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TLabs Reprise - GetYourGuide 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - GetYourGuide 12 months on
By Kevin May | June 14, 2011
GetYourGuide is a Switzerland-based tour and activity platform, first featured on Tnooz in March 2010. What happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Sabre debuts social media suite with Facebook bookings for hotels
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Sabre debuts social media suite with Facebook bookings for hotels
By Dennis Schaal | June 14, 2011
The Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix now offers a Facebook booking engine thanks to a new social media suite introduced by Sabre Hospitality Solutions.... Read More
Top travel websites in Brazil - June 11 2011
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Top travel websites in Brazil - June 11 2011
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending June 11 2011.... Read More
Is Groupon a killer app or a serial killer in the travel industry?
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Is Groupon a killer app or a serial killer in the travel industry?
By Stephen Joyce | June 14, 2011
Picture this: Agent Aaron Hotchner of the Criminal Minds detective drama stands in front of a room of local police officers to give them details of his analysis.... Read More
Kelkoo eager to get back in the travel game, signs Frommers deal
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Kelkoo eager to get back in the travel game, signs Frommers deal
By Kevin May | June 14, 2011
Kelkoo never properly disappeared from travel, but with a dedicated boss in ex-Travelsupermarket MD Chris Nixon it is trying to raise its profile once again.... Read More
Kelkoo eager to get back in the travel game, signs Frommers deal
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Kelkoo eager to get back in the travel game, signs Frommers deal
By Kevin May | June 14, 2011
Kelkoo never properly disappeared from travel, but with a dedicated boss in ex-Travelsupermarket MD Chris Nixon it is trying to raise its profile once again.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Evature
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TLabs Showcase - Evature
By Kevin May | June 14, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Israel-based free-text travel search technology provider Evature.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Mon 13 June 2011
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2011
Travelleaders.com redesign, Bermuda tourism board goes the iPhone route, and hotel booking engine gets enhancement.... Read More
BookIt.com eases PayPal use for flights, hotels, vacation packages
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2011
BookIt.com just made it easier for travelers to book hotel, flights, car rentals and vacation packages in one checkout session using PayPal.... Read More
Behold the aircraft cabin passenger experience in 2050 [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
The dreamers and engineers at Airbus have reunited to produce the latest instalment of the manufacturer's vision for air travel in 2050 - this time focusing on the on-board facilities.... Read More
Quarter of hotels shunning social media
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Quarter of hotels shunning social media
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
More research flying-in-the-face of apparent modern wisdom showing that at least a quarter of hoteliers are still leaning towards traditional marketing techniques.... Read More
American Airlines to offer Samsung tablet for in-flight entertainment
By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2011
American Airlines plans to offer premium-class passengers a customized version of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet for in-flight entertainment beginning later this year on select transcontinental and international flights.... Read More
Time-lapse video shows hotels thinking outside the marketing box
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
A few years ago, if a chap with a camera asked for a free hotel room so he could take pictures not of the accommodation but the view, what would be the most likely answer?... Read More
Top travel websites in Canada - June 11 2011
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Top travel websites in Canada - June 11 2011
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending June 11 2011.... Read More
Have Promoted Tweets worked for travel companies?
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Have Promoted Tweets worked for travel companies?
By Kevin May | June 13, 2011
Plenty of analysis recently about companies using the still slightly mysterious world of Promoted Tweets and Trends on Twitter - but how have travel companies performed?... Read More
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