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Best of Tnooz This Week - Killer blows, flashy sales, wacky puzzles
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Best of Tnooz This Week - Killer blows, flashy sales, wacky puzzles
By PhocusWire | February 6, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Travelport pays Orbitz to shun direct-connects from American Airlines and other carriers
By Dennis Schaal | February 5, 2011
Travelport is using its financial muscle to ensure that Orbitz Worldwide does not establish a direct-connect with American Airlines -- or any other airline.... Read More
How airports can use technology to improve the customer experience
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How airports can use technology to improve the customer experience
By Viewpoints | February 4, 2011
Economic woes in 2010 slammed the travel industry, especially airports, leading to aggressive cost-cutting measures that left travelers feeling the squeeze.... Read More
Perhaps not the best week to launch a Cairo taxi iPhone app
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Perhaps not the best week to launch a Cairo taxi iPhone app
By Kevin May | February 4, 2011
Spare a thought for HoodHot, a San Francisco-based mobile travel app developer which saw the big launch of its new Cairo taxi guide this week somewhat overshadowed.... Read More
Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
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Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
By Viewpoints | February 4, 2011
The very public flap between Google and TripAdvisor over hotel reviews continues to play out like a travel industry soap opera.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Inspirato
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TLabs Showcase - Inspirato
By Dennis Schaal | February 4, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based luxury vacation rental and trip management service Inspirato.... Read More
Teletext relaunches Villarenters, pushes self-service technology
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Teletext relaunches Villarenters, pushes self-service technology
By Kevin May | February 4, 2011
Teletext Holidays is upping its fight against HomeAway in the holiday letting market in the UK, unveiling a new version of its VillaRenters brand and the system to support it.... Read More
EasyVoyage buys Dealchecker, TravelJungle and FSI Travel for Euro 10M
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EasyVoyage buys Dealchecker, TravelJungle and FSI Travel for Euro 10M
By Kevin May | February 3, 2011
More movement in the European online travel sector with EasyVoyage paying Euro 10 million to buy fellow travel players Dealchecker and TravelJungle.... Read More
Travelzoo reduced Fly.com marketing to focus on Local Deals
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2011
Travelzoo is ramping up its Local Deals business full-throttle and consequently reduced marketing spend in the fourth quarter for its Fly.com metasearch business and SuperSearch advertising platform, resulting in decreased revenue in those businesses.... Read More
Expedia alumni form part of Hipmunk $4.2M investment group
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Expedia alumni form part of Hipmunk $4.2M investment group
By Kevin May | February 3, 2011
Startup darling Hipmunk has wooed the likes of former-Expedia execs Rich Barton, Erik Blachford and Simon Breakwell to join a team investing $4.2 million in the business.... Read More
ITA Software undertakes puzzling recruitment drive with QR Code
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ITA Software undertakes puzzling recruitment drive with QR Code
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2011
You are a technical engineer, consultant or operations person and you happen to be riding the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Red Line in Boston or Cambridge, Mass., when a QR Code with no other identifying information appears in a print advertisement above your head.... Read More
TripAdvisor buys mobile travel service Everytrail
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TripAdvisor buys mobile travel service Everytrail
By Kevin May | February 3, 2011
TripAdvisor is throwing its considerable weight into the mobile travel arena even further, illustrated today with the acquisition of user-led trip planning service Everytrail.... Read More
Farelogix probes divergent Travelport views on Air Canada, American Airlines direct-connects
By Dennis Schaal | February 3, 2011
In its latest Ask the Question video, Farelogix points to the seeming contradiction between Travelport's praise of its direct-connect with Air Canada and vehement opposition to American Airlines Direct Connect.... Read More
Facebooks Deals a killer blow to Groupon for travel offers
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Facebooks Deals a killer blow to Groupon for travel offers
By Stephen Joyce | February 3, 2011
Earlier this week, Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Deals in Canada, the UK and Europe.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Zonear
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TLabs Showcase - Zonear
By Kevin May | February 3, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Finland-based travel application and mobile software company Zonear.... Read More