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Goodbye TripAdvisor, welcome to Verified Reviews on Expedia
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Goodbye TripAdvisor, welcome to Verified Reviews on Expedia
By Kevin May | December 28, 2011
Purely coincidental, of course, but with TripAdvisor now successfully spun-off, Expedia is now pushing hard with a marketing message about how its hotel reviews are verified.... Read More
ShortTermHousing challenges rental sector with free to list and book service
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ShortTermHousing challenges rental sector with free to list and book service
By Dennis Schaal | December 28, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based ShortTermHousing, a new vacation rental platform with zero payment and commission system.... Read More
Lastminute.com takes top spot from Expedia - Top UK travel sites, December 24 2011
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Lastminute.com takes top spot from Expedia - Top UK travel sites, December 24 2011
By PhocusWire | December 28, 2011
Big changes at the top of the leading agency websites in the UK after Lastminute.com took the crown from Expedia in the last week before the Christmas holidays.... Read More
SriLankan Airlines to offer Facebook users commission on embedded search engine
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SriLankan Airlines to offer Facebook users commission on embedded search engine
By Kevin May | December 28, 2011
SriLankan Airlines is planning on rewarding consumers if they help secure bookings for the carrier through a new search application developed for Facebook.... Read More
A tale of two Christmas videos - Cebu Pacific and HotelTonight
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A tale of two Christmas videos - Cebu Pacific and HotelTonight
By Kevin May | December 28, 2011
Buoyed by the success of seeing a previous web video showing its cabin crew doing an unusual safety presentation, Cebu Pacific was at it again before the Christmas holidays.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - BookingBug 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - BookingBug 12 months on
By Kevin May | December 28, 2011
BookingBug is a UK-based online booking, reservation and affiliate engine, which first featured on Tnooz in April 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Top three agencies increase dominance - Top India travel sites, December 17 2011
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Top three agencies increase dominance - Top India travel sites, December 17 2011
By PhocusWire | December 26, 2011
MakeMyTrip, Yatra and Cleartrip increased their market share last week, giving them two thirds of the agency category of leading travel websites in India.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week – Predictions 2012, Terrifying the industry, Warning bloggers
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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Predictions 2012, Terrifying the industry, Warning bloggers
By PhocusWire | December 24, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Travel bloggers - time to stop navel gazing and get on with the job. Please
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Travel bloggers - time to stop navel gazing and get on with the job. Please
By Kevin May | December 23, 2011
The early to mid-1990s saw an explosion of exciting, creative and independent (indie, not signed to major record labels) bands in the UK.... Read More
Airline Wi-Fi provider Gogo wired for IPO try
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Airline Wi-Fi provider Gogo wired for IPO try
By Dennis Schaal | December 23, 2011
Just when you thought the IPO market for travel-oriented tech companies was dead, along comes Gogo to test the waters.... Read More
TAM moves ahead of GOL - Top Brazil travel sites, December 17 2011
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TAM moves ahead of GOL - Top Brazil travel sites, December 17 2011
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2011
GOL has found itself falling behind rival airline TAM in the list of leading airline websites in Brazil.... Read More
HomeAway alters North America lineup as lock-up period ends
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HomeAway alters North America lineup as lock-up period ends
By Dennis Schaal | December 23, 2011
HomeAway promoted Jon Gray to vice president of its North America operations, and he will oversee HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com.... Read More
More Twitter woes for Qantas as comedian tells toilet tale
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More Twitter woes for Qantas as comedian tells toilet tale
By Linda Fox | December 23, 2011
Qantas top executives are right back in the eye of a social media storm this week as comedian Alan Davies spreads his own personal experience across Twitter.... Read More
Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012
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Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012
By Patrick Landman | December 22, 2011
There are some major developments ahead in the hotel sector which will demand attention of hoteliers in order to stay in control of their marketing mix and distribution costs.... Read More
Qantas secures festive push - Top Australia travel websites, December 17 2011
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Qantas secures festive push - Top Australia travel websites, December 17 2011
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2011
Qantas has piled on significant levels of market share this week, extending its lead over sister brand JetStar to almost 7% in the list of leading airline websites in Australia.... Read More
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