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Distribution, GDSs and low cost carriers - a view from the sharp end
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Distribution, GDSs and low cost carriers - a view from the sharp end
By Viewpoints | June 7, 2013
Having worked a long time for a global distribution system, I had heard every complaint suppliers have had about the cost of distribution.... Read More
Flatora shuts up shop, executive reflects on what went wrong
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Flatora shuts up shop, executive reflects on what went wrong
By Linda Fox | June 7, 2013
Flatora, a Russia-based marketplace for short-term holiday rentals, is calling it a day, posting a work suspended notice on its website.... Read More
Vayama pushes ahead with Amadeus search tech, explores marketing potential
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Vayama pushes ahead with Amadeus search tech, explores marketing potential
By Linda Fox | June 7, 2013
Vayama is extending its use of Amadeus Featured Results to more than 2,000 origin and destination combinations after a successful six month pilot of the search functionality... Read More
Travellers and partners back home might miss one another, but their tech is out of sync
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Travellers and partners back home might miss one another, but their tech is out of sync
By Karthick Prabu | June 7, 2013
Travellers stay connected across the miles and use a wider variety of technology to do so, more than their parners, so says a survey from TripIt.... Read More
Asian budget airline Scoot misses the runway despite clever promotion
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Asian budget airline Scoot misses the runway despite clever promotion
By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2013
The World's Longest Virtual flight, a one year anniversary promotion of Asia budget airline Scoot, fell flat after taking off without over 5,000 virtual passengers.... Read More
Visit Queensland takes to the bottom of the ocean for latest campaign
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Visit Queensland takes to the bottom of the ocean for latest campaign
By Linda Fox | June 6, 2013
In less than three hours a live 12-hour underwater dive will be broadcast via YouTube from Australia's Great Barrier Reef... Read More
Are your employees or hackers the biggest threat with data theft?
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Are your employees or hackers the biggest threat with data theft?
By PhocusWire | June 6, 2013
Many companies spend a lot of money trying to protect data from hackers.... Read More
The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong - hotel startups can scale!
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The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong - hotel startups can scale!
By Evan Konwiser | June 6, 2013
Jeffery Boyd, CEO of Priceline, recently made comments casting doubt on the effectiveness of relative newbies Room77 and HotelTonight.... Read More
Travel retailing in 2023 - a brief look into the future
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Travel retailing in 2023 - a brief look into the future
By Kevin May | June 6, 2013
We love a bit of crystal ball-gazing at Tnooz, having produced our annual New Year Predictions list each year since the company started in September 2009.... Read More
Hipclub seals $7 million investment to expand package holiday web service
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Hipclub seals $7 million investment to expand package holiday web service
By Linda Fox | June 6, 2013
Hipclub, a subscriber-based travel service based in Russia, has raised $7 million in funding from a string of seasoned investors.... Read More
Cathay Pacific announces major site upgrade, includes planned weekend outage
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Cathay Pacific announces major site upgrade, includes planned weekend outage
By Karthick Prabu | June 6, 2013
Cathay Pacific announces technology improvements to its website, resulting in a weekend outage.... Read More
Here's the first iPhone app for finding tour guides: LocalGuiding
By Sean O'Neil | June 6, 2013
LocalGuiding says its new iPhone app is the world's first for finding and hiring local guides. The slick but simple app lists about 4,000 guides in more than 100 countries.... Read More
Think Google Plus is a social network? More like The Matrix
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Think Google Plus is a social network? More like The Matrix
By PhocusWire | June 5, 2013
Pretty much everyone (myself included) has been reading Google+ wrongly. Because it bears many superficial resemblances to Facebook or Twitter we've thought that it is a social network.... Read More
Hotel websites: Tips for a multi-device and info-hungry world (full of impatient consumers)
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Hotel websites: Tips for a multi-device and info-hungry world (full of impatient consumers)
By Viewpoints | June 5, 2013
Whether they are responsible for managing check-ins, meals, entertainment activities or check-outs, hoteliers are always on the run and have no time to spare.... Read More
The state of some travel startups and why some are missing the (pain) point
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The state of some travel startups and why some are missing the (pain) point
By Viewpoints | June 5, 2013
Last year I wrote a piece entitled Three Reasons Why I Don’t Use Recent Travel Startups, casting a rather downbeat eye over a number of travel services trying to make their way in the market.... Read More
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