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Air Canada loses out to WestJet - Top Canada travel websites, September 2012
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Air Canada loses out to WestJet - Top Canada travel websites, September 2012
By PhocusWire | October 8, 2012
WestJet has overtaken its arch rival Air Canada at the top of the list of leading travel websites in Canada.... Read More
Privacy protection and data use still big concerns in social seating game [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Privacy protection and data use still big concerns in social seating game [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2012
Social seating start-up SeatID ran a survey in August and September on travellers' attitudes to finding a buddy to sit next to while you fly... Read More
Mobile, maps, travel and the Walk-In Economy
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Mobile, maps, travel and the Walk-In Economy
By Viewpoints | October 8, 2012
The War of the Maps (Worlds? Ha!) between Apple and Google is that the struggle is not about immediate revenue, it is about ownership of geo-behavioral data and overall strategic positioning... Read More
Which travel website is winning the SEO game so far in 2012?
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Which travel website is winning the SEO game so far in 2012?
By Nick Vivion | October 8, 2012
The search marketing pros at Ayima have been monitoring the state of SEO in the US/UK travel industry over the past year - and it ain't pretty for the legacy brands.... Read More
Travesse goes into administration, seeks buyers for individual brands
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Travesse goes into administration, seeks buyers for individual brands
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2012
Travel Intelligence and Perfect Escapes parent Travesse has been put into administration after it was unable to pay its creditors... Read More
Is THIS how video conferencing will hit business travel? [VIDEO]
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Is THIS how video conferencing will hit business travel? [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | October 8, 2012
People have predicted the slow demise of business travel for decades, primarily because it has always been assumed that technology would replace the need for it.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - Rethinking UEX, Buying, Ass-pain, Doomsday, Parental guidance
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Best of Tnooz last week - Rethinking UEX, Buying, Ass-pain, Doomsday, Parental guidance
By PhocusWire | October 7, 2012
Most popular and most commented last week - and what's coming up next...... Read More
Throw online gaming at a cruise trip? There is a hack for that
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Throw online gaming at a cruise trip? There is a hack for that
By Kevin May | October 5, 2012
Online gaming and cruise trips - you couldn't make it up?! Well, a team at Embark.at did for its entry in the recent THack @ SFO in San Francisco.... Read More
TnoozLIVE - AUDIO: Economy and consumer trends, how they hit tech, social and mobile
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TnoozLIVE - AUDIO: Economy and consumer trends, how they hit tech, social and mobile
By Kevin May | October 5, 2012
A perfect storm, some might suggest, has hit the travel industry in recent years - one driven by economic challenges, rapid rise of personal technology and impact of social media.... Read More
The four top travel marketing campaigns showcased by Google's Creative Sandbox
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The four top travel marketing campaigns showcased by Google's Creative Sandbox
By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2012
In mid-September, Google launched Creative Sandbox, a "hub" where digital advertising agencies can spotlight marketing campaigns that are the most innovative and effective.... Read More
Cuddly interactive puppet to help KLM with difficult topics
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Cuddly interactive puppet to help KLM with difficult topics
By Linda Fox | October 5, 2012
The airline that bought us Meet and Seat is now hoping to engage its community with a cute character called Flynt.... Read More
Stop talking and now do something about it - SoLoMo is a commercial win-win-win for travel
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Stop talking and now do something about it - SoLoMo is a commercial win-win-win for travel
By Viewpoints | October 5, 2012
The impact of SoLoMo (SOcial, LOcal, MObile) on hotel marketing - many points can be extended to apply to the entire leisure travel technology community and planning process.... Read More
TripZilla-owner Travelogy secures $200,000 investment round, eyes roll-out to other Asian markets
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TripZilla-owner Travelogy secures $200,000 investment round, eyes roll-out to other Asian markets
By Kevin May | October 5, 2012
There is certainly money kicking about for startups, it appears, especially in pockets of South East Asia where Travelogy has just won a tidy $200,000 funding package.... Read More
Hacker opens hotel doors with magic marker - the latest in the electronic door saga
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Hacker opens hotel doors with magic marker - the latest in the electronic door saga
By Linda Fox | October 5, 2012
Cast your mind back to the summer when this story about a hacker cracking hotel electronic doors emerged in Forbes... Read More
The Scan: Home-printed luggage tags debut in Denmark, and other travel tech news
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The Scan: Home-printed luggage tags debut in Denmark, and other travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2012
Billund Airport, IHG Hotels, Emirates, TravelRepublic, Best Western, Zero Controls, and JT Touristik all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 5 October.... Read More
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