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CarTrawler releases source code for iPhone app
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CarTrawler releases source code for iPhone app
By Linda Fox | October 13, 2011
CarTrawler is enabling travel companies to customise its iPhone application by providing them with the source code via its website.... Read More
EasyJet loses premier slot to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 8 2011
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EasyJet loses premier slot to Air France - Top France travel sites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2011
Air France has overtaken EasyJet as the most popular airline website in France, taking almost a 6% market share lead over the low cost carrier.... Read More
United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
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United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
Growing out of a partnership between ezRez Software and PayPal, members of United Airlines' MileagePlus loyalty program are expected next year to be able to use miles to pay for products and services directly from merchants who accept PayPal.... Read More
Expedia retakes crown - Top New Zealand websites, October 8 2011
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Expedia retakes crown - Top New Zealand websites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2011
More jostling for top positions again as Expedia overtakes last week's winner Webjet to take a 1.5% market lead in the list of most popular travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More
DepositGuard creates payment technology platform for vacation rentals
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DepositGuard creates payment technology platform for vacation rentals
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based DepositGuard, a payment system for the vacation rental sector.... Read More
Gulf Air in Bahrain claims in-flight entertainment first -- global live TV
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Gulf Air in Bahrain claims in-flight entertainment first -- global live TV
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2011
Gulf Air took delivery of an A330-200 aircraft which will offer global -- or near-global -- live television on Europe, Middle East and Asia routes, the airline says.... Read More
Travel apps come top in consumer satisfaction league
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Travel apps come top in consumer satisfaction league
By Linda Fox | October 12, 2011
Travel has emerged as the top performing sector in the latest App Benchmark from eDigital Research.... Read More
Google sees higher conversions from tablets  - cars, sofas and houses among purchases
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Google sees higher conversions from tablets - cars, sofas and houses among purchases
By Linda Fox | October 12, 2011
Google is witnessing much higher conversion rates from tablet devices such as the iPad than either mobile phones or desktop computers.... Read More
How airlines use Twitter - September 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How airlines use Twitter - September 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | October 12, 2011
Latest monthly report from Eezeer outlining the activity of airlines around the world on Twitter, with Southwest taking the accolade of most public tweets received by a carrier.... Read More
Glass half full? TravelClick says half of hoteliers plan to increase mobile marketing
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Glass half full? TravelClick says half of hoteliers plan to increase mobile marketing
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2011
With job growth anemic in the US and the debt crisis raging in parts of Europe, are hotels scaling down their mobile marketing efforts?... Read More
FairSearch takes its Google case to 50 attorneys general
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FairSearch takes its Google case to 50 attorneys general
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2011
FairSearch is keeping up the pressure on Google, turning over a white paper blasting Google's search-engine and advertising practices to 50 US attorneys general.... Read More
Lonely Planet watch out -- TripAdvisor launches free mobile city guides
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Lonely Planet watch out -- TripAdvisor launches free mobile city guides
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2011
Travel guide publishers such as Lonely Planet have a new competitor to deal with -- TripAdvisor.... Read More
Expedia overshadows rivals - Top Canada travel sites, October 8 2011
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Expedia overshadows rivals - Top Canada travel sites, October 8 2011
By PhocusWire | October 11, 2011
Expedia in Canada has managed to secure more market share than the next four leading travel websites combined, including Flight Centre.... Read More
Virgin Atlantic steels itself for new biofuel project
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Virgin Atlantic steels itself for new biofuel project
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2011
Within the next two to three years, Virgin Atlantic's aircraft flying London Heathrow to Shanghai and Delhi routes could be using low-carbon aviation fuel crafted from waste gases in steel production.... Read More
In the grand Schema of things in travel search
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In the grand Schema of things in travel search
By Viewpoints | October 11, 2011
In June of this year, Google, Bing and Yahoo jointly announced – with little fanfare – a standard they call Schema.org.... Read More
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