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Travelers will smile about service, but are irate over internet
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Travelers will smile about service, but are irate over internet
By Margaret Ady | January 21, 2014
Like millions of others, I traveled to see my family for the holidays. While on the road, I ended up staying in a hotel in St Louis for a few days. NB: This article is written by Margaret Ady, mark... Read More
It's marketing, Jim, but not as we know it
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It's marketing, Jim, but not as we know it
By PhocusWire | January 21, 2014
MARKETING: Consumer-facing marketing seems to evolve at a wonderfully rapid pace and it keeps many a CEO awake at night as they try to figure out what are the core skills needed for the modern CMO.... Read More
All Nippon Airways pulls controversial TV ad, but sees YouTube hits soar
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All Nippon Airways pulls controversial TV ad, but sees YouTube hits soar
By Karthick Prabu | January 21, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jgzAOCmWA0" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Untitled12-690x300.png"] All Nippon... Read More
Why are many successful startup founders just utter jerks?
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Why are many successful startup founders just utter jerks?
By PhocusWire | January 20, 2014
STARTUPS: It is reasonably rare to find a startup (co)founder who doesn't have a bit of an ego - and it is sadly not that unusual to find quite a few who you probably wouldn't want to have dinner wi... Read More
Luxury hotels and ecommerce: snobbery or laziness?
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Luxury hotels and ecommerce: snobbery or laziness?
By Viewpoints | January 20, 2014
Many high-end businesses (such as luxury hotels) don’t dignify ecommerce and use the web for pure communication. They could not be more wrong. NB: This is an opinion by Thibault Lécuyer at FastBook... Read More
Holiday and hotel mobile apps not up to the job says study
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Holiday and hotel mobile apps not up to the job says study
By Linda Fox | January 20, 2014
The trust factor and bad experiences are pushing travellers to shun mobile applications for holiday and hotel bookings according to new research. The study from online travel agent, Sunshine, finds... Read More
How Hudson air incident picture on Twitter changed a life
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How Hudson air incident picture on Twitter changed a life
By PhocusWire | January 20, 2014
SOCIAL: There are so many amazing elements to the story of US Airways Flight 1549, when a US Airways was deliberately ditched in the Hudson River to save lives after a fatal bird strike on take-off,... Read More
Google to close Schemer destination activity planning service
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Google to close Schemer destination activity planning service
By Kevin May | January 20, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQn7hgloI4" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/schemer.jpg"] Just two years after G... Read More
GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships
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GDSs acknowledge Ryanair renaissance over travel agency relationships
By Kevin May | January 17, 2014
Moves by Ryanair to re-enter the world of third party distribution through travel agencies are gathering pace ahead of an official launch of its corporate travel service. Revealed by Tnooz earlier... Read More
Tweets of the week - Time travel woes, wobbly Jelly, US exports
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Tweets of the week - Time travel woes, wobbly Jelly, US exports
By PhocusWire | January 17, 2014
The world's greatest time-waster/source of information/engagement tool (take your pick) - what has tickled, concerned, inspired the Tnooz team this week on Twitter? 1. Spoiled for choice? Just... Read More
Why people (really) go into business for themselves [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Why people (really) go into business for themselves [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | January 17, 2014
Right now, most may be thinking money is what motivates people to create startups. While money does come almost top, the foremost reason, according to a third of people who have started a business... Read More
Are ski destinations and operators leading a social and tech wave in travel?
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Are ski destinations and operators leading a social and tech wave in travel?
By Kevin May | January 17, 2014
Both North American and European ski destinations are entering the peak period for 2014, as millions of beginners, experts - and those somewhere in middle - head to the slopes. The classic ski trip... Read More
Perhaps Friday should be all about #unfollow on social media
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Perhaps Friday should be all about #unfollow on social media
By PhocusWire | January 17, 2014
SOCIAL: Twitter and Facebook are the embodiment of modern life, channelled through the lens of social media. They allow anyone or organisation to become a publisher of anything, to varying and often... Read More
Deep dive into online travel payment issues in the Middle East
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Deep dive into online travel payment issues in the Middle East
By Karthick Prabu | January 16, 2014
The Middle East might be attracting investments from a lot of hotel brands, but when it comes to online payments the scene is in its infancy and confusing. Tnooz spoke to a number travel brands ope... Read More
ATPI buys Voyager Travel Corporation - but leaves iVoyager tech behind
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ATPI buys Voyager Travel Corporation - but leaves iVoyager tech behind
By Karthick Prabu | January 16, 2014
Voyager Travel Corporation, Melbourne-based corporate travel management company, has been bought by fellow UK-based TMC, ATPI. Terms of this deal were not disclosed and Voyager's mid office technol... Read More
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