel bookings according to new research. The study from online travel agent, Sunshine, finds... Read More

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How Hudson air incident picture on Twitter changed a life

By PhocusWire | January 20, 2014

SOCIAL: There are so many amazing elements to the story of US Airways Flight 1549, when a US Airways was deliberately ditched in the Hudson River to save lives after a fatal bird strike on take-off,... Read More

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Google to close Schemer destination activity planning service

By Kevin May | January 20, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQn7hgloI4" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/schemer.jpg"] Just two years after G... Read More

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