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Tree of (social media) life comes to Singapore airport
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Tree of (social media) life comes to Singapore airport
By Karthick Prabu | June 20, 2013
Airport officials in Singapore are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to trying to engage with passengers digitally as they pass through the terminals.... Read More
FlightView brings real-time flight tracking to Tampa's departure gates
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FlightView brings real-time flight tracking to Tampa's departure gates
By Nick Vivion | June 19, 2013
FlightView has partnered with Tampa International Airport as the inaugural location for Flight-In-Sight!, a gate information display that shows travelers where their plane is when it's not at the gate.... Read More
Hotel reviews: rants vs raves, impact on loyalty and revenue [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Hotel reviews: rants vs raves, impact on loyalty and revenue [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Karthick Prabu | June 19, 2013
There is no better complementary combination than guest reviews and social media in travel industry. This alliance has changed the way people travel, and also altered the way brands run their businesses.... Read More
Airline execs reveal IT investments through 2016 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Airline execs reveal IT investments through 2016 [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | June 19, 2013
Nearly 75% of airline information technology (IT) executives say investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions for sales and marketing is their top priority, according to the annual SITA Airline IT Trends survey.... Read More
Four Big Picture questions around airline IT and distribution
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Four Big Picture questions around airline IT and distribution
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | June 19, 2013
As in previous years there is a fair amount of a buzz at the SITA IT Summit around some new products and services for the airline and airport world.... Read More
An airline merchandising perspective - what customers want and what they say they want
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An airline merchandising perspective - what customers want and what they say they want
By Linda Fox | June 19, 2013
There has been much rhetoric recently about how to offer ancillary services to consumers, what services to offer and when, that it raises the question whether consumers want all these elements... Read More
Google pushes review-influenced recommendations above local organic search results in US
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Google pushes review-influenced recommendations above local organic search results in US
By Sean O'Neil | June 19, 2013
An interactive "carousel" of image-based recommendations appears when users search for local destinations, such as hotels or restaurants, in the US.... Read More
TripAdvisor acquires GateGuru
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TripAdvisor acquires GateGuru
By Kevin May | June 19, 2013
Another acquisition for TripAdvisor, this time buying flight and airport information application provider GateGuru for an undisclosed fee.... Read More
European rail rabblerousers Capitaine Train books Euro 2.5 million in latest round
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European rail rabblerousers Capitaine Train books Euro 2.5 million in latest round
By Nick Vivion | June 18, 2013
Capitaine Train, the railway booking tool aspiring to deliver full access to all European rail travel, has booked an additional round of 2.5 million Euros in funding.... Read More
Transport marketplace Pombai goes to the great incubator in the sky
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Transport marketplace Pombai goes to the great incubator in the sky
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2013
The transportation marketplace for the developing world has closed due to lack of funding.... Read More
TAM moves into dominant position - Top Brazil travel websites, May 2013
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TAM moves into dominant position - Top Brazil travel websites, May 2013
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2013
Brazilian airline TAM has secured over half of all web traffic to airline sites in the country, analysis of the leading travel brands in May has revealed.... Read More
BCD Travel buys corporate travel division of Travelocity
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BCD Travel buys corporate travel division of Travelocity
By Kevin May | June 18, 2013
Busy day at Travelocity as it offloads a second business in the space of a few hours, with BCD Travel snapping up its TBiz corporate division for an undisclosed fee.... Read More
CarTrawler buys HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com
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CarTrawler buys HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com
By Kevin May | June 18, 2013
CarTrawler, the car rental technology and white label business, has bought the hire brand HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com, part of Travelocity.... Read More
TRVL rolls out PRSS magazine app maker, Travel by Handstand gets superseded by Crave
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TRVL rolls out PRSS magazine app maker, Travel by Handstand gets superseded by Crave
By Sean O'Neil | June 18, 2013
Content may be king, but content distribution is the kingmaker, at least in the case of two travel magazine apps.... Read More
How to integrate iPads into physical stores
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How to integrate iPads into physical stores
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2013
For some brands, merging the digital with the physical worlds seems like a logical step, but there are challenges with integrating a device like an iPad into a physical store.... Read More
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