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Has Google started to fail travel marketers and users?
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Has Google started to fail travel marketers and users?
By Viewpoints | May 19, 2011
All businesses seek out marketing channels to help them reach out to customers, and that they can invest in over time.... Read More
Welcome to a new world of standards in travel technology
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Welcome to a new world of standards in travel technology
By Stephen Joyce | May 19, 2011
It's not often I write about standards with my OpenTravel hat on, but I thought it important to share some ideas on where standards are going and why, more than ever, they are important to travel.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - SaleCycle
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TLabs Showcase - SaleCycle
By Kevin May | May 19, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK and US-based website booking recovery service SaleCycle.... Read More
Six essential bits of technology for creating the best travel images
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Six essential bits of technology for creating the best travel images
By Viewpoints | May 18, 2011
For travellers or businesses trying to capture the travel experience, using the right equipment can mean the difference between simply snapping a moment and creating a lasting memory.... Read More
Sheraton, Live Nation and automobile club team for hotel promotion
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Sheraton, Live Nation and automobile club team for hotel promotion
By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2011
How's this for a hotel-marketing threesome? Book a two-night weekend stay at a Sheraton Hotel in the U.S., provide an AAA promotion code and you'll also get two general admission/lawn tickets for a Live Nation-organized concert.... Read More
Social media merger -- United and Continental handle consolidation on Twitter and Facebook
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Social media merger -- United and Continental handle consolidation on Twitter and Facebook
By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2011
In the bad old days of airline mergers, carriers merely had to worry about things such as new reservations systems and branding, but today they also have to figure out how to consolidate their respective social media presences.... Read More
Technically speaking, are air fares fair?
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Technically speaking, are air fares fair?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 18, 2011
As the world of travel distribution is being challenged by a large number of external pressures, the focus has been on the airlines versus their GDS partners.... Read More
Picture this: Sabre upgrades graphical features on agency desktops
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Picture this: Sabre upgrades graphical features on agency desktops
By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2011
Sabre debuted its new travel agency desktop last summer and now has upgraded its graphical capabilities.... Read More
Top travel websites in the US – May 14 2011
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Top travel websites in the US – May 14 2011
By PhocusWire | May 18, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending May 14 2011.... Read More
Do corporate blogs still matter for hotel brands?
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Do corporate blogs still matter for hotel brands?
By Patrick Landman | May 18, 2011
There seems a lot of disagreement about whether blogging is still effective in the days of micro-blogging sites like Twitter and age of social media like Facebook.... Read More
Six out of ten Europeans now booking travel via the web
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Six out of ten Europeans now booking travel via the web
By Kevin May | May 18, 2011
Brits are the savviest amongst European when it comes to booking travel, with 71% expecting to reserve their trips via the web in 2011.... Read More
Heard any travel startup guys talk like this? [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | May 18, 2011
Very funny video from the often hit-and-miss College Humour brigade, this time mocking the world of tech startups.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - TravelQN
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TLabs Showcase - TravelQN
By Kevin May | May 18, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Scotland-based travel agent lead-generation service TravelQN.... Read More
Top travel websites in France - May 14 2011
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Top travel websites in France - May 14 2011
By PhocusWire | May 18, 2011
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending May 14 2011.... Read More
Top travel websites in New Zealand - May 14 2011
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Top travel websites in New Zealand - May 14 2011
By PhocusWire | May 17, 2011
Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending May 14 2011:... Read More
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