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Bing gets more social with travel planning and everything else
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Bing gets more social with travel planning and everything else
By Dennis Schaal | May 22, 2012
Bing started out attempting to be a "decision engine" and now it is letting your Facebook friends add their advice to the mix.... Read More
Seamless passage coming to Toulouse Airport via NFC trial
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Seamless passage coming to Toulouse Airport via NFC trial
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2012
Near Field Communication technology is making progress with a world airport first claimed by Toulouse-Blagnac Airport today... Read More
Hot stuff or flash in the pan - a dose of reality about tours and activities
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Hot stuff or flash in the pan - a dose of reality about tours and activities
By Stephen Joyce | May 22, 2012
In the year following the PhoCusWright report titled When They Get There & Why They Go, I've seen an explosion of interest and apparent innovation in the tour and activity space.... Read More
Amargo bids for larger slice of Russia pie with website upgrade
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Amargo bids for larger slice of Russia pie with website upgrade
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2012
Russia-based online travel agency Amargo makes for some good insight into the region's online travel if you believe current growth figures and market predictions... Read More
What Else? TripFab finally launches, Gogo swims, Triptrotting activities, Reevoo poll, MSC Facebook
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What Else? TripFab finally launches, Gogo swims, Triptrotting activities, Reevoo poll, MSC Facebook
By PhocusWire | May 22, 2012
TripFab has arrived, Gogo takes on cruise, Triptrotting targets activities, Reevoo sows Facebook shopping jump, MSC in social promo... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
A deep dive into airlines and Twitter: Content, time, strategy and style
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A deep dive into airlines and Twitter: Content, time, strategy and style
By Viewpoints | May 22, 2012
Airlines on Twitter are constantly looking for more. More followers means larger potential audience, more clicks, sales, engagement with their audience.... Read More
Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
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Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
By Kevin May | May 21, 2012
Industry's firsts are always tricky to gauge (it's just PR, after all, a lot of the time), but here's one that many travellers - if true - could find extremely helpful.... Read More
Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
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Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012
Limos.com brought in a new CEO, Ann Hoey, who will be adding some estrogen to the testosterone-ravaged top ranks of the online and mobile ground-transportation industry.... Read More
eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem
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eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012
eLong, Expedia's online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year.... Read More
Collaboration, state help and determination: enough to push travel technology ahead in Africa?
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Collaboration, state help and determination: enough to push travel technology ahead in Africa?
By Viewpoints | May 21, 2012
Technology is having an increasing amount of influence on tourism in South Africa and the wider region, as last week's giant INDABA tourism extravaganza demonstrated.... Read More
Social media listening in travel is not enough: So here are three ways to respond
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Social media listening in travel is not enough: So here are three ways to respond
By Josiah Mackenzie | May 21, 2012
Using social media to build customer satisfaction requires much more than just setting up a profile on the latest social network - it requires a high level of so-called social responsiveness.... Read More
What Else? Travesse investment, Ryanair web reopens, SiteMinder-MakeMyTrip, Triometric
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What Else? Travesse investment, Ryanair web reopens, SiteMinder-MakeMyTrip, Triometric
By PhocusWire | May 21, 2012
Travesse to invest £1.3M in recently acquired Starfish system, Ryanair website opens ahead of time, SiteMinder wins MakeMyTrip deal, Triometric secures hotel deal... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
Last night a DJ saved my... hotel?
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Last night a DJ saved my... hotel?
By Kevin May | May 21, 2012
While some hotel chains focus on Facebook and other social media channels for promotions, W Hotels is taking a different approach by making use of its entertainment offering.... Read More
Beware of the people crunch in Asia as online travel booms
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Beware of the people crunch in Asia as online travel booms
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | May 21, 2012
I’ve noticed recently that when running Asia-related events in places such as Australia (where I’ve just been) and in Europe (where I was in March), there’s a strong interest among youths in the sessions.... Read More
Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Motivation, Unlocking big, Affiliate grumbles
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Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Motivation, Unlocking big, Affiliate grumbles
By PhocusWire | May 20, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More