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Cuddling up to QR codes in the contemporary art world
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Cuddling up to QR codes in the contemporary art world
By Linda Fox | October 2, 2012
Tnooz hit Russia last week for a three-day trip and had the opportunity to visit the fantastic Erarta in St Petersburg - a contemporary art museum and gallery... Read More
What do airlines really know about using social media in 2012?
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What do airlines really know about using social media in 2012?
By Nick Vivion | October 2, 2012
Airline and airport consultant SimpliFlying has compiled responses from 29 low-cost and legacy airlines into its Airline Social Media Outlook 2012.... Read More
Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
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Why Priceline's purchase of Booking.com was the most profitable travel deal of the 2000s
By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2012
One analyst says the company ought to rename itself Booking.com, given how much the acquisition catapulted The Priceline Group from a profit of $10 million in 2003 to a profit of $1.1 billion last year.... Read More
TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
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TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
User review giant TripAdvisor has made its first acquisition in quite some time, buying New York-based trip planning and content site Wanderfly.... Read More
Deutsche Bahn to open-source data activists: Drop dead
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Deutsche Bahn to open-source data activists: Drop dead
By Sean O'Neil | October 2, 2012
Train timetables for Google, but not for other developers, say the German railway.... Read More
EasyJet goes down the inspiration route for flight search
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EasyJet goes down the inspiration route for flight search
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
Whether anyone uses the tools or not in the long run, airlines are at least trying to give customers a different way of looking for flights - with EasyJet unveiling its Inspire Me platform this week.... Read More
The Scan: Lonely Planet gives away its new city guides as iPhone apps, and other travel news
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The Scan: Lonely Planet gives away its new city guides as iPhone apps, and other travel news
By PhocusWire | October 2, 2012
Lonely Planet, TripEdge, Concur, Voyager, Stash Hotel Rewards, Digital Alchemy, Bescover, MarketMetrix, and ReviewPro all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 2 October.... Read More
Foursquare takes restaurant bookings - how long until it locates late hotels and activities?
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Foursquare takes restaurant bookings - how long until it locates late hotels and activities?
By Kevin May | October 1, 2012
FourSquare is moving further away from its quirky gaming debut a few years back to something, well, more useful - bookings for destination service such as restaurants.... Read More
Block Avenue brings every block to the cloud
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Block Avenue brings every block to the cloud
By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2012
When purchasing a house in Boston with his newly-minted fiancee, Tony Longo made the biggest mistake of his life: while incredibly pleasant during the day, the neighborhood turned into a "nightmare" after the sun set.... Read More
Thomson spends big to unveil the Dreamliner, but where's the Dreamliner?
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Thomson spends big to unveil the Dreamliner, but where's the Dreamliner?
By Linda Fox | October 1, 2012
It's amazing what a bit of smoke and camera trickery can do these days - down to making you believe what you're seeing is something else altogether... Read More
Airlines need to take-off not face lengthy delays with innovation
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Airlines need to take-off not face lengthy delays with innovation
By Viewpoints | October 1, 2012
For an industry accustomed to terms like "headwinds", "drag" and "holding patterns", you’d think innovation sluggishness or "innovation inertia" would be a systems malfunction both low cost and legacy carriers would happily avoid... Read More
Follow that story: Wikitravel user files a court motion against Internet Brands
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Follow that story: Wikitravel user files a court motion against Internet Brands
By Sean O'Neil | October 1, 2012
Last week, Ryan Holliday filed an anti-SLAPP motion seeking to dismiss Internet Brand’s lawsuit against him and other unpaid contributors of content to the Wikitravel site.... Read More
The Scan: Introducing the Travel Technology Association, and more news
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The Scan: Introducing the Travel Technology Association, and more news
By PhocusWire | October 1, 2012
Travel Tech, mmMule, Google Flight Search, HRG, WIHP, and ShoreTrips all make our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 1 October.... Read More
Imagine what Ryanair could do online if it REALLY cared about user experience and design
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Imagine what Ryanair could do online if it REALLY cared about user experience and design
By Viewpoints | October 1, 2012
Ryanair is one of the biggest airlines in the world, but one area that has always let it down and annoyed its customers is the online offering.... Read More
Travelport delivers corporate booking tool to Eastern Europe
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Travelport delivers corporate booking tool to Eastern Europe
By Linda Fox | September 30, 2012
Travelport has unveiled a self-booking tool called TripGate, developed specifically for the Eastern European market... Read More
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