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Travel bloggers with Purpose building a village in India
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Travel bloggers with Purpose building a village in India
By Dennis Schaal | September 29, 2010
Four travel bloggers, who founded Passports with Purpose, worked with other travel bloggers and raised $30,000 last year to construct a school in rural Cambodia, and this year they aim to come up with $50,000 to build houses for 25 Dalit families in Tamil Nadu, India.... Read More
Five ways to make a travel website more personal
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Five ways to make a travel website more personal
By Viewpoints | September 29, 2010
How do you differentiate in a crowded online travel space, especially as you know the power of personalization is key to creating trust and make those visitors become repeat customers?... Read More
The Crackberry gets playful with new Playbook
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The Crackberry gets playful with new Playbook
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 29, 2010
Blackberry surprised many (but the faithful) in announcing its tablet this week at its developer conference - a move which has similar ramifications for travellers as the iPad.... Read More
Google: Get ready for new video advertising model
By Dennis Schaal | September 29, 2010
If some travel advertisers think video is still some kind of frill, then get ready for a change of heart.... Read More
Italian government angry over Mafia references on mobile travel app
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Italian government angry over Mafia references on mobile travel app
By Viewpoints | September 29, 2010
Italian authorities are getting hot under the collar over a mobile travel application which draws attention to the country's famous criminal fraternity.... Read More
Sabre buys flight planning technology provider f:wz
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Sabre buys flight planning technology provider f:wz
By Kevin May | September 29, 2010
Sabre Holdings has added a flight planning tech firm to its armoury with the acquisition of Vienna, Austria-based f:wz from Dubai Aerospace Enterprises.... Read More
Part Two of Two: Understanding SaaS and the Cloud in travel tech
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Part Two of Two: Understanding SaaS and the Cloud in travel tech
By Glenn Gruber | September 29, 2010
Okay, deep breath. Now let’s get to the question of why you should care about the infrastructure or architecture that your travel technology provider uses?... Read More
PhoCusWright: Priceline poised for further gains in Q3
By Dennis Schaal | September 28, 2010
With Expedia and Orbitz Worldwide reining in their marketing spend in the past two quarters, PhoCusWright is looking to Priceline to pick up market share in the third quarter.... Read More
Most popular Canada travel websites - Sept 25 2010
By PhocusWire | September 28, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending Sept 25 2010.... Read More
Apple, Google battle to a tie in mobile ad share
By Dennis Schaal | September 28, 2010
Google's market dominance in search advertising isn't being replicated in mobile advertising as Apple and Google are expected to battle to a draw in mobile advertising marketshare by the end of 2010.... Read More
Part One of Two: Understanding SaaS and the Cloud in travel tech
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Part One of Two: Understanding SaaS and the Cloud in travel tech
By Glenn Gruber | September 28, 2010
The other week a few of my fellow Tnooz Nodes and I were having a discussion about whether or not companies in the travel industry should care about the software architecture that their software vendors employ.... Read More
Private equity leading online travel consolidation in Europe
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Private equity leading online travel consolidation in Europe
By Viewpoints | September 28, 2010
Despite the presence of Expedia in most European countries, the European OTA space is still very fragmented with many local players and mid size groups.... Read More
Accor starts TripAdvisor review feed experiment
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Accor starts TripAdvisor review feed experiment
By Kevin May | September 28, 2010
Global hotel chain Accor is taking the step many other groups have so far feared to tread and will include TripAdvisor reviews within individual property websites.... Read More
GoVoyages puts itself in the frame to buy Opodo
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GoVoyages puts itself in the frame to buy Opodo
By Kevin May | September 28, 2010
Plenty of "no comments" from Opodo and Amadeus about a possible sale hasn't put a stop to those circling the wagons, with GoVoyages the first to express an interest.... Read More
Most popular France travel websites - Sept 25 2010
By PhocusWire | September 27, 2010
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending Sept 25 2010.... Read More
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