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Amadeus expects positives from Google-ITA Software deal
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Amadeus expects positives from Google-ITA Software deal
By Kevin May | April 11, 2011
Amadeus is predicting renewed interest in new search and shopping technology products from agents and suppliers in the wake of Google's purchase of ITA Software being approved.... Read More
Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - March to May 2011
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Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - March to May 2011
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2011
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia-New Zealand.... Read More
Best of Tnooz This Week - Google joins travel tech, Facebook kills, Expedia splits
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Best of Tnooz This Week - Google joins travel tech, Facebook kills, Expedia splits
By PhocusWire | April 10, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Google and FairSearch joy after ITA Software deal approved - which team won?
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Google and FairSearch joy after ITA Software deal approved - which team won?
By Kevin May | April 8, 2011
Anyone reading comments from Google and listening to a press conference convened by FairSearch could be forgiven for thinking today was just a huge online travel love-in.... Read More
Why online airfare search is broken
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Why online airfare search is broken
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 8, 2011
With the thumbs up given to Google's acquisition of ITA Software, and as Tnooz's resident air geek, I have been looking at the issues of search for air products.... Read More
Top travel websites in Australia - April 2 2011
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Top travel websites in Australia - April 2 2011
By PhocusWire | April 8, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending April 2 2011.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal approved by US authorities, with conditions
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Google-ITA Software deal approved by US authorities, with conditions
By Kevin May | April 8, 2011
The potentially industry game-changing acquisition of ITA Software by Google has been given the thumbs-up by the Department of Justice in the US.... Read More
Rough guide to the content-busting EdgeRank system on Facebook
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Rough guide to the content-busting EdgeRank system on Facebook
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011
EdgeRank is Facebook’s new algorithm that decides which posts/updates in Facebook appear in a user's "Top News" stream.... Read More
Google StreetView heads into big destination attractions
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Google StreetView heads into big destination attractions
By Kevin May | April 8, 2011
Fascinating initiative by Google to take the concept of its StreetView system and throw it at some of the world's major city cultural hotspots.... Read More
Behold the next generation travel agent
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Behold the next generation travel agent
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011
The new travel agent is slightly different from the travel agent you know and love and have hired in the past.... Read More
Part Two of Two: Hotel revenue management, meet reputation management
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Part Two of Two: Hotel revenue management, meet reputation management
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011
In my last post, I discussed how social media has enabled a new measure of hotel performance: the Guest Satisfaction Index (GSI).... Read More
Eviivo in £30M switch to private equity ownership
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Eviivo in £30M switch to private equity ownership
By Kevin May | April 8, 2011
Web reservation and property management company Eviivo has sold to tech private equity house Investcorp Technology Partners.... Read More
Google on social, new travel business models and mobile
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Google on social, new travel business models and mobile
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011
We managed to grab some time recently with Ali Yilmaz, travel head for South East Asia at Google.... Read More
Top travel websites in India - April 2 2011
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Top travel websites in India - April 2 2011
By PhocusWire | April 7, 2011
Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending April 2 2011.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Rome2rio
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TLabs Showcase - Rome2rio
By Kevin May | April 7, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based point-to-point metasearch engine Rome2rio.... Read More
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