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Disney Parks ad campaign takes user-generated theme
By Dennis Schaal | September 24, 2010
Disney Parks began a Let the Memories Begin campaign featuring guest-generated videos and plans to begin airing them in TV commercials.... Read More
How Google Instant can affect hotels
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How Google Instant can affect hotels
By Viewpoints | September 24, 2010
So Google Instant has set the worlds of digital marketing and search engine optimisation on edge - yet again - as real-time search finally arrives.... Read More
So yeah, Tnooz is one year old today
By Kevin May | September 24, 2010
Twelve months on... we are very proud. Thanks to our fantastic team of contributing Nodes, advertisers, commercial partners and, of course, the readers.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Bonvoy
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TLabs Showcase - Bonvoy
By Kevin May | September 24, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Houston, US-based Bonvoy, a group travel organiser through Facebook.... Read More
The perils of being social versus the perils of the web
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The perils of being social versus the perils of the web
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 24, 2010
The growth of social networking has been quite pronounced and almost everyone knows about it. However there is a very interesting dichotomy from different cultures.... Read More
SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
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SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
By Viewpoints | September 23, 2010
French rail operator SNCF announced the acquisition of travel metasearch site Liligo this week, a deal supposedly worth around Euro 20 million for an undisclosed “majority” stake.... Read More
Most popular Hong Kong travel websites - Sept 18 2010
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending Sept 18 2010.... Read More
Most popular New Zealand travel websites - Sept 18 2010
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2010
Most popular travel sites in New Zealand for the week ending Sept 18 2010.... Read More
TripAdvisor cuts through clutter with Reviews at a Glance
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TripAdvisor cuts through clutter with Reviews at a Glance
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
TripAdvisor introduced Reviews at a Glance, a feature that enables travelers to easily find parts of hotel reviews that may be the most relevant to them.... Read More
Fee coalition collects 50K signatures, plans to take message to Brussels
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Fee coalition collects 50K signatures, plans to take message to Brussels
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
A coalition urging the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to force airlines to distribute their ancillary-services fees across all distribution channels says it collected more than 50,000 signatures on a consumer petition.... Read More
Yahoo launches travel guides for Philippines travelers
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Yahoo launches travel guides for Philippines travelers
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
Yahoo partnered with several content providers to introduce travel-planning tools on its Yahoo Travel Philippines website.... Read More
American Airlines-GDS negotiations have come up empty so far
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
American Airlines says it invited the major global distribution systems to tie into its new direct-connect technology and negotiated with them for more than a year.... Read More
Skoosh takes hotel rate fight to Canadian authorities
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Skoosh takes hotel rate fight to Canadian authorities
By Kevin May | September 23, 2010
UK-based hotel website Skoosh is taking its dogged fight against the industry to Canada in yet another very public row, this time with two hotel chains.... Read More
Pining for the Blackberry
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
I admit it -- sometimes I find myself pining for my Blackberry.... Read More
Most popular Singapore travel websites - Sept 18 2010
By PhocusWire | September 23, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Singapore for the week ending Sept 18 2010.... Read More
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