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Ooh, look at you: KLM does it again - dress like a stewardess on Facebook
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Ooh, look at you: KLM does it again - dress like a stewardess on Facebook
By Kevin May | February 20, 2012
When a brand has over one million fans on Facebook it can try all sorts of fun and games to interact with consumers - with KLM currently one of the most imaginative out there in travel.... Read More
Iris scanners go at UK airports as Border Agency plans technology updates
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Iris scanners go at UK airports as Border Agency plans technology updates
By Linda Fox | February 20, 2012
Iris scanners are being phased out at UK airports as the Border Agency considers new technology measures... Read More
What else? Air France, Syntec, Egencia, AirPlus, Momondo, RedSpottedHanky
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What else? Air France, Syntec, Egencia, AirPlus, Momondo, RedSpottedHanky
By PhocusWire | February 20, 2012
Air France mobile, Syntec Telecom mouse, Egencia survey, AirPlus and OpenRail, Momondo guides, and RedSpottedHanky mobile... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
CruiseWise hopes to sail into the busy and growing online cruise booking sector
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CruiseWise hopes to sail into the busy and growing online cruise booking sector
By Kevin May | February 19, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based CruiseWise, a new, content-led and map-based online travel agency focusing on cruise trips.... Read More
Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2012
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Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2012
By PhocusWire | February 19, 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 the Middle East.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Antisocial seat picks, Thinking like Apple, Irresponsible tourism
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Antisocial seat picks, Thinking like Apple, Irresponsible tourism
By PhocusWire | February 19, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Canadians and their airline agency are just so much more social than the Americans
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Canadians and their airline agency are just so much more social than the Americans
By Dennis Schaal | February 17, 2012
Everyone knows that Canadians are so much more social than Americans -- and the Canadian Transportation Agency is proving it.... Read More
Southwest bolsters security in mobile app after tech whizz exposes flaw
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Southwest bolsters security in mobile app after tech whizz exposes flaw
By Kevin May | February 17, 2012
Southwest has moved quickly to fix a security breach in its mobile application after a software engineer ran to the media in the US to highlight the problem.... Read More
Global Hotel Exchange promises a revolution, transparent and market prices to consumers
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Global Hotel Exchange promises a revolution, transparent and market prices to consumers
By Kevin May | February 17, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK and US-based Global Hotel Exchange (GHX), a new worldwide trading platform for hotels to distribute and market inventory.... Read More
Hotel Urbano makes strong gains over Booking.com - Top Brazil travel sites, February 11 2012
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Hotel Urbano makes strong gains over Booking.com - Top Brazil travel sites, February 11 2012
By PhocusWire | February 17, 2012
Significant push by Hotel Urbano last week in the list of leading travel sites in Brazil, extending its lead over Booking.com and securing almost double the amount of traffic share.... Read More
Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
By Kevin May | February 17, 2012
In October 2011, about a month after the buzz around the launch of Google Flight Search and (kind of) subsided, Tnooz published traffic share figures for the fledgling service.... Read More
What else? Oyster iPad, SoftBrands hotel system, Megabus mobile, Hotel.info language extension
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What else? Oyster iPad, SoftBrands hotel system, Megabus mobile, Hotel.info language extension
By PhocusWire | February 17, 2012
Oyster dives into iPad waters, SoftBrands enjoys customer wins, Megabus stops for apps, Hotel.info embraces English. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Is mobile the biggest technology challenge facing the travel industry?
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Is mobile the biggest technology challenge facing the travel industry?
By Linda Fox | February 17, 2012
Walking the floor of last week's Business Travel Show threw up a number of interesting developments which were less about innovation and more about services to help travellers on the go... Read More
Accor launches A Club Surprise social media project, claims not to have heard of KLM Surprise
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Accor launches A Club Surprise social media project, claims not to have heard of KLM Surprise
By Kevin May | February 16, 2012
KLM Surprise is still probably the best example yet of how a travel brand can use the social graph to discover and engage with customers in an unusual and valuable way.... Read More
Five golden rules of social media ROI in the travel industry
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Five golden rules of social media ROI in the travel industry
By Viewpoints | February 16, 2012
Facebook page? Check! Twitter account and dedicated hastags? Check! Competitions, discounts and giveaways? Check! Any real, measurable and abundant ROI from social media campaigns? Erm, guys?... Read More
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