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Dynamic packaging - the cartoon web game
By Kevin May | January 17, 2011
Online games and slightly off-kilter uses of the web to attract attention are all the rage - with travel trade shows also getting in on the act in 2011.... Read More
Tour and activity booking engine integrates trip-planning widget
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Tour and activity booking engine integrates trip-planning widget
By Dennis Schaal | January 17, 2011
Rezgo, which powers tour and activity websites, integrated a DuffelUp.com widget, enabling consumers to adds tours and activities to their online trip plans.... Read More
Top travel websites in Canada - January 15 2011
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Top travel websites in Canada - January 15 2011
By PhocusWire | January 17, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending January 15 2011.... Read More
Many home-based travel agents still have no websites
By Dennis Schaal | January 17, 2011
Some fairly shocking news emerges from a survey of home-based travel agents in the U.S. -- almost one in four do not have a website.... Read More
Divide and conquer - the real story behind American Airlines row?
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Divide and conquer - the real story behind American Airlines row?
By Viewpoints | January 17, 2011
I have spent a long time trying to understand what American Airlines is trying to achieve by blowing out some of the main OTAs and by seeking to go "direct".... Read More
Four ways Groupon might work for travel businesses
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Four ways Groupon might work for travel businesses
By Viewpoints | January 17, 2011
Although not immediately obvious, the Groupon model might just work for some tourism-related businesses, without them all seemingly "racing to the bottom".... Read More
Top travel websites in the UK - January 15 2011
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Top travel websites in the UK - January 15 2011
By PhocusWire | January 17, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending January 15 2011.... Read More
TravelRepublic makes debut turn with TV advertising
By Kevin May | January 17, 2011
Online travel agency TravelRepublic is joining the throng of online travel companies currently advertising on television with the launch of its first ever campaign.... Read More
Part Three of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
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Part Three of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
By Glenn Gruber | January 17, 2011
So after formulating the business objectives of a mobile strategy and understanding the technical limitations and opportunities, it's time for implementation.... Read More
Skyscanner buys door-to-door travel search startup Zoombu
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Skyscanner buys door-to-door travel search startup Zoombu
By Kevin May | January 16, 2011
Fledgling door-to-door metasearch company Zoombu has sold to Skyscanner in an disclosed cash and shares deal.... Read More
Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
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Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
By Kevin May | January 16, 2011
Google is pushing its Chrome browser in a major way in the UK at the moment, with a high-profile poster campaign on the rail and London Underground network.... Read More
Top Tnooz this Week - Middlemen, Groupon and our usual hot topics
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Top Tnooz this Week - Middlemen, Groupon and our usual hot topics
By PhocusWire | January 15, 2011
What were the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Loyalty Partner Solutions taps Ness Technologies for software engineering
By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011
Loyalty Partner Solutions entered into a $6 million contract to use Ness Technologies' software products lab in Bangalore, India, to further develop Loyalty Partner Solutions' product suite.... Read More
Huffington Post writer and Google-ITA Software deal opponent has Microsoft ties
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Huffington Post writer and Google-ITA Software deal opponent has Microsoft ties
By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011
The former Federal Trade Commissioner who recently wrote a Huffington Post piece raising concerns about the proposed Google-ITA Software deal has ties to Microsoft, which is an ardent opponent of the acquisition.... Read More
Cheapflights gets inspirational and mobile
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Cheapflights gets inspirational and mobile
By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011
Deal publisher Cheapflights hopes to spark some incremental bookings by adding a Be Inspired tab to its U.S., Canadian, UK and Germany websites.... Read More
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