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What are passengers doing on their mobile phones at airports?
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What are passengers doing on their mobile phones at airports?
By Kevin May | October 4, 2011
A survey earlier this week showed how passengers feel about the use of mobiles and the web on flights - and now tech provider SITA has looked at mobile trends in airports.... Read More
Avis: First car rental company to import TripIt itineraries
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Avis: First car rental company to import TripIt itineraries
By Dennis Schaal | October 3, 2011
If you link your Avis and TripIt accounts, you now can just click on imported flight or hotel bookings from other suppliers on the Avis.com homepage and book a car rental to round out your travel plans.... Read More
Expedia-AirAsia implement online travel joint venture in Asia, but will it be enough?
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Expedia-AirAsia implement online travel joint venture in Asia, but will it be enough?
By Dennis Schaal | October 3, 2011
The Expedia-Air Asia joint venture could be a very big deal.... Read More
Over-reaction or a new 1984 - Filter Bubbles and the Web of One
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Over-reaction or a new 1984 - Filter Bubbles and the Web of One
By Kevin May | October 3, 2011
Last week's article by Travis Pittman of TourRadar was one of the most popular of 2011 on Tnooz - but, as so often is the case, some of the comments deserve a post of their own.... Read More
Bing Maps plots US airport maps
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Bing Maps plots US airport maps
By Dennis Schaal | October 3, 2011
If you want to locate Lost and Found at Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta, you can now do so with an airport map provided by Bing Maps.... Read More
Passenger connectivity on flights - what do travellers REALLY want?
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Passenger connectivity on flights - what do travellers REALLY want?
By Kevin May | October 3, 2011
Fascinating results of a study by Travelzoo after examining how travellers feel about how they use the web and mobile devices (or not) when on a flight.... Read More
Travelport Universal Desktop takes off with Flight Centre
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Travelport Universal Desktop takes off with Flight Centre
By Linda Fox | October 3, 2011
Travelport has finally got Universal Desktop, its travel search, booking and management tool, off the ground with Flight Centre as its first customer.... Read More
Extreme airline travel technology, starring the iPad
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Extreme airline travel technology, starring the iPad
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 3, 2011
Last week, Evan Konwiser wrote about the wider impact on the travel industry following the official delivery of first Boeing 787 mid-size airliner to ANA.... Read More
Wake up and smell the change in the coffee. Please.
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Wake up and smell the change in the coffee. Please.
By Viewpoints | October 3, 2011
Developments in information and communication technologies are boosting the pace of change in the tourism and hospitality industry and the pressure to compete for customers on a global scale is increasing constantly.... Read More
Latest hotel prices - Middle East - October to December 2011
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Latest hotel prices - Middle East - October to December 2011
By PhocusWire | October 2, 2011
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.... Read More
Jet Airways takes prime spot - Top India travel sites, September 24 2011
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Jet Airways takes prime spot - Top India travel sites, September 24 2011
By PhocusWire | October 2, 2011
A new leader at the top of the list of leading airline websites in India with Jet Airways overtaking IndiGo.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Shiny new Facebook, Startup life coaching, Future of loyalty
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Shiny new Facebook, Startup life coaching, Future of loyalty
By PhocusWire | October 2, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
The next flashpoint -- mobile exclusive rates
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The next flashpoint -- mobile exclusive rates
By Dennis Schaal | September 30, 2011
With the prevalence of mobile devices and the emergence of tonight-only mobile hotel apps from Hotel Tonight, Priceline and others to follow, hotels and intermediaries increasingly will have to deal with the dynamics and challenges of "mobile exclusive rates."... Read More
Fly.com tests Kayak-powered hotels while Travelzoo Local Deals exec takes flight
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Fly.com tests Kayak-powered hotels while Travelzoo Local Deals exec takes flight
By Dennis Schaal | September 30, 2011
A year-and-a-half after a Travelzoo official talked of an imminent launch, which never happened, of Fly.com hotel and car hire features in Germany, Fly.com is now beta testing hotels and cars in the US and Kayak is powering the hotel search.... Read More
Three-minute survey from Frommers - Digital content in travel
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Three-minute survey from Frommers - Digital content in travel
By PhocusWire | September 30, 2011
Frommer's Unlimited has been tracking digital marketing and travel content trends for the past three years - and now the annual survey is back!... Read More
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