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Top travel websites in France - April 30 2011
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Top travel websites in France - April 30 2011
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2011
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending April 30 2011.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Tues 3 May 2011
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2011
In today's edition: TRX eyeing agents, StarCite in the clouds, HP and Dollar Thrifty shake hands on mega-deal, FlightNetwork finds baggage, Expedia expands TravelAds, I-Spy wins National Express/Eurolines.... Read More
iPad almost non-existent in the lives of travellers
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iPad almost non-existent in the lives of travellers
By Kevin May | May 3, 2011
Depressing news for those throwing resources at creating travel applications for iPads et al, with research revealing a paltry 7% of US travellers are accessing the web via a tablet device.... Read More
Orbitz and Expedia go Hollywood on Facebook
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Orbitz and Expedia go Hollywood on Facebook
By Dennis Schaal | May 3, 2011
If you monitor the efforts of Orbitz and Expedia on Facebook, then you'd have to conclude that travelers are demanding lots of celebrity gossip and contests.... Read More
BnBFinder thinks mobile website and location-based search are inn
By Dennis Schaal | May 3, 2011
BnBFinder introduced a mobile website featuring location-based search for B&Bs, inns and smallish hotels.... Read More
Simonseeks ends operations, cites business model problems
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Simonseeks ends operations, cites business model problems
By Kevin May | May 3, 2011
Travel content business Simonseeks will mark almost two years in business by closing down, blaming a lacklustre response from consumers to paying for editorial content.... Read More
Top travel websites in the US – April 30 2011
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Top travel websites in the US – April 30 2011
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending April 30 2011.... Read More
Gogobot to increase content with Foursquare and Facebook Places check-ins
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Gogobot to increase content with Foursquare and Facebook Places check-ins
By Dennis Schaal | May 3, 2011
If you thought your Foursquare and Facebook Places check-ins were hit-and-run affairs, Gogobot has figured out a way to give them more permanence and utility as a sharing and travel-planning tool.... Read More
Travel startup funding estimated to have hit $1.3BN in past five years
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Travel startup funding estimated to have hit $1.3BN in past five years
By Kevin May | May 3, 2011
Travels startups have managed to attract around $1.3 billion in investment since 2006, with funding levels doubling in 2010 over the previous year.... Read More
TripIt ends lengthy wait, launches iPad app
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TripIt ends lengthy wait, launches iPad app
By Kevin May | May 3, 2011
Almost a year to the day since the Apple iPad hit the marketplace, trip management service TripIt has finally unveiled a dedicated application for the device.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - TravelCandy
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TLabs Showcase - TravelCandy
By Kevin May | May 3, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based member-only travel deal platform TravelCandy.... Read More
Top travel websites in the UK - April 30 2011
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Top travel websites in the UK - April 30 2011
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending April 30 2011.... Read More
Choice Hotels see online travel agency dynamic as potentially disruptive
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Choice Hotels see online travel agency dynamic as potentially disruptive
By Dennis Schaal | May 2, 2011
A year-and-a-half after a public dust-up with Expedia, Choice Hotels is making strides in driving more revenue through its own website.... Read More
Hotel chain enhances dining experience with QR codes
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Hotel chain enhances dining experience with QR codes
By Kevin May | May 2, 2011
QR codes are beginning to permeate a number of areas of the industry - from mundane print ads to the weird hotel designed purely from angles and image of the code.... Read More
Smart Destinations rolls out mobile barcodes for attractions passes
By Dennis Schaal | May 2, 2011
Some airlines are using mobile boarding passes so why not local museums and bus tours?... Read More
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