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App in the Air wants to remove airport stress through status alerts and passenger chat

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2013

The idea for Russia-based App in the Air grew out of a geo-location chat service called Squeek with the team soon realising that key users were those chatting in airports... Read More

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Cutting out the noise to get the full travel story - but now what do we call it?

By Viewpoints | January 11, 2013

Six years ago - still a mathematician at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne - I had to organize a conference trip to Poland.... Read More

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Faktum - you will have never seen a hotel website like this before

By Kevin May | January 11, 2013

At a brief first glance, Faktum Hotels looks like any other of the image-heavy, well-designed hotel websites kicking about on the internet these days.... Read More

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American Express cuts deep in travel as digital revolution bites

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2013

Online servicing is now the preferred channel for many American Express corporate customers as the company reveals sweeping international job cuts as part of the shift... Read More

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The Scan: Priceline snitches, Hotwire expands, and Disney debuts magic bracelets

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2013

Priceline calls out CheapOair for inflated savings claims, Hotwire says consumer usage has doubled of its opaque hotels service, and more news briefs from the travel trade.... Read More

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Orbitz Originals: A sign that mainstream travel brands are finally taking video seriously?

By Nick Vivion | January 10, 2013

As part of their latest promotional campaign, the marketing arm of NY State, Empire State Development, has partnered with Orbitz on a video series promoting Empire State offerings.... Read More

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Everplaces extends remit to B2B app development

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2013

Mobile travel guide newbie Everplaces is enabling travel companies to create their own mobile marketing applications via new technology launched today... Read More

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Decolar nears web milestone - Top Brazil travel websites, December 2012

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2013

Decolar is close to securing a third of all web traffic to travel agency sites in Brazil after performing strongly again in December last year.... Read More

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Training consumers? A response to critics of the same-day mobile hotel offer strategy

By Viewpoints | January 10, 2013

By the end of 2012, venerable American retailer Nordstrom was operating more discount Nordstrom Racks than flagship department stores.... Read More

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Air France-KLM signs Amadeus, reveals its distribution cards

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2013

It is an ever edgy relationship between airline and global distribution system and now more than ever because of IATA's plans for a new distribution system... Read More

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And then there were three - TripAdvisor quietly adds more tour and activity suppliers

By Kevin May | January 10, 2013

If tours and activities are the next big thing in online travel, then TripAdvisor is taking note - by adding a third supplier of products in recent weeks in the form of Viator.... Read More

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Let's fight for an open world, with no boundaries or prejudice, with travel as our weapon [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | January 9, 2013

It could of course be a line from a whimsical travel writer - but it's not. It's the description behind a new advertising campaign for European travel search service, Momondo.... Read More

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Shatner's secret child revealed in Priceline's latest ad campaign [VIDEO]

By Nick Vivion | January 9, 2013

For anyone who thought William Shatner would ride quietly into the sunset - or rather, plunge off a bridge - in his infamous role as the Priceline Negotiator, be prepared to be bitterly disappointed.... Read More

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Massive discount on Booking.com sees 2014 run on reservations at London hotel

By Linda Fox | January 9, 2013

Booking.com has suspended reservations for London's Metropolitan hotel while a discount offer of rooms for £18 in January 2014 is investigated... Read More