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Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 5 August 2011
By PhocusWire | August 5, 2011
NileGuide's 10Best gets HotelsCombined metasearch; AA upgrades DealFinder; Hipmunk gets flexible (date search); and Sabre is confident of deal, Expedia improves the TAAP.... Read More
Where To? From Apple patent squabble to featured app
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Where To? From Apple patent squabble to featured app
By Dennis Schaal | August 5, 2011
Remember that squabble last year when Apple apparently liberally borrowed from the Where To? iPhone app's homescreen as part of an iTravel patent?... Read More
Delta increases share by squeezing online travel agencies and metasearch
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Delta increases share by squeezing online travel agencies and metasearch
By Dennis Schaal | August 5, 2011
Delta.com is making strides in increasing its share of ticket sales as the airline's tough-guy approach with online travel agencies and metasearch engines seems to be working.... Read More
American Airlines and HRG to explore Direct-Connect deal
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American Airlines and HRG to explore Direct-Connect deal
By Kevin May | August 5, 2011
Global corporate travel giant Hogg Robinson has turned the distribution debate screw just a little tighter by revealing talks are taking place with American Airlines to use the famed Direct-Connect.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - MyTripGuru 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - MyTripGuru 12 months on
By Kevin May | August 5, 2011
MyTripGuru is a Germany-based user generated content guidebook platform, which first featured on Tnooz in April 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Expansion of hotel review defamation action, Google added, FBI alerted
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Expansion of hotel review defamation action, Google added, FBI alerted
By Kevin May | August 5, 2011
Remember Kwikchex, the UK organisation which pledged to come down hard on TripAdvisor for publishing alleged libellous reviews about hotels?... Read More
Sabre becomes part of project to develop next generation air traffic control
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Sabre becomes part of project to develop next generation air traffic control
By Kevin May | August 5, 2011
Sabre Airline Solutions has joined a group examining whether Europe can move to a "single sky" system for controlling movement of aircraft around the continent.... Read More
Reality bites part 2 - Economy forces closure of tourism board web services
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Reality bites part 2 - Economy forces closure of tourism board web services
By Kevin May | August 5, 2011
Tough times for distribution of local tourist-related products in the UK with confirmation that a system to share details of services on consumer-focused websites is being axed.... Read More
Jetstar and Qantas edge closer - Top Australia travel websites, July 30 2011
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Jetstar and Qantas edge closer - Top Australia travel websites, July 30 2011
By PhocusWire | August 4, 2011
Jetstar has closed the gap on market leader Qantas to just 2.5%, as well as pulling ahead of third placed Virgin Australia.... Read More
Priceline to continue testing and expanding local deals
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Priceline to continue testing and expanding local deals
By Dennis Schaal | August 4, 2011
Priceline's hotel and car rental business grew substantially in the second quarter, and the company also is pondering local deals as a new revenue stream.... Read More
Travelport: GDS share gains at Priceline
By Dennis Schaal | August 4, 2011
Gordon Wilson, hosting his first earnings call today as Travelport's president and CEO, says Travelport is taking an increased share of GDS bookings at Priceline.... Read More
Reality bites - Airbnb told to register as seller of travel
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Reality bites - Airbnb told to register as seller of travel
By Dennis Schaal | August 4, 2011
Is Airbnb merely a "neutral venue" enabling users to arrange stays with one another?... Read More
GDS squabbles, how they relate to rail and evolution of the model
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GDS squabbles, how they relate to rail and evolution of the model
By Viewpoints | August 4, 2011
Since the beginning of time in the travel industry, there has been a need for content aggregators of some description.... Read More
24 hours in the life of an overseas consulate [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | August 4, 2011
Doubles all round (maybe not the best turn of phrase) at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office today after reporting a fall in the number of arrests of UK citizens abroad.... Read More
EasyJet tears out in front - Top France websites, July 30 2011
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EasyJet tears out in front - Top France websites, July 30 2011
By PhocusWire | August 4, 2011
Low cost carrier EasyJet has a clear lead in France in the top ten airline websites, securing almost a 4% lead over nearest rival Air France.... Read More
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