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Pilots union battles US Airways over safety issues
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
The US Airline Pilots Association is engaged in a pitched battle with US Airways over safety issues, including a lack of certain communications equipment on B767s flying to South America.... Read More
Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
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Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
Priceline has long warned that Google's and Bing's "inroads into online travel" loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern.... Read More
TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
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TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
By Kevin May | May 10, 2011
TripAdvisor launches its flight metasearch system outside of the US and UK for the first time today, with Ireland, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain joining in.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - GoScopia
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TLabs Showcase - GoScopia
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel services and transportation platform GoScopia.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Mon 9 May 2011
By PhocusWire | May 9, 2011
In today's edition: Multicom upgrades for international clients, and Oman Air seeks Insight from SITA.... Read More
Orbitz replaces Expedia as Eurostar hotel provider
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Orbitz replaces Expedia as Eurostar hotel provider
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
European high-speed rail provider Eurostar began using Orbitz Worldwide's private label solution to offer hotels, dynamic packages, car hire and activities on the rail line's websites.... Read More
US Department of Transportation hands down $175K in fines to online travel sellers
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation handed down $175,000 in fines last week to five online travel sellers for failing to properly disclose code-share flights.... Read More
How airlines use Twitter - April 2011 [infographic]
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How airlines use Twitter - April 2011 [infographic]
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
TAM in Brazil is the newly crowned most prolific Tweeting airline on the web but is not the most engaging, according to to data from Eezeer for April 2011.... Read More
United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline's internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport's Apollo system.... Read More
Making money from tours and activities on the web
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Making money from tours and activities on the web
By Viewpoints | May 9, 2011
We have all read the buzz around tours and activities recently, spurred in part by a study revealing the vertical is actually bigger than cruise and rental car combined.... Read More
Amadeus Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Amadeus released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More
CarTrawler takes in new investment, shuffles executive pack
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CarTrawler takes in new investment, shuffles executive pack
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Ireland-based car hire distribution system CarTrawler has confirmed it is looking to offload a share of the company to help fund its next period of growth.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Insider Trips
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TLabs Showcase - Insider Trips
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel deals platform Insider Trips.... Read More
European rail promise as technology standards project begins
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European rail promise as technology standards project begins
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
Another stab at developing technology standards to make rail distribution easier in Europe has officially started, following approval by the European Commission in Brussels.... Read More
Facebook and YouTube tighten grip on social media
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Facebook and YouTube tighten grip on social media
By Kevin May | May 8, 2011
If travel companies ever need proof why they should have a presence on YouTube and Facebook, it is here: the duo capture 75% of all visits to social networks in the UK.... Read More
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