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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Big fight by giants, Big data in travel, Big ambitions by startups
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Big fight by giants, Big data in travel, Big ambitions by startups
By PhocusWire | September 25, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 23 September 2011
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Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 23 September 2011
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2011
In this edition: Lastminute.com and Facebook, Expedia loves Mexico, TravelShark eats shops, Directflights adds packages.... Read More
Some rumors die hard -- Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]
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Some rumors die hard -- Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2011
Bruno Perez, co-founder of RevPar Guru, has resurrected the time-worn specter that Google is intent on becoming an online travel agency.... Read More
Amadeus in major restructuring, creates three new units, two top execs leaving
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Amadeus in major restructuring, creates three new units, two top execs leaving
By Kevin May | September 23, 2011
Travel tech giant Amadeus is overhauling its commercial divisions to establish three new units covering distribution, IT and new business.... Read More
Oyster gives new (high) definition to panoramic hotel photos
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Oyster gives new (high) definition to panoramic hotel photos
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2011
Oyster.com just implemented panoramic hotel photos in a very big way.... Read More
Expedia and Priceline up, Yahoo down - Top US travel sites, September 17 2011
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Expedia and Priceline up, Yahoo down - Top US travel sites, September 17 2011
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2011
Both Priceline and Expedia added to their market share in the agency category of top US travel websites this week, as Yahoo Travel plummeted to eighth place.... Read More
Travelport moves to extend debt repayment to 2016, but parent could face Chapter 11
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Travelport moves to extend debt repayment to 2016, but parent could face Chapter 11
By Kevin May | September 23, 2011
Travelport Holdings (parent of Travelport Ltd) will have until 2016 to repay its payment in kind (PIK) loan after reaching an agreement in principle to extend the loan.... Read More
Tripadvisor adds Fodor's professional recommendations for ultimate trip planning experience
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Tripadvisor adds Fodor's professional recommendations for ultimate trip planning experience
By Linda Fox | September 23, 2011
Tripadvisor has further strengthened its offering through a content sharing deal with guidebook specialist Fodor's.... Read More
Collaborative consumption model drives a new wave of travel products
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Collaborative consumption model drives a new wave of travel products
By Viewpoints | September 23, 2011
We’ve heard a lot about the rise of collaborative consumption over the last few years and Rachel Botsman’s book What’s Mine is Yours is one of the best pieces on the subject.... Read More
Gogobot demos Facebook travel app to Zuckerberg, likes power of new Open Graph
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Gogobot demos Facebook travel app to Zuckerberg, likes power of new Open Graph
By Dennis Schaal | September 22, 2011
A week before Facebook unveiled Timeline and new Open Graph features today, Gogobot demoed its new Facebook integration to Mark Zuckerberg.... Read More
Jetstar and Qantas on winning run - Top Australia travel websites, September 17 2011
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Jetstar and Qantas on winning run - Top Australia travel websites, September 17 2011
By PhocusWire | September 22, 2011
Qantas and Jetstar have managed to secure almost half of the Australia airline website category, winning 45% of the entire market.... Read More
Travelport wins latest battle to preserve American Airlines tickets on Orbitz
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Travelport wins latest battle to preserve American Airlines tickets on Orbitz
By Kevin May | September 22, 2011
Almost forgotten in recent months due to various other battles between American Airlines and the GDSs, but a case surrounding the airline's fares on Orbitz has also been ticking over for the best part of ten months.... Read More
Gogo launches first national TV ads since rebranding [VIDEO]
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Gogo launches first national TV ads since rebranding [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | September 22, 2011
Gogo introduced national TV ads, radio spots and an integrated marketing campaign -- its first TV campaign since rebranding the company.... Read More
What is the Second Moment of Truth in hotel marketing?
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What is the Second Moment of Truth in hotel marketing?
By Viewpoints | September 22, 2011
Ever heard of the Second Moment of Truth or SMOT? Here’s the proof of whether a hotel delivers on what it says it will do for consumers.... Read More
TripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-out
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TripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-out
By Dennis Schaal | September 22, 2011
Officials from TripAdvisor and Yelp say Google threatened to shut them out of search altogether if they didn't provide their content to Google Places.... Read More
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