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TripAdvisor loses out on pole position - Top New Zealand websites, February 18 2012
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TripAdvisor loses out on pole position - Top New Zealand websites, February 18 2012
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2012
Stuff has taken the top spot in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand from user review giant TripAdvisor.... Read More
HomeAway continues platform migration with Europe next and phases in tiered pricing
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HomeAway continues platform migration with Europe next and phases in tiered pricing
By Dennis Schaal | February 23, 2012
Like Orbitz Worldwide previously and Expedia Inc. currently, HomeAway is transitioning its global sites to a common technology platform, a move that will facilitate HomeAway's efforts to phase in a tiered-pricing model globally.... Read More
Southwest Airlines decision on Sabre or Amadeus for reservations system? Goes for extension with Sabre
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Southwest Airlines decision on Sabre or Amadeus for reservations system? Goes for extension with Sabre
By Dennis Schaal | February 23, 2012
Southwest Airlines renewed for several years its contract to have Sabre provide some of the airline's reservations system services.... Read More
Web will never beat offline travel agents - impact is just a flesh wound
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Web will never beat offline travel agents - impact is just a flesh wound
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2012
Readers of the New York Times Frugal Traveler column were treated to a walk down memory lane recently in a piece headlined: Is the Best Travel Search Engine Around the Corner?... Read More
What else? Wego grow, Voyage Prive search, SpeedRFP 2.0, AvailPro tops
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What else? Wego grow, Voyage Prive search, SpeedRFP 2.0, AvailPro tops
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2012
Wego reveals massive global move, Voyage Prive steps up search duties, SpeedRFP triggers second coming, AvailPro tops it for H-Top Hotels. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
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Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2012
When Hotels.com.ng, West Africa's first hotel listings site, launched in Nigeria at the start of 2012, it entered a business environment without many of the things peers in the US and Europe take for granted.... Read More
Buuteeq raises another $2M from existing investment group and others
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Buuteeq raises another $2M from existing investment group and others
By Kevin May | February 22, 2012
Independent hotel digital marketing system Buuteeq has pulled in a further $2 million in funding, coinciding with the startup's two-year anniversary.... Read More
Air Australia makes rare appearance in top ten - Top Australia travel websites, February 18 2012
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Air Australia makes rare appearance in top ten - Top Australia travel websites, February 18 2012
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2012
One irony around the failure of Air Australia is that in its dying hours the brand finally made it into the top ten most popular airline websites in Australia.... Read More
Viator enters South America with tours and activities for Brazil
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Viator enters South America with tours and activities for Brazil
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2012
Tour and activities provider Viator launched a Portuguese-language site for Brazil, its first in South America.... Read More
Will the American Airlines Jetstream reservations system ever fly?
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Will the American Airlines Jetstream reservations system ever fly?
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2012
Will American Airlines' proposed Jetstream reservations system be a casualty of its bankruptcy filing and will the prime vendor, HP, a $30.8 million creditor in the proceeding, take the brunt of the hit?... Read More
CanaryHop latest to enter burgeoning tour and activity sector with consumer marketplace
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CanaryHop latest to enter burgeoning tour and activity sector with consumer marketplace
By Kevin May | February 22, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based CanaryHop, a new consumer-facing marketplace for tours and activities around the world.... Read More
WestJet within a whisker of Air Canada again - Top Canada travel sites, February 18 2012
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WestJet within a whisker of Air Canada again - Top Canada travel sites, February 18 2012
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2012
Potential for a change at the top of the leading airline websites in Canada once more after a surge from WestJet to find itself a fraction behind rival Air Canada.... Read More
Google gets futuristic with information and images delivered to eyewear
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Google gets futuristic with information and images delivered to eyewear
By Linda Fox | February 22, 2012
Think Terminator or, Clark Kent (Superman) when he removes his glasses to scan a situation, to get some idea of one of the projects Google might currently be working on... Read More
Traveller search and booking timeline highlights significant country differences
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Traveller search and booking timeline highlights significant country differences
By Linda Fox | February 22, 2012
One element within the Amadeus-sponsored research, released earlier today, deserves a bit more scrutiny.... Read More
Google Flight Search optimized for Android and iOS, but most of the world is still missing
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Google Flight Search optimized for Android and iOS, but most of the world is still missing
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2012
Google has optimized Google Flight Search for Android and iOS mobile devices -- before launching international capabilities.... Read More