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All bets are off -- American Airlines to abandon HP reservations project for new partner
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All bets are off -- American Airlines to abandon HP reservations project for new partner
By Dennis Schaal | June 12, 2012
In a blockbuster move, American Airlines and HP agreed to abandon their joint Passenger Service System project for the airline, and American hopes to select a new vendor with an existing reservations system soon.... Read More
Hipmunk adds $15M to its coffers with new funding round
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Hipmunk adds $15M to its coffers with new funding round
By Kevin May | June 12, 2012
More funding news for travel startups with US-based air and hotel search service Hipmunk capturing a new round of financing to the tune of $15 million from Institutional Investment Partners.... Read More
Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
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Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
By Martin Collings | June 12, 2012
When it comes to disruptive forces in travel distribution, 2010-2011 seemed to be largely about airlines, GDS's, GNE's (the so called Genies), direct connects, and full content agreements.... Read More
Apple iOS 6 developments will put travel companies on high alert
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Apple iOS 6 developments will put travel companies on high alert
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2012
Three elements stand out for travel when it comes to Apple's iOS 6 release which is likely to be the back end of this year... Read More
Orbitz retains top rank and Travelocity sinks in Glassdoor employee ranking
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Orbitz retains top rank and Travelocity sinks in Glassdoor employee ranking
By Dennis Schaal | June 12, 2012
Almost any travel tech company these days is looking to recruit the best would-be employees, especially if they are tech professionals.... Read More
Triometric goes after online travel with inventory management system
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Triometric goes after online travel with inventory management system
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2012
Triometric is opening up its inventory availability management technology which was originally developed in conjunction with a select few travel players including lastminute.com and GTA... Read More
Thomson holds off Expedia threat - Top UK travel sites, full month May 2012
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Thomson holds off Expedia threat - Top UK travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 12, 2012
Less than 1% market share separates agency leader Thomson from Expedia in the battle for top spot in the list of leading travel sites in the UK.... Read More
Are large hotel chains on the back foot when it comes to providing technology for guests?
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Are large hotel chains on the back foot when it comes to providing technology for guests?
By Viewpoints | June 12, 2012
For many years all that people wanted when they went on holiday was a comfortable bed in a nice, quiet, reasonably-priced place that was well located for whatever it was they wanted to do whilst relaxing.... Read More
TripAdvisor pushes reviews and destination content search to mobile rail users
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TripAdvisor pushes reviews and destination content search to mobile rail users
By Kevin May | June 12, 2012
More mobile moves from TripAdvisor this week as it inks a deal with TheTrainLine to include product reviews and location-based tools on the European rail platform's iPhone app.... Read More
A Katz fight at a pivotal moment -- Ex-CEO of Orbitz takes on Google brand-killing
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A Katz fight at a pivotal moment -- Ex-CEO of Orbitz takes on Google brand-killing
By Dennis Schaal | June 11, 2012
Jeff Katz, the CEO of Nextag who formerly headed Orbitz and Swissair, picked a fight with Google in the runup to a July 2 European Union deadline.... Read More
Air Canada ahead of WestJet - Top Canada travel sites, full month May 2012
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Air Canada ahead of WestJet - Top Canada travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 11, 2012
Air Canada has managed to secure a slender lead over rival carrier WestJet in the list of leading airline websites in Canada.... Read More
Venture capital funds bulk up for hospitality technology disruption
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Venture capital funds bulk up for hospitality technology disruption
By Dennis Schaal | June 11, 2012
Venture capital funds don't like it when everything goes smoothly and so two investment funds with a focus on hospitality technology are partnering to get in on all the forecasted disruption.... Read More
Cost2Drive enters Europe with lite version
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Cost2Drive enters Europe with lite version
By Linda Fox | June 11, 2012
Off the back of its recent site redesign Cost2Drive has unveiled a European version of its trip budgeting service with many of the same fixtures and fittings... Read More
AirPlus monitors traveller heart rate to gauge business travel impact
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AirPlus monitors traveller heart rate to gauge business travel impact
By Linda Fox | June 11, 2012
AirPlus International recently wired up its own employees to try to determine the effects of business travel and whether they're less productive whilst on the road... Read More
What Else? Tourism Australia-The Smiths, Etihad Airways, HRG, Affiliate Window
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What Else? Tourism Australia-The Smiths, Etihad Airways, HRG, Affiliate Window
By PhocusWire | June 11, 2012
Mr and Mrs Smith tie in with Tourism Australia, Etihad digi campaign, HRG North America role, Affiliate Window eyes US... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More