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Expedia ditches the dull and adopts the rich visual approach for its mobile applications
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Expedia ditches the dull and adopts the rich visual approach for its mobile applications
By Karthick Prabu | April 1, 2013
In quite a departure for the global online travel agency, Expedia's new mobile apps - known as version 3.0 - are trying to bring the visual travel itinerary to life.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Reflections, Mirrors, Postcards 2.0, RIPs, Juices, Races, Horizons
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Reflections, Mirrors, Postcards 2.0, RIPs, Juices, Races, Horizons
By PhocusWire | March 31, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Barometer: How does your Facebook page stack up?
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Barometer: How does your Facebook page stack up?
By Nick Vivion | March 29, 2013
Facebook marketing platform Agorapulse has a fantastically useful tool called the Barometer. You go in, connect to Facebook, and add your page. Give the magic elves a minute to run into the Interwebs to gather the data, and presto! You've been benchmarked.... Read More
Hey travel brands, do you Squidoo? You should!
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Hey travel brands, do you Squidoo? You should!
By Nick Vivion | March 29, 2013
Sure you know Facebook. And its photo sharing acquisition Instagram, then of course there is popular platform of Twitter, but do you Squidoo?... Read More
Cruise lines sailing away from Twitter
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Cruise lines sailing away from Twitter
By Viewpoints | March 29, 2013
After seeing solid use of Facebook by cruise lines for communicating with customers, more evidence emerging that the sector is less keen on the other major social network, Twitter.... Read More
The Scan: VirtualTourist seeks 8th Wonder, Knok raises, Cleartrip's app and more travel technology news
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The Scan: VirtualTourist seeks 8th Wonder, Knok raises, Cleartrip's app and more travel technology news
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2013
Virtual Tourist, Apple-WifiSlam, Cleartrip, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Monarch Airlines, Knok, Comcast Business Hospitality, Hotwire, Dolphin Dynamics, TigerBay, Egencia, Concur and InterContinental Hotels Group all make our round up of travel tech news... Read More
Room 77 taps Drew Patterson to be CEO [UPDATED with Brad Gerstner Q&A]
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Room 77 taps Drew Patterson to be CEO [UPDATED with Brad Gerstner Q&A]
By Sean O'Neil | March 28, 2013
Patterson, 36, widely regarded as an industry wunderkind, earned raves for his performance as a former vice president at Kayak and as co-founder of Jetsetter.... Read More
Technofied brilliance: Geo-fenced magazine rack stakes out the hospitality industry
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Technofied brilliance: Geo-fenced magazine rack stakes out the hospitality industry
By Nick Vivion | March 28, 2013
Geo-fencing is an emerging technology that has not nearly been used enough - the possibilities for location-specific content, deals, offers and other promotions is endless. One new company is using it to create a whole new content experience in the hospitality industry.... Read More
JustBook shifts up a gear from mobile only to mobile first with web portal launch
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JustBook shifts up a gear from mobile only to mobile first with web portal launch
By Karthick Prabu | March 28, 2013
Berlin-based startup JustBook has just turned the equation on its head by breaking its 'mobile-only' presence to launch a new web-based portal... Read More
Mr Arlo gets in on social travel planning with blogger element for local flavour
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Mr Arlo gets in on social travel planning with blogger element for local flavour
By Linda Fox | March 28, 2013
With a background in online retail and after hours of frustration with the travel search and booking experience, Chuck Job decided to create Mr Arlo... Read More
Healing old wounds, braving new frontiers: five pointers to help travel through tough terrain
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Healing old wounds, braving new frontiers: five pointers to help travel through tough terrain
By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013
Nobody said it was going to be easy for online travel businesses and it isn’t. In this multi-channel, digital world, the landscape continues to shift... Read More
European rail desperately needs smarter online booking platforms
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European rail desperately needs smarter online booking platforms
By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013
Mark Smith, founder of rail traveler's bible, The Man in Seat 61, says he spends his life railing at SNCF's Machiavellian approach to international distribution.... Read More
SNCF mulls bidding au revoir to Rail Europe in the UK and Europe
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SNCF mulls bidding au revoir to Rail Europe in the UK and Europe
By Sean O'Neil | March 28, 2013
SNCF, the French Railway, says it may dump Rail Europe, SNCF's marketing brand, while plotting moves in the online distribution of train tickets for inter-city routes in Europe.... Read More
Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - March 2013
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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - March 2013
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2013
Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during March 2013 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
Over the Great Wall: eLong looks west to secure content deal with ArrivalGuides
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Over the Great Wall: eLong looks west to secure content deal with ArrivalGuides
By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2013
Expedia-owned Chinese OTA eLong is partnering with ArrivalGuides, a Europe-based destination content specialist, in a bid to overhaul and improve the site's destination information.... Read More
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