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Minube enables travellers to earn via social travel guides on mobile
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Minube enables travellers to earn via social travel guides on mobile
By Linda Fox | April 11, 2012
Spain-based social travel service Minube (my cloud) is going down the revenue sharing route with the launch of its mobile travel guide application... Read More
TripAdvisor retakes crown from Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, April 7 2012
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TripAdvisor retakes crown from Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, April 7 2012
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012
Wotif has lost its position at the top of the leading travel websites in Australia to TripAdvisor.... Read More
Travelzoo takes the obvious option, refuses to comment on high-profile sale rumours
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Travelzoo takes the obvious option, refuses to comment on high-profile sale rumours
By Kevin May | April 11, 2012
Travelzoo is distancing itself from speculation in the US that the company is up for sale and a string of web giants are possible suitors for the travel deals business.... Read More
TripAdvisor unveils next phase of Facebook tie-in, friends of friends included in reviews
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TripAdvisor unveils next phase of Facebook tie-in, friends of friends included in reviews
By Kevin May | April 11, 2012
Another step away from solely crowd-sourced reviews towards social circle-led content on TripAdvisor following a significant update to its Trip Friends service.... Read More
Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012
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Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012
Priceline-owned Booking.com is beginning to feature heavily in the list of top travel websites in the US and is now sitting alongside the likes of Hotels.com and Marriott.... Read More
QR codes take to the slopes, is it just a ski thing?
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QR codes take to the slopes, is it just a ski thing?
By Linda Fox | April 11, 2012
On a family ski holiday last week I spotted what seemed like a simple and quirky marketing idea using Quick Response (QR) codes on skis and snowboards... Read More
TnoozLIVE - next episode: travel tech news and a Big Data special
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TnoozLIVE - next episode: travel tech news and a Big Data special
By Kevin May | April 11, 2012
What's hot (or not) in the world of travel tech in recent weeks? What are the most talked about news items? Who is setting the agenda for the months ahead?... Read More
What Else? Wanderfly guides, Naughty advertisers, TemptingPlaces, LateRooms bloggers
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What Else? Wanderfly guides, Naughty advertisers, TemptingPlaces, LateRooms bloggers
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012
Wanderfly unveils 600 new guides, ASA slams British pair, TemptingPlaces and DropGift, LateRooms loves bloggers... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Delta wins out in Twitter response times analysis
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Delta wins out in Twitter response times analysis
By Linda Fox | April 11, 2012
Airlines have in the main embraced social media although in some cases perhaps because they have been forced to respond to some vociferous consumer conversations... Read More
Joobili - sad tale of a travel startup with lots of promise that ended up in the deadpool
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Joobili - sad tale of a travel startup with lots of promise that ended up in the deadpool
By Kevin May | April 11, 2012
Remember Joobili, the travel inspiration startup from Europe which had a nifty user interface and the financial backing of high profile tech investor Esther Dyson?... Read More
Clerk wants to bring the wonders of the cloud to hotels
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Clerk wants to bring the wonders of the cloud to hotels
By Kevin May | April 10, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Chile-based Clerk, a cloud-based technology platform for small and medium-size hotels.... Read More
Priceline takes on HotelTonight threat at global scale with last-minute service for Booking.com
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Priceline takes on HotelTonight threat at global scale with last-minute service for Booking.com
By Kevin May | April 10, 2012
Buoyed perhaps by the launch of a same-day hotel booking service on its mobile app, Priceline has launched a similar service for its global hotel service Booking.com.... Read More
Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?
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Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?
By Glenn Gruber | April 10, 2012
That's what the latest Digital IQ Index report from L2 Think Tank says when it reviewed the "digital competence" of 52 of the world's leading hotel brands.... Read More
Ryanair and Isango best buddies again, create tour and activity selling service
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Ryanair and Isango best buddies again, create tour and activity selling service
By Kevin May | April 10, 2012
Ryanair is giving the tour and activity end of its drive to increase ancillary revenues another try - once again through online retailer Isango.... Read More
What Else? AirAsiaX social promo, AirPlus safari, Expedia new platform, Blackberry Indonesia
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What Else? AirAsiaX social promo, AirPlus safari, Expedia new platform, Blackberry Indonesia
By PhocusWire | April 10, 2012
AirAsiaX in curious social promo, AirPlus goes wild on Safari, Expedia unveils new hotel tech platform, Blackberry travel app hits Indonesia... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
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