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Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?
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Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?
By Kevin May | June 15, 2012
With lots of talk in recent months about a bonanza of new domain name extensions being made available to anyone, perhaps more than one company would've bid for .FLY this week.... Read More
Expedia wins top spot ahead of WebJet - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month May 2012
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Expedia wins top spot ahead of WebJet - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2012
WebJet has found itself behind rival online travel agency Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand during May this year.... Read More
Groupon Getaways and cable channel give Dallas debut VIP treatment
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Groupon Getaways and cable channel give Dallas debut VIP treatment
By Dennis Schaal | June 14, 2012
There wasn't much intrigue or back-stabbing, but Groupon and the TNT cable network came up with a clever travel promotion timed to coincide with the reprise of Dallas, which debuted last night with nearly 7 million viewers taking it all in.... Read More
Global Hotel Exchange launches with Adam Smith on board
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Global Hotel Exchange launches with Adam Smith on board
By Dennis Schaal | June 14, 2012
Global Hotel Exchange went live the other day and, assuming there are no alterations in strategic direction, the hotel-booking site may be destined to be a resounding success or a quickly forgotten memory.... Read More
Hoteliers finally get it - using social media and understanding the guest experience works
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Hoteliers finally get it - using social media and understanding the guest experience works
By Josiah Mackenzie | June 14, 2012
The guest experience is often mentioned over and over by CEOs and senior hotel executives as the key to success in today’s market.... Read More
What Else? PrivateFly, Air France-KLM, Trazzler, TAP, Daily Deals body, WorldHotels
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What Else? PrivateFly, Air France-KLM, Trazzler, TAP, Daily Deals body, WorldHotels
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2012
PrivateFly grows, Air France-KLM wifi, Trazzler freebies, TAP apps, Global Daily Deal Assoc code of conduct, WorldHotels upgrades... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More
Sabre latest to get China access with TravelSky hotel deal
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Sabre latest to get China access with TravelSky hotel deal
By Linda Fox | June 14, 2012
Sabre has joined forces with China-based TravelSky in a deal with both the GDS sharing hotel content to travel agents connected to the respective systems... Read More
Estonian Air lets passengers peek and seat via Let Me Think Facebook integration
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Estonian Air lets passengers peek and seat via Let Me Think Facebook integration
By Linda Fox | June 14, 2012
Estonian Air has opted for a more 'privacy conscious' social seating programme with the launch of Let Me Think... Read More
Wow - an application that turns video into live augmented reality [VIDEO]
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Wow - an application that turns video into live augmented reality [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 13, 2012
Every now and again a new thing comes along that is extremely clever, makes people scratch their heads a bit, and inevitably has lots of applications to travel.... Read More
American Airlines direct-connect has a pulse -- Preferred Seats and possibly Expedia on the way
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American Airlines direct-connect has a pulse -- Preferred Seats and possibly Expedia on the way
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2012
Just when you thought direct-connect distribution from American Airlines, which is focusing on Chapter 11 reorganization, is dead in the water, there are signs of life.... Read More
TAM wins battle of the airlines over GOL - Top Brazil travel websites, full month May 2012
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TAM wins battle of the airlines over GOL - Top Brazil travel websites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2012
GOL will have to wait until next month to see if it has managed to sneak past rival airline TAM in the ongoing fight for top position in the list of leading travel sites in Brazil.... Read More
Ryanair claims victory as German court rules screen scrapers must disclose charges
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Ryanair claims victory as German court rules screen scrapers must disclose charges
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2012
Ryanair's campaign to prevent screen-scrapers on its site has reached a new height with a Frankfurt court ruling screen-scrapers must disclose the fees and charges they charge... Read More
Super-creepy! Privacy in the age of Big Data and personalization in travel
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Super-creepy! Privacy in the age of Big Data and personalization in travel
By Alex Kremer | June 13, 2012
Earlier this year, I sat on a panel which had the title "Don’t be a supercreep!", covering privacy issues in the era of big data.... Read More
Carlson Wagonlit Travel shares Olympics survival tips for business travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel shares Olympics survival tips for business travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2012
In a bid to keep the business travel community moving during the London 2012 Olympics, Carlson Wagonlit Travel has devised the following neat Survival Guide... Read More
Treovi claims first completely free web booking and listing system for hotels
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Treovi claims first completely free web booking and listing system for hotels
By Kevin May | June 13, 2012
A bold statement from Switzerland-based Treovi, a startup which is about to take the covers of a service which it says has a business model "very different" from other online reservation services.... Read More