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TripIt debuts Kindle Fire apps and videoconferencing appointments
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TripIt debuts Kindle Fire apps and videoconferencing appointments
By Dennis Schaal | December 6, 2011
TripIt launched a couple of Kindle Fire apps and separately now can include certain videoconferencing appointments in your travel itinerary.... Read More
How hotels can make a difference in destination search on Google
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How hotels can make a difference in destination search on Google
By Viewpoints | December 6, 2011
Hotel distribution changes every ten years. In the 1980s it was the GDS, in the 1990s the emergence of tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, and in the 2000s the adoption of the web and online travel agents.... Read More
Order restored at the top - Top US travel sites, December 3 2011
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Order restored at the top - Top US travel sites, December 3 2011
By PhocusWire | December 6, 2011
Yahoo Travel's lofty position as second most popular travel site in the US is shortlived, tumbling back to fifth position after one week.... Read More
Expedia and United Airlines sign new deal for air and hotel content
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Expedia and United Airlines sign new deal for air and hotel content
By Dennis Schaal | December 6, 2011
Building on a 15-year relationship, United Airlines and Expedia Inc. signed a new multi-year agreement.... Read More
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Why the travel industry should come out from behind the digital curtain and talk to people
By Viewpoints | December 6, 2011
This morning, I was packing boxes. At the same time, I was thinking about getting someone to help with the processing bit. The packing, the invoicing and other general bits and bobs.... Read More
What else? Rough Guides, HolidayExtras, TSA and TUI Travel
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What else? Rough Guides, HolidayExtras, TSA and TUI Travel
By PhocusWire | December 6, 2011
Rough Guide survival app, HolidayExtras on cloud nine, Security issues in the US, TUI promotes for top digital job ... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - HotelPeeps 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - HotelPeeps 12 months on
By Kevin May | December 6, 2011
HotelPeeps is a Romania-based hotel search and booking service with a social twist, which first featured on Tnooz in July 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Opodo returns to leading pack - Top UK travel sites, December 3 2011
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Opodo returns to leading pack - Top UK travel sites, December 3 2011
By PhocusWire | December 6, 2011
Online travel agency Opodo has made a rare return to the top ten leading websites in the UK, coincidentally the same week as TravelRepublic tumbled down the charts.... Read More
When technology and rewards developments hit home -- food for thought
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When technology and rewards developments hit home -- food for thought
By Dennis Schaal | December 5, 2011
Sometimes technology developments and airline integrations really hit home -- or in the supermarket.... Read More
New Zealand targets youth in latest social marketing campaign
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New Zealand targets youth in latest social marketing campaign
By Linda Fox | December 5, 2011
Tourism New Zealand is calling on the travelling youth to say what they would trade for the chance to win one of six two-week holidays to the destination.... Read More
Jizo claims major distribution first for travel search, opens up Russia
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Jizo claims major distribution first for travel search, opens up Russia
By Kevin May | December 5, 2011
Fledgling startup Jizo is claiming a significant role in the evolving world of airline distribution this week by becoming the first travel search engine to get access to Russian airlines.... Read More
TripAdvisor spinoff nears and Kaufer will not have to weigh options
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TripAdvisor spinoff nears and Kaufer will not have to weigh options
By Dennis Schaal | December 5, 2011
Expedia shareholders are slated to vote tomorrow on the proposed TripAdvisor spinoff -- and at least one interested party will no longer have to wonder about his options.... Read More
10Best in big redesign -- do photos make a difference?
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10Best in big redesign -- do photos make a difference?
By Dennis Schaal | December 5, 2011
NileGuide-owned 10Best unveiled a site redesign, increasing photo sizes by 70%, the company says.... Read More
British Airways toys with mobile 3D seat maps, menus and movies
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British Airways toys with mobile 3D seat maps, menus and movies
By Linda Fox | December 5, 2011
In May, British Airways released an app offering passengers mobile boarding for Windows Phone 7 users as well as live departure and arrival information and terminal maps.... Read More
Open call to all travel companies: Simplify your APIs!
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Open call to all travel companies: Simplify your APIs!
By Stephen Joyce | December 5, 2011
First things first, as chair of the OpenTravel Alliance, I am a staunch supporter of open APIs and standards in travel.... Read More
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