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Ahoy the Pirates of Penzance [Travel Industry Disruption version]
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Ahoy the Pirates of Penzance [Travel Industry Disruption version]
By Alex Bainbridge | April 23, 2012
Being called a bunch of pirates in an industry isn't as bad an insult as it sounds - especially in the context of being seen as potential disruptive forces in the travel sector.... Read More
EasyJet flies in to take slender lead - Top France travel sites, April 21 2012
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EasyJet flies in to take slender lead - Top France travel sites, April 21 2012
By PhocusWire | April 23, 2012
A month after retaking pole position from EasyJet in the list of leading travel websites in France, Air France lost it once again last week to the low cost carrier.... Read More
Travelport agrees major partnership with Japanese GDS AXESS, JAL says goodbye to Sabre
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Travelport agrees major partnership with Japanese GDS AXESS, JAL says goodbye to Sabre
By Kevin May | April 23, 2012
A significant bolstering of its presence in Asia-Pacific with news that AXESS International Network, the GDS owned by Japan Airlines, will now be hosted by Travelport.... Read More
Social anatomy of a ski operator and whether it means anything
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Social anatomy of a ski operator and whether it means anything
By Linda Fox | April 23, 2012
As a follow-up to a recent piece on quick response (QR) codes on skis, asking if the sector has a more tech/social savvy demographic, Crystal Ski sent us with some customer statistics.... Read More
Google brings performance advertising model to video views
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Google brings performance advertising model to video views
By Dennis Schaal | April 22, 2012
You've heard of cost per click -- now get ready for cost per view.... Read More
Asia hotel prices - April to June 2012
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Asia hotel prices - April to June 2012
By PhocusWire | April 22, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.... Read More
Most popular and commented on Tnooz last week - Search, bloggers, mobile and startups
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Most popular and commented on Tnooz last week - Search, bloggers, mobile and startups
By PhocusWire | April 22, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Lessons from startup land and SEO as Buuteeq runs into B&B buzzsaw
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Lessons from startup land and SEO as Buuteeq runs into B&B buzzsaw
By Dennis Schaal | April 20, 2012
Lessons from startup land and SEO as Buuteeq runs into B&B buzzsaw... Read More
The ultimate way to experience a destination before and after you travel?
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The ultimate way to experience a destination before and after you travel?
By Kevin May | April 20, 2012
Forget wonderfully written guidebooks, blog posts, travel websites, TV shows, mobile applications et al, controlling a hi-res 3D image could be the best way to get the feel of a destination.... Read More
How technology and some smart thinking can help with the safety of travellers
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How technology and some smart thinking can help with the safety of travellers
By Viewpoints | April 20, 2012
With 2012 seemingly quieter for the industry in terms of major travel shocks around the world, it would be easy to forget about a part of the ecosystem that travellers find important.... Read More
Majority of smartphone owners now accessing travel content via their devices
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Majority of smartphone owners now accessing travel content via their devices
By Kevin May | April 20, 2012
Wake-up-and-the-smell-the-coffee moment for the tourism industry with data showing for the first time that the majority of smartphone users are using their devices to check out travel content.... Read More
Airline tightens landing procedures after mobile phone distracts pilot
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Airline tightens landing procedures after mobile phone distracts pilot
By Kevin May | April 20, 2012
Jetstar has pledged to learn from errors on a flight in 2010 when flying crew forgot to lower the landing gear because the captain was distracted by incoming SMSs.... Read More
Qantas and Jetstar almost tie - Top Australia travel websites, April 14 2012
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Qantas and Jetstar almost tie - Top Australia travel websites, April 14 2012
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012
Sister airline brands Jetstar and Qantas were within 0.08% market share of each other last week as rival carrier Virgin Australia managed to lose around 0.5% over the same period.... Read More
How airlines use Twitter - March 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How airlines use Twitter - March 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | April 19, 2012
US airline Delta saw the number of tweets mentioning it increase by almost a third in March, compared to the previous month, meaning it was the most talked about airline on Twitte... Read More
Skycanner drops in ahead of Kayak - Top New Zealand websites, April 14 2012
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Skycanner drops in ahead of Kayak - Top New Zealand websites, April 14 2012
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012
Dramatic debut in the top ten for UK-based Skyscanner after it entered the lost of leading travel websites in New Zealand for the first time ahead of rival search star Kayak.... Read More
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