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WAYN: Australia top tourism board with social media punch
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WAYN: Australia top tourism board with social media punch
By Dennis Schaal | June 22, 2011
Where are the national tourism boards now and which ones are the most social-media engaged?... Read More
TripAdvisor survey: Social media, mobile more important than email marketing
By Dennis Schaal | June 22, 2011
When lodging owners in the U.S. are crafting their marketing strategies, they see social media and mobile as more important than email marketing and paid listings on user-review websites.... Read More
Travelocity hits ten-week low - Top US travel sites, 18 June 2011
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Travelocity hits ten-week low - Top US travel sites, 18 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 22, 2011
Travelocity has reached its lowest share of web traffic amongst travel agency and metasearch sites in the US since early-April 2011.... Read More
A distribution view -- If airlines were TV channels
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | June 22, 2011
Much of the seemingly epic struggle between the airlines and the distribution channels is about content. Full content to be exact.... Read More
Five reasons why hotels are finally embracing mobile
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Five reasons why hotels are finally embracing mobile
By Viewpoints | June 22, 2011
With all the constant buzz surrounding consumer use of smartphones, many hoteliers are wondering whether to make a serious push into mobile as a component of their online strategy.... Read More
Expedia: What Groupon Getaways with Expedia means for hotels
By Viewpoints | June 22, 2011
The partnership between Groupon and Expedia to form Groupon Getaways with Expedia has generated a lot of buzz and a healthy interest in the logistics of the daily deal model in travel.... Read More
MetroGuest aiming to bring new perspective to apartment rental
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MetroGuest aiming to bring new perspective to apartment rental
By Kevin May | June 22, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based vacation and apartment rental platform MetroGuest.... Read More
Airline four take 60 percent share - Top France websites, 18 June 2011
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Airline four take 60 percent share - Top France websites, 18 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 21, 2011
Just 3% separates the top four airline websites in France, with EasyJet continuing the lead the way and CorsairFly keeping Ryanair in third place.... Read More
The frill is gone -- Spirit Airlines to charge $5 when agents print boarding pass
By Dennis Schaal | June 21, 2011
Spirit Airlines, which already charges passengers for carry-on bags, will begin charging passengers $5 per person if an airport agent prints their boarding passes.... Read More
TripAdvisor spinoff delayed until late 2011
By Dennis Schaal | June 21, 2011
Expedia Inc.'s spinoff of TripAdvisor has been delayed "weeks, not months," and should be completed before the end of 2011.... Read More
Six questions hoteliers should ask providers of cloud-based systems
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Six questions hoteliers should ask providers of cloud-based systems
By Glenn Gruber | June 21, 2011
Cloud computing is hot and if you don't believe it, just ask a CIO.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - Cost2Drive 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - Cost2Drive 12 months on
By Kevin May | June 21, 2011
Cost2Drive is a US-based planning service for those using a vehicle for a trip, first featured on Tnooz in March 2010. What happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Hipmunk living large with new iPad flight search app
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Hipmunk living large with new iPad flight search app
By Dennis Schaal | June 21, 2011
Hipmunk released an iPad app which offers larger results to better decipher airline names and access more itinerary details.... Read More
Five reasons why the airline merchandising saga is maturing
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Five reasons why the airline merchandising saga is maturing
By Valyn Perini | June 21, 2011
Lots of ideas were floated at the annual Datalex User’s Conference in Dublin last week, as a roomful of consultants, airlines, distributors, and technology providers talked about airline merchandising perhaps coming-of-age.... Read More
Flixlab wants to revolutionise on-the-road video editing and sharing
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Flixlab wants to revolutionise on-the-road video editing and sharing
By Kevin May | June 21, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based social video technology platform Flixlab.... Read More
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