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Sabre integrating booking, corporate travel features into TripCase mobile offering
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Sabre integrating booking, corporate travel features into TripCase mobile offering
By Dennis Schaal | November 29, 2011
Leveraging features from GetThere Mobile and Sabre Virtually There, Sabre is integrating corporate travel management and leisure-travel booking functions into its TripCase mobile and Web platforms.... Read More
Yahoo Travel sweeps in behind Expedia - Top US travel sites, November 26 2011
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Yahoo Travel sweeps in behind Expedia - Top US travel sites, November 26 2011
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2011
Expedia is less than 1.5% market share ahead of Yahoo Travel after the search engine's travel section saw a significant leap in traffic last week.... Read More
It is a bird, it is a plane, no it is Jetman [VIDEO]
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It is a bird, it is a plane, no it is Jetman [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | November 29, 2011
Talk about adventure travel ... Yves Rossy, a.k.a Jetman, apparently fed up with airline bag fees and costly in-flight entertainment systems, reportedly flew over the Swiss Alps using a jet-propelled wing.... Read More
How to build a great team for an online travel agency in an emerging market
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How to build a great team for an online travel agency in an emerging market
By Viewpoints | November 29, 2011
Recruiting, motivating and retaining good people is the number one key success factor in building a technology company, particularly in the online travel industry.... Read More
American Airlines parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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American Airlines parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
By Kevin May | November 29, 2011
AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, a move it says will allow the airline to reorganise its debt structure.... Read More
Vayant opens up air shopping capabilities for OpenJaw
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Vayant opens up air shopping capabilities for OpenJaw
By Linda Fox | November 29, 2011
OpenJaw Technologies has opened up additional flight shopping capability on its xDistributor retail platform following a deal with Vayant Travel Technologies... Read More
GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - November 2011
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - November 2011
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2011
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during November 2011 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
IWannaGoThere puts travellers photos to use via Inspiration tool
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IWannaGoThere puts travellers photos to use via Inspiration tool
By Linda Fox | November 29, 2011
IWannaGoThere, the trip planning and destination guide service, has collated its user-generated photography into a tool to help inspire travellers... Read More
TLabs Reprise - Historvius 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - Historvius 12 months on
By Kevin May | November 29, 2011
Historvius is a UK-based cultural travel and trip planning site, which first featured on Tnooz in November 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Ryanair makes up ground on EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, November 26 2011
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Ryanair makes up ground on EasyJet - Top UK travel sites, November 26 2011
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2011
EasyJet has lost some of its lead over arch rival Ryanair in the list of top airline websites in the UK.... Read More
Tnooz won an award
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Tnooz won an award
By Kevin May | November 28, 2011
Having spent many an hour over the past two years discussing the often daft state of the awards business in the travel industry, it's odd to be on the receiving end of one.... Read More
Kayak mobile downloads soaring but no change in IPO chances
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Kayak mobile downloads soaring but no change in IPO chances
By Dennis Schaal | November 28, 2011
Kayak saw downloads of its mobile apps jump 97% to more than 5 million during the first nine months of 2011, but its IPO chances aren't on a similar trajectory.... Read More
Travelport loses $19.7 million decision to former distribution partner
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Travelport loses $19.7 million decision to former distribution partner
By Dennis Schaal | November 28, 2011
Travelport says it will take a $19.7 million "extraordinary cash charge" in the fourth quarter because of an arbitrators' decision which favored a former national distribution company partner.... Read More
Travel reservation software challenges - root causes and how to overcome them
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Travel reservation software challenges - root causes and how to overcome them
By Viewpoints | November 28, 2011
In the US alone, in 2009 the web was used by approximately 90 million American adults to make their travel arrangements (2009 is the most recent year these statistics are available from the US Travel Association).... Read More
Decolar loses crown to Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, November 19 2011
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Decolar loses crown to Hotel Urbano - Top Brazil travel sites, November 19 2011
By PhocusWire | November 28, 2011
Bad news for Decolar after seeing its reign at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil end with a switch to rival Hotel Urbano.... Read More
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