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Google who? Expedia largest traffic source for Priceline
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Google who? Expedia largest traffic source for Priceline
By Dennis Schaal | February 6, 2012
Break up Expedia -- it may wield too much power over Priceline's fate.... Read More
JetBlue redesigns websites and debuts iPhone app with personalization touch
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JetBlue redesigns websites and debuts iPhone app with personalization touch
By Dennis Schaal | February 6, 2012
JetBlue redesigned JetBlue.com and its mobile website, and also introduced an iPhone app -- emphasizing personalization in them all.... Read More
American Express survey finds huge mobile gap in corporate travel policies
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American Express survey finds huge mobile gap in corporate travel policies
By Dennis Schaal | February 6, 2012
t's as if these global, multinational and midsize corporations had blinders on about their employees and their travels.... Read More
WestJet loses ground on Air Canada - Top Canada travel sites, February 4 2012
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WestJet loses ground on Air Canada - Top Canada travel sites, February 4 2012
By PhocusWire | February 6, 2012
Air Canada is extending its lead over rival WestJet as a recent reverse, when WestJet took spot from the national carrier, becomes a distant memory.... Read More
Personality crisis: Am I an airline or a travel retailer?
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Personality crisis: Am I an airline or a travel retailer?
By Viewpoints | February 6, 2012
Fifteen years ago, when I worked in a large TMC, one of the sales agents rushed to claim his prize for outselling every other agent in the UK: return flights, first class, London to Sydney.... Read More
Gullivers founder David Babai returns with group trip wholesaler G2 Travel
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Gullivers founder David Babai returns with group trip wholesaler G2 Travel
By Kevin May | February 6, 2012
Six years is a long time to be away from the travel industry, but GTA founder David Babai has decided to come back for another go despite making his fortune in 2005.... Read More
Travelport debuts ViewTrip mobile trip management tool in UK, global roll-out to follow
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Travelport debuts ViewTrip mobile trip management tool in UK, global roll-out to follow
By Kevin May | February 6, 2012
Travelport is joining the mobile party this week, unveiling its own take on mobile travel management services with ViewTrip, an application for smartphones.... Read More
Secret Escapes kicks off multi million marketing push with February TV slot
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Secret Escapes kicks off multi million marketing push with February TV slot
By Linda Fox | February 5, 2012
Flash sale site Secret Escapes kicked off the first phase of its marketing campaign last night on Channel 4 with a slogan of the 'worst kept secret in luxury travel'... Read More
Asia hotel prices - February to April 2012
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Asia hotel prices - February to April 2012
By PhocusWire | February 5, 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
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Fruity tourism board, Conquering AdWords, Virtual videos
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Fruity tourism board, Conquering AdWords, Virtual videos
By PhocusWire | February 5, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
VisitPhilly takes a leap toward Facebook engagement with date nights
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VisitPhilly takes a leap toward Facebook engagement with date nights
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2012
There are at least two ways to look at the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Corp.'s current Facebook campaign, 29 Nights of Dates.... Read More
Royal Caribbean gives Times Square subway a makeover
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Royal Caribbean gives Times Square subway a makeover
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2012
Some would argue that a Royal Caribbean sailing can be transformative -- but there is no debating that the cruise line has transformed the 42nd Street subway shuttle in Manhattan into a ship-worthy mirror image.... Read More
Saddest but probably one of the most popular webcams on the planet right now
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Saddest but probably one of the most popular webcams on the planet right now
By Kevin May | February 3, 2012
Such as been the worldwide focus on the Costa Concordia incident off the coast of Italy in January that one unlikely beneficiary has been a local news service on the island of Giglio.... Read More
Strong showing for Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 28 2012
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Strong showing for Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, January 28 2012
By PhocusWire | February 3, 2012
Hotel Urbano has extended its lead in the destination and accommodation category last week, as well as seeing its position increase in the list of leading agencies in Brazil.... Read More
Kayak hits 100M monthly queries as Google data reveal flight search uppers and downers
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Kayak hits 100M monthly queries as Google data reveal flight search uppers and downers
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2012
Kayak users in January made more than 100 million travel queries on the site and through its mobile apps for the first time, a move which coincides with Google data showing that searches for "Kayak flights" in the US was among the fastest-growing flight-related searches in the last 12 months.... Read More