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Gunyah tour distribution service closes down, WHL pledges to relaunch it with new focus
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Gunyah tour distribution service closes down, WHL pledges to relaunch it with new focus
By Kevin May | April 7, 2013
Despite just 12 months ago there being talk of a pretty confident future ahead, tour distribution platform startup Gunyah has shut its doors - temporarily, at least.... Read More
Hotel prices in Asia - January to March 2013
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Hotel prices in Asia - January to March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 7, 2013
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.... Read More
The SCAN - Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news
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The SCAN - Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | April 7, 2013
The SCAN - Apple streetview patent, Kayak turns profit, IHG inventory in Ctrip and more travel tech news.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Ditching the dull, VC advice, April faux pas, Revolutionaries
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Ditching the dull, VC advice, April faux pas, Revolutionaries
By PhocusWire | April 7, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Facebook Home and its travel industry relevance
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Facebook Home and its travel industry relevance
By Karthick Prabu | April 5, 2013
Facebook Home and its relevance in travel industry - travel marketing focus and advertisement opportunities.... Read More
Measuring aggravation: The Congestion Index identifies the world's worst roads
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Measuring aggravation: The Congestion Index identifies the world's worst roads
By Nick Vivion | April 5, 2013
GPS navigation provider TomTom can provide a quick solution by diverting customers around any congestion. Given the trove of data that the company has around the world's congestion, TomTom has created the Congestion Index.... Read More
IATA strikes back at Business Travel Coalition over the NDC
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IATA strikes back at Business Travel Coalition over the NDC
By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013
The airlines' main lobbying organization does a point-by-point rebuttal of a draft letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking the Secretary to reject IATA’s application covering the New Distribution Capability.... Read More
Why you should care about the new Facebook reply button
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Why you should care about the new Facebook reply button
By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013
Facebook wants brands and marketers to be successful. So, let’s take a closer look at how the Reply Button will help you, the marketer, be more successful on the Facebook platform.... Read More
Travel fragmentation is extending to mobile
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Travel fragmentation is extending to mobile
By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013
The pervasive fragmentation in online travel is extending into mobile. Travel companies are simply applying their existing web services to native and mobile web apps.... Read More
Case study: How Starwood boosted its mobile paid search ROI
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Case study: How Starwood boosted its mobile paid search ROI
By Sean O'Neil | April 5, 2013
Plus, a new online calculator where AdWords buyers can figure out if their ads are converting into purchases.... Read More
Branded fares: American Airlines and Frontier have kickstarted a revolution
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Branded fares: American Airlines and Frontier have kickstarted a revolution
By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013
A guest article by Jay Sorensen of IdeaWorksCompany on how branded fares are generating profits for airlines. Frontier Airlines attributes a 22% revenue increase to the branded fare approach.... Read More
Getting your head (and pixels) around the ultimate form of travel technology: a trip to Mars
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Getting your head (and pixels) around the ultimate form of travel technology: a trip to Mars
By Glenn Gruber | April 4, 2013
"Space, the final frontier...". These four words gave fuel to the imagination of countless man, women and children.... Read More
New ad alert: TripAdvisor rolls out new travel advertising product
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New ad alert: TripAdvisor rolls out new travel advertising product
By Nick Vivion | April 4, 2013
Online ads are oftentimes the land of the unknown: what exactly is an impression? If a user lands on a page and doesn't scroll down to see any of the ads, do these count as impressions?... Read More
Sendmybag wants to be the must-have luggage concierge for travelers
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Sendmybag wants to be the must-have luggage concierge for travelers
By Karthick Prabu | April 4, 2013
Losing items of baggage when traveling, especially during the airport-airline-airport part of a trip, is one of the most dispiriting and frustrating problems a traveler can face.... Read More
Zozi captures $10 million funding round, threatens more disruption in the activity sector
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Zozi captures $10 million funding round, threatens more disruption in the activity sector
By Kevin May | April 4, 2013
Almost two years since bagging a $7 million series B funding round to boost its then local deals business, Zozi has secured another $10 million from some of its original investors and a string of others.... Read More
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