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TripAdvisor regains prime position - Top India travel sites, November 5 2011
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TripAdvisor regains prime position - Top India travel sites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2011
Maps of India has lost the top spot to TripAdvisor yet again in the list of leading travel websites in India.... Read More
With social media, everyone now knows when you are an idiot on a plane
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With social media, everyone now knows when you are an idiot on a plane
By Kevin May | November 13, 2011
Nobody is safe from so-called citizen publishers - especially when bad behaviour results in the full force of Miami's airport law enforcement becoming involved.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Socialising hotels, Pushing back PPC, Working distribution
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Socialising hotels, Pushing back PPC, Working distribution
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Sabre in dispute with Uruguay national airline Pluna
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Sabre in dispute with Uruguay national airline Pluna
By Dennis Schaal | November 11, 2011
Sabre's second largest office in the world is in Montevideo, but a contract dispute with Uruguay's national carrier, Pluna, now finds the airline's flights absent from the global distribution system.... Read More
How airlines use Twitter - October 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How airlines use Twitter - October 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | November 11, 2011
Even before hitting its recent high profile fortnight, troubled airline Qantas had flown in to become the second most talked about airline on Twitter.... Read More
Did Orbitz dodge a bullet when Travelport restructured debt?
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Did Orbitz dodge a bullet when Travelport restructured debt?
By Dennis Schaal | November 11, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide undoubtedly had a lot at stake when Travelport sweated out restructuring its own debt.... Read More
GOL back on top with narrow margin - Top Brazil travel sites, November 5 2011
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GOL back on top with narrow margin - Top Brazil travel sites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2011
Less than a fifth of 1% market share separates leading airlines GOL and TAM in the list of top carrier websites in Brazil this week.... Read More
Will HomeAway ever play in industry vacation rental switch?
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Will HomeAway ever play in industry vacation rental switch?
By Dennis Schaal | November 11, 2011
After a public spat in June, Pegasus Solutions gave in on some demands, leading to agreement with Vacation Rental Managers Association to build a vacation rental switch. But, what about HomeAway?... Read More
How does voice search change the travel industry?
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How does voice search change the travel industry?
By Viewpoints | November 11, 2011
We’ve all seen a little and opined a lot about what Google could do with ITA Software, but could one of the most potentially innovative elements still be flying under the radar?... Read More
Reevoo tips major SEO benefits for travel from authentic review service
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Reevoo tips major SEO benefits for travel from authentic review service
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2011
Consumer reviews specialist Reevoo says its newly unveiled travel review service will bring significant SEO benefits to the sector... Read More
Kelkoo Travel weeks away from relaunching flights service
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Kelkoo Travel weeks away from relaunching flights service
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2011
Kelkoo Travel will open up its revamped flights service to consumers in the coming weeks... Read More
British Airways cabin crew iPad scheme extended to entire fleet
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British Airways cabin crew iPad scheme extended to entire fleet
By Kevin May | November 11, 2011
British Airways will arm senior cabin crew with an iPad across its entire long and short haul fleet in a move to help with on-board customer service.... Read More
How Qantas REALLY used social media during the aircraft grounding
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How Qantas REALLY used social media during the aircraft grounding
By Viewpoints | November 10, 2011
What a year this is turning out to be for Qantas. In June, the Chilean ashcloud crisis affected many of their flights for an extended period.... Read More
Airlines static during Qantas crisis - Top Australia travel websites, November 5 2011
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Airlines static during Qantas crisis - Top Australia travel websites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2011
Surprisingly little movement in the top ten airline websites in Australia last week during the grounding of the entire Qantas fleet.... Read More
PhoCusWright: US online travel market share stalling and suppliers rule
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PhoCusWright: US online travel market share stalling and suppliers rule
By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2011
Are the heady days of U.S. online travel over?... Read More
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