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Inside-out: Room 77 begins displaying room photos too
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Inside-out: Room 77 begins displaying room photos too
By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2011
Room 77 began adding photos of room interiors to its repertoire.... Read More
Social media is either overhyped, underhyped, or somewhere in the middle
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Social media is either overhyped, underhyped, or somewhere in the middle
By Tim Hughes | March 29, 2011
Glenn Fogel’s well reported comments on social media from the No Vacancy conference highlighted the vastly divergent views in OTAs and suppliers on how much if any to invest in social media.... Read More
Limos.com to use $10M in Austin Ventures funding for mobile and business travel
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Limos.com to use $10M in Austin Ventures funding for mobile and business travel
By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2011
Limos.com revealed Austin Ventures has enriched its coffers with a $10 million funding round, which Limos.com will use for a corporate travel solution, launching new mobile products and international expansion.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Geotrio
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TLabs Showcase - Geotrio
By Kevin May | March 29, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based mobile-led audio tour system Geotrio.... Read More
Expedia and AirAsia unite for major strategic joint venture
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Expedia and AirAsia unite for major strategic joint venture
By Kevin May | March 29, 2011
Hugely interesting development in Asia-Pacific with news that Expedia has entered into a joint partnership with low cost carrier AirAsia.... Read More
Cheapflights invests in Momondo, axes Zugu
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Cheapflights invests in Momondo, axes Zugu
By Kevin May | March 29, 2011
Price comparison site Cheapflights has made a strategic investment in rival travel search service Momondo and parent company Skygate International.... Read More
Top travel websites in France - March 26 2011
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Top travel websites in France - March 26 2011
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2011
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending March 26 2011.... Read More
Expedia to launch Hotwire around the world, starting in UK and Ireland
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Expedia to launch Hotwire around the world, starting in UK and Ireland
By Kevin May | March 28, 2011
Ten years after launching in North America, Hotwire is gearing up for a major assault on new markets around the world, beginning this week in the UK and Ireland.... Read More
American Express gets agnostic with transformational digital payment platform
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American Express gets agnostic with transformational digital payment platform
By Dennis Schaal | March 28, 2011
American Express unveiled a new digital payment and commerce platform that has the potential to provide new options for the way consumers pay for services, including travel, and send and receive money.... Read More
Why mobile is taking one step forward and two steps back
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Why mobile is taking one step forward and two steps back
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | March 28, 2011
While Wall Street is lauding the AT&T takeover (sorry, this ain’t no merger) of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile brand in the USA, the finance folk are punishing the owners of mobile antennae.... Read More
iStopOver enables travelers to customize stay requests
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iStopOver enables travelers to customize stay requests
By Dennis Schaal | March 28, 2011
Do you want to see if your accommodations' host will let you practice you electric guitar during the stay or stock the refrigerator with Spaten Oktoberfest beer?... Read More
Airline bosses take to YouTube to apologise for system outage
By Kevin May | March 28, 2011
Social media gurus will often argue that the only way to be transparent and engage with customers is to ensure you are in every possible channel available.... Read More
Top travel websites in Brazil - March 26 2011
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Top travel websites in Brazil - March 26 2011
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending March 26 2011.... Read More
Viva Las Vegas - THack heads to the desert
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Viva Las Vegas - THack heads to the desert
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2011
Tnooz and the OpenTravel Alliance are partnering to produce the second THack at the OTA's gathering of travel companies and developers in Las Vegas in April.... Read More
Indoor augmented reality to feature in airport mobile app
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Indoor augmented reality to feature in airport mobile app
By Kevin May | March 28, 2011
A landmark move for augmented reality services in travel? So says SITA Lab and Copenhagen Airport ahead of the release of an iPhone app using AR within the terminals.... Read More
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