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Google wanted simple flight search, but it got all the industry baggage as well
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Google wanted simple flight search, but it got all the industry baggage as well
By Evan Konwiser | September 19, 2011
Appearances can be deceptive - as a few days of mulling over the new Google Flights tool has indicated.... Read More
Can Apple sew up travel experience with holographic TV?
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Can Apple sew up travel experience with holographic TV?
By Linda Fox | September 19, 2011
Further predictions emerged over the weekend of a potential bid by Apple to break into living rooms with a holographic television... Read More
How to beat the incredible shrinking hotel booking window
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How to beat the incredible shrinking hotel booking window
By Viewpoints | September 19, 2011
It’s been just over a few weeks since millions of travellers returned to the post-summer daily grind.... Read More
Patriotic effort wins THack Boston
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Patriotic effort wins THack Boston
By Dennis Schaal | September 19, 2011
Amadeus used its own hotel API and others from SilverRail, Goby, Google and Facebook to create a sports fans travel recommendations website, to take top honors at THack Boston.... Read More
MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip gain - Top India travel websites, September 10 2011
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MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip gain - Top India travel websites, September 10 2011
By PhocusWire | September 18, 2011
Cleartrip and MakeMyTrip both added 1.5% market share to their tallies to put them in third and first place respectively in the top ten India travel websites.... Read More
Hotel prices - Australia-New Zealand - September to November 2011
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Hotel prices - Australia-New Zealand - September to November 2011
By PhocusWire | September 18, 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 Australia-New Zealand.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - Google reveals, TripAdvisor shifts, Facebook dislikes
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Google reveals, TripAdvisor shifts, Facebook dislikes
By PhocusWire | September 18, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Social media considered valuable resource for data collection on new travel products
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Social media considered valuable resource for data collection on new travel products
By Kevin May | September 16, 2011
Interesting results from a survey conducted by EyeforTravel to identify trends in data sourcing shows the influence of social media when consider product strategy.... Read More
How to combine social media and analytics in hotel marketing
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How to combine social media and analytics in hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | September 16, 2011
While online reviews understandably receive a lot of attention in the hotel industry from a reputation management perspective, there is another use that is equally important: setting the direction of your marketing and advertising campaigns.... Read More
Fly to friends Facebook app means social media ROI for companies
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Fly to friends Facebook app means social media ROI for companies
By Linda Fox | September 16, 2011
Sparkloft Media has created an application enabling Facebook users to book a flight to visit friends also featured on the social network.... Read More
Go Overseas wants to become the TripAdvisor for travellers studying on-the-road
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Go Overseas wants to become the TripAdvisor for travellers studying on-the-road
By Kevin May | September 16, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Go Overseas, a user review service for education programmes around the world.... Read More
Travel technology shakedown - are APIs evil and is XML dead?
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Travel technology shakedown - are APIs evil and is XML dead?
By Dennis Schaal | September 15, 2011
Developers grapple with data all the time, so the idea that someone might characterise data as "broken" is probably not going to take many aback.... Read More
Webjet pulls clear of Expedia - Top Australia travel websites, September 10 2011
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Webjet pulls clear of Expedia - Top Australia travel websites, September 10 2011
By PhocusWire | September 15, 2011
Expedia is facing a 4% gap in market share behind rival Webjet in the battle for the top spot amongst the leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More
Online travel agency BookIt seeking strategic alternatives
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Online travel agency BookIt seeking strategic alternatives
By Dennis Schaal | September 15, 2011
Online travel agency BookIt.com has retained Belstone Capital, a merchant bank and advisory firm, and is seeking "strategic alternatives".... Read More
Charge higher fees, pat me down at security, but please do not take away my e-cigarettes!
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Charge higher fees, pat me down at security, but please do not take away my e-cigarettes!
By Dennis Schaal | September 15, 2011
The US Department of Transportation is proposing an in-flight ban on a mobile electronic device - e-cigarettes.... Read More
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