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Chinese online agencies suspend sales of Malaysia Airlines following MH 370 incident

By Kevin May | March 29, 2014

At least one Chinese online travel brand has now stopped selling Malaysia Airlines flights as the quest for answers over the stricken flight MH 370 continues. Expedia-owned eLong, which had two pas... Read More

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Viral content? Anything Turkish Airlines can do, Emirates will try to do better [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | March 28, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFbryriZ3is" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ronaldo-pele.jpg"] In the battle fo... Read More

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Fly this way: Mobile and airport technology could increase ancillary revenues at airports

By Nick Vivion | March 28, 2014

Consumer technology and transaction specialist NCR has released some specific data focusing on enhancing the passenger experience at airports using kiosk-based technology. The company surveyed nearly... Read More

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International travel managers see static growth worldwide in 2014 with increased interest in tech

By Nick Vivion | March 28, 2014

Global business travel will be flat as far as volume in 2014, says the surveyed international travel managers in the latest International Travel Management Study. The study, available here from Air... Read More

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History of travel - an animated view of the story so far [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | March 28, 2014

Running for some 150 years, modern-day tourism has evolved from quaint package holidays via Thomas Cook to how consumers use their devices to plan trips. Of course, the history of travel is a lot m... Read More

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As hotel booking engine Room Key turns two, it looks to loyalty personalization

By Sean O'Neil | March 28, 2014

Room Key, a US-based hotel booking engine, recently turned two years old. We wanted to check in for an update from the company, which is owned by Choice Hotels, Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental, Wyn... Read More

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HotelTonight expands and official launch for Crashpads, GetYourGuide uses British monarch, Gmail goes visual, and more

By PhocusWire | March 28, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for March 2014. Friday 28 March 2014: HotelTonight expands in Europe, official launch for Cras... Read More

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Did Facebook really offer us all a free ride?

By PhocusWire | March 28, 2014

SOCIAL: Depending on who is talking, Facebook is some kind of marketing nirvana for brands or just a complete waste of time, a place where people go to hang out rather than consumer. The truth is pr... Read More

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Do It For Denmark - Thomas Cook realises sex sells holidays (and helps birth rate) [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | March 28, 2014

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/denmark-tourism-ad.jpg"] Thomas Coo... Read More

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TripScanner partners with Hickory, Accor's 1 million hotel bookings via Amadeus, and more

By PhocusWire | March 28, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for March 2014. Friday 28 March 2014: TripScanner taps into a consortium of corporate trave... Read More

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It is time for Twitter to grow up (or face disruption)?

By PhocusWire | March 28, 2014

SOCIAL: Where would the world without Twitter? Some might argue significant swathes of the population would probably be more productive than many were eight years ago - but the important point for o... Read More

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Startup pitch: Bon Voyaging offers tool for curating and collecting trips

By Nick Vivion | March 27, 2014

A new startup, Bon Voyaging, is walking the well-worn trail of custom trip curation, with an online interface that offers an elegant means of collecting points of interest into shareable itineraries f... Read More

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Sign of the times - hotels add social media to wedding packages

By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014

In the good ol' days, couples and guests would often wait days or weeks to see pictures from a wedding. But with people live tweeting conferences, posting pictures and videos of concerts on Faceboo... Read More

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Orbitz overhauls Business app, B Hotels creates Monscierge, and more

By PhocusWire | March 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for March 2014. Thursday 27 March 2014: Orbitz overhauls Business mobile app The revamped Or... Read More

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Startup pitch: TripsIdea wants to be the last-minute trip planning tool

By Karthick Prabu | March 27, 2014

TripsIdea is positioning itself as a last-minute travel planning site that users can rely on. It claims a trip can be planned on its site in just ten minute and still saving money. Once a user sele... Read More

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