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Wotif returns to the top - Top Australia travel websites, March 24 2012
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Wotif returns to the top - Top Australia travel websites, March 24 2012
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
Wotif has slammed back into the number one spot in Australia after a spending the previous in a lowly third position behind Tripadvisor and NineMSN.... Read More
Airport Chatter wants to make the airport experience better via communities
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Airport Chatter wants to make the airport experience better via communities
By Kevin May | March 27, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Airport Chatter, a new community and guide service for airport users.... Read More
Report: Hotels' digital prowess brings higher stock price and room revenue
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Report: Hotels' digital prowess brings higher stock price and room revenue
By Dennis Schaal | March 27, 2012
Does a hotel's overall digital competence translate into more revenue per available room and a bump in its stock price?... Read More
Southwest wins double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel sites, March 23 2012
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Southwest wins double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel sites, March 23 2012
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
Delta has less than half the amount of share of website traffic than rival carrier Southwest, after the low cost airline made further gains last week.... Read More
Liberty Interactive to sell 12M shares in Expedia, but what about TripAdvisor?
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Liberty Interactive to sell 12M shares in Expedia, but what about TripAdvisor?
By Dennis Schaal | March 27, 2012
Liberty Interactive plans to sell 12 million shares of Expedia Inc. in a block trade for around $414 million, thus cutting its stake in the online travel company by more than half.... Read More
On target -- Sojern attracts $7.5M in additional funding
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On target -- Sojern attracts $7.5M in additional funding
By Dennis Schaal | March 27, 2012
Sojern, which helps airlines and other travel companies market targeted offers, picked up $7.5 million in additional financing to fund growth and a rebranding campaign.... Read More
Eight steps to driving results for travel brands from the new Facebook timeline
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Eight steps to driving results for travel brands from the new Facebook timeline
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
Those of us who work with Facebook Pages are already used to the incessant changes that Facebook has introduced over the years.... Read More
What Else? Macau-Expedia, Kayak CFO, NetJets in China, LiveRez CRM, HotelsCombined app
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What Else? Macau-Expedia, Kayak CFO, NetJets in China, LiveRez CRM, HotelsCombined app
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
Macau picks Expedia Affiliate Network, Kayak CFO departs, NetJets also heads to China, LiveRez ramps up CRM, Hotelscombined loves locations... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Expedia looks to Nordic region to boost Egencia corporate travel portfolio
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Expedia looks to Nordic region to boost Egencia corporate travel portfolio
By Linda Fox | March 27, 2012
Expedia's corporate travel arm Egencia has acquired VIA Travel which describes itself as the leading travel management company in the Nordic region... Read More
Ryanair edges closer to EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, March 24 2012
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Ryanair edges closer to EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, March 24 2012
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
EasyJet will be monitoring closely the performance of rival carrier Ryanair in the coming weeks as the gap between the pair's websites narrows in the UK.... Read More
When tweets, status updates and flash sales lose their innocence
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When tweets, status updates and flash sales lose their innocence
By Dennis Schaal | March 26, 2012
What happens to social media and even social travel when tweets, Facebook status updates and emails from your friends lose all their innocence?... Read More
That fee-for-marketing in travel definition in full
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That fee-for-marketing in travel definition in full
By Viewpoints | March 26, 2012
Interesting comments and feedback following the article last week about fee-for-marketing services in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.... Read More
How many hotels in the world are there anyway? Booking.com keeps adding them
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How many hotels in the world are there anyway? Booking.com keeps adding them
By Dennis Schaal | March 26, 2012
Booking.com says it offers 202,842 hotels globally and a new report says the Priceline Group -- Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline.com -- collectively is adding properties at a quickening pace.... Read More
Dwellable wants to be the Kayak or eBay for vacation rentals
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Dwellable wants to be the Kayak or eBay for vacation rentals
By Kevin May | March 26, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Dwellable, a new platform for listing and showcasing vacation rental properties on the web and iPad.... Read More
Air Canada back on top - Top Canada travel sites, March 24 2012
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Air Canada back on top - Top Canada travel sites, March 24 2012
By PhocusWire | March 26, 2012
WestJet stayed at the top of leading airline websites in Canada for just one week after Air Canada moved ahead despite both gaining more share of traffic.... Read More
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