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Mining the Facebook social graph to work out what travellers want to do on a trip [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Mining the Facebook social graph to work out what travellers want to do on a trip [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 1, 2013
Travel companies are finally getting their heads round the fact that Facebook can be a goldmine of information about consumer habits and the things they like doing on a trip.... Read More
EasyJet mobile boarding pass trial includes Passbook integration
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EasyJet mobile boarding pass trial includes Passbook integration
By Linda Fox | May 1, 2013
EasyJet is testing mobile boarding passes across departures from six airports including London Stansted, Edinburgh and Amsterdam... Read More
Etihad teams with LinkedIn for online mapping tool
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Etihad teams with LinkedIn for online mapping tool
By Linda Fox | May 1, 2013
Interesting development from Etihad Airways as it targets business travellers with a mapping tool to help productivity on the go.... Read More
TheSmartLocal aims to eliminate fake reviews and adopts blog style for quality reviews
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TheSmartLocal aims to eliminate fake reviews and adopts blog style for quality reviews
By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2013
A survey says 78% of people make a confident decision based on reviews. A 10% swing in hotel industry rates happens due to online reviews... Read More
BlackBerry boss: Tablets? Are you kidding me...
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BlackBerry boss: Tablets? Are you kidding me...
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins doesn't see a future in tablet computing, perhaps a sign the company will abandon a follow-up to its PlayBook device.... Read More
TnoozLIVE VIDEO - April 30 - Acquisitions, hotel wifi, Wordpress, spotlight on mobile design-UEX
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TnoozLIVE VIDEO - April 30 - Acquisitions, hotel wifi, Wordpress, spotlight on mobile design-UEX
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Discussing recent hot topics such as the TripAdvisor-Jetsetter acquisition, hotel wifi, Wordpress and hotels, mobile design and user experience.... Read More
Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror - Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013
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Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror - Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Just 0.5% market share separates market leader Expedia from online travel agency rival Wotif in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More
No need to cry about the Berlin startup scene after the GetYourGuide-Gidsy deal
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No need to cry about the Berlin startup scene after the GetYourGuide-Gidsy deal
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Last week news arrived that Gidsy, the de facto poster-child of the Berlin startup scene was being acquired and subsumed by fellow Berlin travel experience platform GetYourGuide.... Read More
In travel shopping, forget the Customer Is King mantra - caching is the new monarch
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In travel shopping, forget the Customer Is King mantra - caching is the new monarch
By Viewpoints | April 30, 2013
First generation caches were about cutting cost – and travel sellers tolerated low levels of accuracy to make savings.... Read More
Management shuffle at Travel Republic sees departure of two senior execs
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Management shuffle at Travel Republic sees departure of two senior execs
By Linda Fox | April 30, 2013
It's all change at online travel agency Travel Republic this morning with the announcement that chief executive Kane Pirie and co-founder Chris Waite are leaving the business... Read More
Unravelling the proposals to overhaul European Data rules [hint: complex and costly]
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Unravelling the proposals to overhaul European Data rules [hint: complex and costly]
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Officials within the British government are some of the most vociferous critics of the European Commission's draft data protection regulations.... Read More
RailEurope's B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
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RailEurope's B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
By Sean O'Neil | April 30, 2013
SNCF's joint subsidiary with Expedia has rebranded the French railway's B2B site, and the B2C site in Europe will be rebranded, too, around the end of 2013.... Read More
Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013
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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during April 2013 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
At the sharp end of hotel revenue and reputation management in India
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At the sharp end of hotel revenue and reputation management in India
By Karthick Prabu | April 29, 2013
A few weeks back, I spoke at a conference organized by Travelclick and IDeaS in Mumbai, primarily about how social media and online reviews are changing the landscape of hotel revenue management.... Read More
Designing in the browser (not Photoshop) for a better user experience
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Designing in the browser (not Photoshop) for a better user experience
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2013
If you’ve ever worked on a traditional web design project, it should come as no surprise that the most common way to get client sign-off on visual design is through comps.... Read More
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