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United brunch menu -- more website ancillary services

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2010

United Airlines is giving passengers on its p.s. flights the option of pre-ordering brunch selections on United.com.... Read More

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Glenn Fogel of Priceline on bleeding edges, failures and acquisitions

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 7, 2010

Early-September in Beijing, a Christmas jingle is playing in the lobby lounge of the GeHua New Century Hotel.... Read More

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Marriott and AC Hotels to create AC by Marriott

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2010

Marriott International and European hotel chain AC Hotels are planning a new co-brand, AC by Marriott, targeting upscale travelers in Europe and Latin America.... Read More

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TripAdvisor is watching

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2010

When a TripAdvisor email with a Detroit Special Destination Update popped into my inbox yesterday, it was sort of a shock.... Read More

Eurostar unveils on-demand video service for all trains

By Kevin May | October 7, 2010

Big day for Eurostar as it finally unveils new trains for its continental rail routes, including a big push on tech-driven passenger services.... Read More

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Thomas Cook is King of the Ancillaries, again

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 7, 2010

So the drive to milk the final drop of cash out of the customer has driven a lot of people to unbundle.... Read More

By PhocusWire | October 7, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Singapore for the week ending October 2 2010.... Read More

Online travel companies display ad buys nosedive

By Dennis Schaal | October 6, 2010

If you are an account rep trying to get online travel companies to buy display ads on your website, these are not the best of times.... Read More

By PhocusWire | October 6, 2010

Most popular travel sites in New Zealand for the week ending October 2 2010.... Read More

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Lonely Planet readies Windows Phone 7 app

By Dennis Schaal | October 6, 2010

The upcoming PhoCusWright 2010 conference is headlined, "Chaos Calls -- Navigating the New," and just in time along comes more chaos, or smartphone innovation, depending on your perspective.... Read More

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Google slaps Google Bypass with injunction over trademark

By Kevin May | October 6, 2010

OnHolidayGroup was breathing a sigh of relief a little prematurely over its cheekily titled Google Bypass project - Big G has ordered it stop using the name immediately.... Read More

By PhocusWire | October 6, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending October 2 2010.... Read More

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Apps -- Israel tourism sites, Mobiata airport arrivals

By Dennis Schaal | October 6, 2010

Two new tourism apps have arrived, one from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and another from Mobiata.... Read More

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Google tests website preview in search results

By Kevin May | October 6, 2010

Another day, another test by the Googleplex it seems - this time a pop-up window in search results to show users a preview of each website.... Read More

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VisitBritain website to offer human TripBod welcome

By Kevin May | October 6, 2010

Destination planning site TripBod is teaming up with VisitBritain to allow visitors to buy in personal travel services before they arrive in the country.... Read More

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