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New Zealand to see 25% spike in arrivals with Rugby World Cup

By Linda Fox | September 5, 2011

Amadeus and Forward Keys have put their heads together on some analysis of travel behaviour around the Rugby World Cup which kicks off on 9 September... Read More

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Are travel shopping sites killing technical performance?

By Viewpoints | September 5, 2011

I stumbled across an amazing piece of software recently called Splunk. It does for server logs what Google does for web-pages, more or less.... Read More

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Epic web battles: Airlines fees vs lower fares

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 5, 2011

There have been some epic battles over the years as industries have had to reinvent themselves as a result of the internet and electronic devices.... Read More

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Hotel prices - Europe - September to November 2011

By PhocusWire | September 5, 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 Europe from July to September 2011.... Read More

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Yatra and Cleartrip make gains - Top India travel websites, August 27 2011

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2011

Online travel agencies Yatra and Cleartrip added to their market share amongst the top ten leading travel websites in India.... Read More

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Best of Tnooz Last Week - TripAdvisor probed, Guides unmasked, Mobile stalled

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2011

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More

Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 2 September 2011

By PhocusWire | September 2, 2011

gapyear.com gets big on Short Gaps; CashCase prepaid card handles pounds, Euros and dollars; iwannagothere launches mobile guides for 15 cities; Kuoni Connect connects its hotels with Dolphin Dynamics.... Read More

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SceneTap wants to socialise bars and restaurants for travellers

By Kevin May | September 2, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based SceneTap, a mobile and web service to connect travellers and locals in restaurants an bars.... Read More

Travelzoo to add Local Deals from Europe, Hong Kong and Australia to iPhone app

By Dennis Schaal | September 2, 2011

Should Travelzoo develop one iPhone app or eight?... Read More

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SEO vs social media for finding new travellers online [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | September 2, 2011

Interesting bit of data analysis has found the differences between how people use search engines and social media sites when looking for new products.... Read More

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Technical issues slowing down the mobile explosion in travel

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2011

With 94% of mobiles projected to be smartphones by 2014, handheld devices will rule the world for web access and travel research in the not-too-distant future.... Read More

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Road warriors to get mobile, social and cloud services in one place

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2011

Concur announces a deal to combine its travel and expense management technology with salesforce.com's cloud computing and CRM services.... Read More

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Virgin Australia edges closer to Jetstar - Top Australia travel websites, August 27 2011

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2011

Jetstar will be looking over its shoulder nervously after Virgin Australia narrowed the gap between the pair to just 0.75% market share this week.... Read More