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Part Two - Tripbod in the Valley video diary
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2011
Startup life dictates that things never quite go to plan, especially when you put your trust in others (or an airline) to get you from one side of the world to the other.... Read More
Ritz-Carlton Charlotte gearing up for electric cars
By Dennis Schaal | February 23, 2011
Sometimes hotel technology goes beyond reservations systems, augmented reality apps and website innovations, and gets into roadside attractions.... Read More
Travel advertising rules - good for consumers, nightmare for companies
By Kevin May | February 23, 2011
A regulatory storm is heading for the UK, where pretty much every travel company will have to watch for blunders on any of its publicly available information on the web.... Read More
Top travel websites in Brazil - February 19 2011
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Top travel websites in Brazil - February 19 2011
By PhocusWire | February 23, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending February 19 2011.... Read More
How the web can make money for destinations through tours and activities
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How the web can make money for destinations through tours and activities
By Stephen Joyce | February 23, 2011
I've learned over the years that working with destinations can be a tricky and sometimes frustrating endeavour.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Itinerie
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TLabs Showcase - Itinerie
By Kevin May | February 23, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Argentina and US-based package travel flash sales service Itinerie.... Read More
Top travel websites in France - February 19 2011
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Top travel websites in France - February 19 2011
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2011
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending February 19 2011.... Read More
Expedia sorry for New Zealand earthquake email error
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Expedia sorry for New Zealand earthquake email error
By Kevin May | February 22, 2011
Expedia has apologised after an email promo featuring a picture of Christchurch cathedral in New Zealand was sent just hours after the city was struck by a fatal earthquake.... Read More
Part One - Tripbod in the Valley video diary
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2011
UK-based travel planning and guide service Tripbod is heading to San Francisco for a week of meetings and plenty more with other startups and luminaries from the area.... Read More
Harvard students start social network and seek to expand to other campuses -- sound familiar?
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Harvard students start social network and seek to expand to other campuses -- sound familiar?
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2011
Gtrot, a social travel planning service started by a couple of Harvard College students, just received $560,000 in funding, according to a financial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.... Read More
Expedia company gives HomeAway an Android app assist
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Expedia company gives HomeAway an Android app assist
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2011
HomeAway introduced its free vacation rental search Android app, which was developed by Mobiata, the company Expedia acquired in November.... Read More
Will Travelocity be the social media winner in its beach or ski Facebook contest?
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Will Travelocity be the social media winner in its beach or ski Facebook contest?
By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2011
Travelocity will randomly hand out a vacation for two to Maui or Vail, Colo., after completing its just-launched beach or ski Facebook vote, but the online travel agency, too, will assuredly come up a winner.... Read More
Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search
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Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search
By Kevin May | February 22, 2011
Given that the Hipmunk experience is based on a highly visual and, well, wide format it was always going to be interesting to see how it would migrate to a mobile app.... Read More
Top travel websites in the US - February 19 2011
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Top travel websites in the US - February 19 2011
By PhocusWire | February 22, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending February 19 2011.... Read More
Multiple technology standards in travel - an oxymoron to overcome
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Multiple technology standards in travel - an oxymoron to overcome
By Valyn Perini | February 22, 2011
An industry with multiple standards bodies using the same type of technology addressing the same business functions could be seen as an indication of an industry in some disarray.... Read More
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