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New horizon - why two different worlds must collide when running a hotel
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New horizon - why two different worlds must collide when running a hotel
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2013
Marketing and revenue management are both vital functions in the hospitality industry - but they often seem to operate in two different worlds.... Read More
Things I wish I had known when starting Hipmunk
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Things I wish I had known when starting Hipmunk
By Viewpoints | March 25, 2013
Adam Goldstein recalls lessons learned the hard way while co-founding the metasearch site. Topics include OTA incestuousness, staffing issues, and pushing releases.... Read More
THack Sydney - Travel problems to be solved and new APIs added
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THack Sydney - Travel problems to be solved and new APIs added
By Kevin May | March 24, 2013
There is just over a week to go until the official start online of the latest in our series of THack events for developers - this time taking place in Sydney, Australia!... Read More
RIP Travelllll - quirky name, plenty of content, potentially a large, vociferous and captive audience
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RIP Travelllll - quirky name, plenty of content, potentially a large, vociferous and captive audience
By Kevin May | March 24, 2013
Somewhat ironic that in the week that BBC sold Lonely Planet to a little known digital publishing house that a site created to cover issues affecting travel writers and blogging revealed it would be closing.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Mobiles, Gurus, Freebies, Rubik's Cubes, Lonely Planets, Celebs
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Mobiles, Gurus, Freebies, Rubik's Cubes, Lonely Planets, Celebs
By PhocusWire | March 24, 2013
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Visa data shows a steady stream of global travel spend in 2012
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Visa data shows a steady stream of global travel spend in 2012
By Nick Vivion | March 22, 2013
With billions of digital dollars flowing through its system, credit card and financial services company Visa has deep data on the travel spending habits of its user base.... Read More
Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
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Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013
With four years experience in the vacation rental sector, the apartum team felt the need for a comparison site to help consumers find available apartments from a range of sources in one place... Read More
TripAdvisor snaps up photo sharing app Tiny Post
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TripAdvisor snaps up photo sharing app Tiny Post
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013
Reviews giant TripAdvisor is furthering its social maneuvring with the acquisition of mobile application Tiny Post.... Read More
How Google uses the crowd to fill in the gaps on Maps
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How Google uses the crowd to fill in the gaps on Maps
By Karthick Prabu | March 22, 2013
While Google is (controversially) phasing out services such as Reader, it is also increasingly focussed on its core products, especially its travel-related tool Maps.... Read More
Kayak plans to keep its white-label booking partnerships, despite Priceline acquisition
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Kayak plans to keep its white-label booking partnerships, despite Priceline acquisition
By Sean O'Neil | March 22, 2013
Kayak plans to keep its "direct" booking options for flights, hotels and cars, which are serviced by Travelocity, Expedia and other white-label providers.... Read More
Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels
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Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013
Some interesting stats from eTourism Monitor here on who is dominating the online hotel world in Switzerland... Read More
Tripconomics aims to be the omnipresent tool for corporate travel management
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Tripconomics aims to be the omnipresent tool for corporate travel management
By Karthick Prabu | March 21, 2013
Singapore-based Tripconomics aims to the tool for corporate travel management as what Salesforce is for customer relationship management.... Read More
Unleash the Timeline: Creative use of Facebook brings home the history of travel
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Unleash the Timeline: Creative use of Facebook brings home the history of travel
By Nick Vivion | March 21, 2013
Like any new feature rollout, Facebook's Timeline has become a creative showcase for individuals and brands.... Read More
IATA fails in bid to have sealed court documents opened from Sabre-American Airlines case
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IATA fails in bid to have sealed court documents opened from Sabre-American Airlines case
By Kevin May | March 21, 2013
Disappointment at IATA towers today - the airline group has been knocked back by a District Court in the US in its attempt to have court papers published from the American Airlines-Sabre case.... Read More
TAM enjoys massive lead at the summit - Top Brazil travel websites, February 2013
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TAM enjoys massive lead at the summit - Top Brazil travel websites, February 2013
By Kevin May | March 21, 2013
Brazilian carrier TAM is basking in almost a 20% market share lead over any of its rivals in a list of the most popular airline websites in the country.... Read More
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