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Rivals close in on Expedia - Top New Zealand websites, January 14 2012
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Rivals close in on Expedia - Top New Zealand websites, January 14 2012
By PhocusWire | January 22, 2012
Expedia's lead over second and third place in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand has decreased after strong performance from House of Travel and WebJet last week.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Blowing the mind, Killing Shatner, Mobile activated agents
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Blowing the mind, Killing Shatner, Mobile activated agents
By PhocusWire | January 22, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Viajanet loses ground to Decolar - Top Brazil travel sites, January 14 2012
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Viajanet loses ground to Decolar - Top Brazil travel sites, January 14 2012
By PhocusWire | January 20, 2012
Decolar has stretched its lead over second place Viajanet as fourth spot holder Submarino leapfrogs into third in the list of leading travel websites in Brazil.... Read More
Google Hotel Finder distances itself from Hipmunk with transit data
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Google Hotel Finder distances itself from Hipmunk with transit data
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2012
Google Hotel Finder has added a new filter -- maximum travel time from a tourist attraction, business meeting or other point of interest.... Read More
Google Offers expanding with JetBlue on board as national advertiser
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Google Offers expanding with JetBlue on board as national advertiser
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2012
Google Offers, the search giant's answer to Groupon, LivingSocial and Travelzoo, has now expanded to about 35 US markets, with JetBlue on board as a national advertiser.... Read More
Jetsetter expands UK offering with Conde Nast Traveller partnership
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Jetsetter expands UK offering with Conde Nast Traveller partnership
By Linda Fox | January 20, 2012
Flash deals service Jetsetter has joined forces with Conde Nast Traveller to offer discounted rates at hotels on the annual Conde Nast Traveller Gold List... Read More
Kuoni taps into social for trend report, unveils plans for digital
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Kuoni taps into social for trend report, unveils plans for digital
By Linda Fox | January 20, 2012
Long-haul specialist Kuoni decided to include the wisdom of its social fan-base for the first time in its Travel Trends Report 2012.... Read More
Why William Shatner Priceline Negotiator character had to die
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Why William Shatner Priceline Negotiator character had to die
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
The Priceline Negotiator character, played by Star Trek legend William Shatner, had to die.... Read More
Facebook enables users to add travel apps to their Timelines
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Facebook enables users to add travel apps to their Timelines
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
Facebook says it gavel its users the ability to add Facebook apps from Where I've Been, Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Gogobot and Wipolo to their Facebook Timelines.... Read More
Expedia deals engine taps into user patterns for Last-Minute Deals
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Expedia deals engine taps into user patterns for Last-Minute Deals
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
Expedia.com introduced a new hotel and flight deals product, and it says the offerings shown are "user-generated."... Read More
Google Maps adds mainland Britain train network with help from TheTrainline
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Google Maps adds mainland Britain train network with help from TheTrainline
By Linda Fox | January 19, 2012
Consumers can now plot their train journeys on Google Maps following a partnership with TheTrainline.... Read More
TripIt revamps business offering for lightly managed employee travel
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TripIt revamps business offering for lightly managed employee travel
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
TripIt fine-tuned its TripIt for Business offering to provide more visibility into travel spend for travel arrangers in small businesses.... Read More
Why the mechanics behind travel distribution will blow your mind
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Why the mechanics behind travel distribution will blow your mind
By Kevin May | January 18, 2012
Global distribution systems are crunching and processing travel data at astonishing scales and speed, but travellers would not have any sense of how it is done.... Read More
WestJet sees lead over Air Canada narrow - Top Canada travel sites, January 14 2012
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WestJet sees lead over Air Canada narrow - Top Canada travel sites, January 14 2012
By PhocusWire | January 18, 2012
Air Canada is moving closer to WestJet again after the gap between the pair decreased in the list of leading airline websites in Canada.... Read More
Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
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Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2012
Booking.com and Expedia do battle for hotel share around the globe, and they and about 10 other aggregators are upping the competition as they compete for travel agency bookings in the new Travelport Rooms and More.... Read More