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Roadhop brings social media tips to rail, bus and ship travel search
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Roadhop brings social media tips to rail, bus and ship travel search
By Kevin May | October 5, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Singapore-based Roadhop, a social media-assisted travel search engine for non-air transportation.... Read More
Jetstar gains modest ground on ANZ - Top New Zealand websites, October 1 2011
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Jetstar gains modest ground on ANZ - Top New Zealand websites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2011
Jetstar gained almost 2% market share on category leaders Air New Zealand this week, but still only captures the equivalent of a third of the market leader's audience.... Read More
Understanding developments at the sharp end of mobile travel technology
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Understanding developments at the sharp end of mobile travel technology
By Glenn Gruber | October 5, 2011
Just as execs at travel brands are understanding what a mobile strategy should be, developers of the actual products are digesting what could be a landmark moment in mobile technology.... Read More
How is Google Flight Search performing so far? Go on, have a guess
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How is Google Flight Search performing so far? Go on, have a guess
By Kevin May | October 5, 2011
An extraordinary amount of interest in September when Google finally launched its long-awaited Flight Search product, five months after securing approval for buying ITA Software.... Read More
TripAdvisor claims top two spots - Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011
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TripAdvisor claims top two spots - Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2011
TripAdvisor has secured the first two positions amongst the leading travel websites in Canada, pushing Booking.com into third place.... Read More
Amadeus takes hotel search to the Extreme
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Amadeus takes hotel search to the Extreme
By Linda Fox | October 5, 2011
Amadeus is using its internal test bed to experiment with an advanced hotel search engine along the lines of the extreme search technology it unveiled for flights in 2009.... Read More
Expedia ready to pounce on Thomson - Top UK travel sites, October 1 2011
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Expedia ready to pounce on Thomson - Top UK travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 5, 2011
Just 0.13% market share separates second placed Expedia from market leader Thomson in the list of top UK travel websites.... Read More
Watch out, thieves are operating in this area
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Watch out, thieves are operating in this area
By Linda Fox | October 5, 2011
Here's a new take on using map-based search to help travellers, albeit by tapping into what can go wrong.... Read More
AdNet brings travel marketing widgets to web publishers
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AdNet brings travel marketing widgets to web publishers
By Kevin May | October 5, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based AdNet Media's Affiliate Widgets, an affiliate marketing widget service for travel advertisers and publishers.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Tuesday 4 October 2011
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Tnooz Nuggets - Tuesday 4 October 2011
By PhocusWire | October 4, 2011
In this edition: Vayama and EasyToBook, Conferma and HSBC, Tripwolf howls, Club Med and Neolane, Europcar is eReady.... Read More
British Airways subsidiary OpenSkies sheds a route but will have iPads on the remaining one
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British Airways subsidiary OpenSkies sheds a route but will have iPads on the remaining one
By Dennis Schaal | October 4, 2011
OpenSkies, the all-business-class airline and British Airways subsidiary, decided it will suspend its Washington Dulles to Paris Orly service starting Oct. 29, but will offer iPads for in-flight entertainment on its remaining route, Newark to Paris Orly.... Read More
Southwest and Delta press ahead - Top US travel sites, October 1 2011
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Southwest and Delta press ahead - Top US travel sites, October 1 2011
By PhocusWire | October 4, 2011
Both Delta and Southwest increased their market share in the list of top airline websites in the US this week.... Read More
Spin The Hamster - not animal cruelty but a game to ease the pain of flight delays
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Spin The Hamster - not animal cruelty but a game to ease the pain of flight delays
By Kevin May | October 4, 2011
Spin The Hamster. Blow The Propeller. Hold That Thought. Follow The Footsteps - four phrases consumers might associate with something very different from an airline mobile app.... Read More
Forget pillow menus and hotel plush interiors, Gen-Y travellers want wifi like fresh air
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Forget pillow menus and hotel plush interiors, Gen-Y travellers want wifi like fresh air
By Linda Fox | October 4, 2011
Hotels spending fortunes on room renovation programmes and the latest in-room entertainment systems might want to think again.... Read More
TripAdvisor slaps the dreaded red badge on a hotel, owner says no warning given
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TripAdvisor slaps the dreaded red badge on a hotel, owner says no warning given
By Linda Fox | October 4, 2011
Tripadvisor has hit back at claims it red-flagged a UK property, the Riverside Hotel, Evesham, unfairly.... Read More
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