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TLabs Showcase - TripSwarm
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TLabs Showcase - TripSwarm
By Kevin May | October 28, 2010
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based trip planner and flight search site TripSwarm.... Read More
British Airways to get Cruise and Cruz, not Lonely Planet
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British Airways to get Cruise and Cruz, not Lonely Planet
By Kevin May | October 28, 2010
British Airways passengers will be getting a raft of new programmes included in their in-flight entertainment systems as part of a deal signed with the BBC.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Microsoft active behind the scenes
By Dennis Schaal | October 28, 2010
In the weeks leading up to Google's July 1 announcement that it intended to scoop up ITA Software for $700 million, Microsoft, Expedia and Kayak reportedly were involved in considering investments or bids to keep ITA out of Google's hands.... Read More
Organic search results for travel almost dead on Google
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Organic search results for travel almost dead on Google
By Kevin May | October 28, 2010
Google announced yesterday an upgrade to its search functionality, a programme of improvements being rolled out around the world to ramp up place search.... Read More
Free the apps -- NileGuide does
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Free the apps -- NileGuide does
By Dennis Schaal | October 28, 2010
Travel guide publisher NileGuide found there was a conflict between building its brand and retaining a fee-based iPhone app.... Read More
Travelport in major reorganisation of commercial divisions
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Travelport in major reorganisation of commercial divisions
By Kevin May | October 28, 2010
Significant moves at Travelport this week with a wholesale restructuring of its GDS and airline IT departments across multiple territories.... Read More
Most popular New Zealand travel websites - October 23 2010
By PhocusWire | October 27, 2010
Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending October 23 2010:... Read More
Student Universe supplements Sabre with ITA Software for search
By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2010
ITA Software picked up Student Universe.com as a client, its first new customer, albeit a relatively small one, since Google announced July 1 its intent to buy ITA.... Read More
Flash Mob at London Heathrow Airport, social media fodder
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
Mobile giant T-Mobile has had a fair amount of success over the years with organising flash mobs around London, using the footage for its TV ad campaigns.... Read More
OffBeatGuides shipping 10,000+ guides a month, thanks to Expedia
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OffBeatGuides shipping 10,000+ guides a month, thanks to Expedia
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
In the rush to create trip planning and content sites a few years ago, OffBeatGuides caught the attention because of its backer - a certain Dave Sifry, founder of Technorati.... Read More
TripAdvisor takes hotel sales show on the road
By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2010
At a time when TripAdvisor faces new scrutiny over the integrity of its hotel review system, the company is conducting a series of hotel events in the U.S. and Europe, with agenda items including maintaining a positive online reputation and how to respond to user reviews.... Read More
Time travel technology found on old Charlie Chaplin film
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
Another YouTube storm around this clip, uncovering what is apparently an extra in a Charlie Chaplin film from the 1920s carrying a mobile phone.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Who is missing from the FairSearch plot?
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Google-ITA Software deal: Who is missing from the FairSearch plot?
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
Those behind the FairSearch anti-Google movement will clearly have been delighted with the acres of coverage the launch received yesterday.... Read More
Part Two of Two: The Asian online travel zeitgeist
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Part Two of Two: The Asian online travel zeitgeist
By Tim Hughes | October 27, 2010
In Part One of my WebinTravel reflections, I shared ten things I overheard about the plans and strategies of various travel companies.... Read More
Viator snaps up tour guide booking site OurExplorer
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Viator snaps up tour guide booking site OurExplorer
By Kevin May | October 27, 2010
Australia-based OurExplorer starts life under a new regime today after being bought by online tours and attractions retailer Viator.... Read More
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