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Priceline signs up for United's Farelogix-supported solution
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Priceline signs up for United's Farelogix-supported solution
By Sean O'Neil | March 21, 2013
Priceline has announced a fresh long-term deal with United Airlines, with "plans to implement the United Technology Application, powered and supported by Farelogix, as the primary connectivity between the two parties."... Read More
The SCAN - HomeAway's Asia expansion, Thomas Cook North America sold, Cathay mobile pass and more travel tech news
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The SCAN - HomeAway's Asia expansion, Thomas Cook North America sold, Cathay mobile pass and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | March 21, 2013
Travel tech updates from TripZilla, Travelmob, LoveHolidays, Southwest Airlines, Cathay Pacific, PT Telkom, Zomato, Avis, Thomas Cook and more.... Read More
Aloft leaps into streaming content with Apple TVs
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Aloft leaps into streaming content with Apple TVs
By Nick Vivion | March 21, 2013
The days of over-priced in-room hotel programming accessed via a clunky, frustrating interface may soon be over: Aloft Cupertino has installed Apple TVs in each of the hotel's rooms.... Read More
Should online travel agencies be allowed to own the new .hotel array of domains?
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Should online travel agencies be allowed to own the new .hotel array of domains?
By Viewpoints | March 21, 2013
In October 2012, Tnooz was among the first to draw attention to the potential damage that might occur, if an OTA such as Booking.com becomes the host of the new .hotel(s) domain extension.... Read More
Malaysia Airlines latest to arm cabin crew with iPads
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Malaysia Airlines latest to arm cabin crew with iPads
By Linda Fox | March 21, 2013
Malaysia Airlines is letting its cabin crew loose with iPads for a six-month trial period following a deal with airline technology specialist SITA... Read More
Bonjour! City of Paris launches travel startup incubator
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Bonjour! City of Paris launches travel startup incubator
By Daniele Beccari | March 21, 2013
Officials in the French capital have announced the launch of a startup incubator focused on "urban tourism", named Welcome City Lab.... Read More
VeryFirstTo launches world's most expensive vacation package
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VeryFirstTo launches world's most expensive vacation package
By Sean O'Neil | March 21, 2013
VeryFirstTo, a UK luxury products and experiences company, is selling what it calls the world's most expensive package holiday: a two-year tour of 962 UNESCO World Heritage sites in 157 countries.... Read More
Qantas stretches lead in number one spot - Top Australia travel websites, February 2013
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Qantas stretches lead in number one spot - Top Australia travel websites, February 2013
By Kevin May | March 20, 2013
Qantas has a 4% market share lead at the top of the leading airline websites in Australia, reigning over sister brand Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Tiger Airways.... Read More
CheapOair backs away from its cheap link-exchange SEO effort
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CheapOair backs away from its cheap link-exchange SEO effort
By Sean O'Neil | March 20, 2013
In the mid-2000s, link-exchanges were a popular way for travel websites to try to game Google's search engine results.... Read More
Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators
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Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators
By Viewpoints | March 20, 2013
A UK competition regulator, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is being kept busy in the travel space right now.... Read More
PointsHound wants to help travellers maximise mileage earning via hotel bookings
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PointsHound wants to help travellers maximise mileage earning via hotel bookings
By Linda Fox | March 20, 2013
After 30 years working in online travel PointsHound's founders decided to find a more flexible way for frequent travellers to collect and maximise airline loyalty miles... Read More
TripAdvisor eyes next move on travel Rubik's Cube: Mobile destination services, tours and activities
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TripAdvisor eyes next move on travel Rubik's Cube: Mobile destination services, tours and activities
By Kevin May | March 20, 2013
Think the big boys in travel are not taking tours and activities seriously? Might need to think again.... Read More
The SCAN - Room 77 mobile optimized, Superbox expands, Changi airport award and more travel tech news
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The SCAN - Room 77 mobile optimized, Superbox expands, Changi airport award and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | March 20, 2013
Travel tech updates from Luxe Nomad, DestinAsian, Goibibo, RateTiger, TripAdvisor, Cleartrip, Room 77, SITA, Qantas, ANA and more.... Read More
TripAdvisor announces integration with new Samsung Galaxy 4
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TripAdvisor announces integration with new Samsung Galaxy 4
By Nick Vivion | March 20, 2013
TripAdvisor announced a significant partnership this week: the travel advice service will be fully integrated into the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 phones.... Read More
Sabre brings in new chief financial officer, IPO dial goes up another notch
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Sabre brings in new chief financial officer, IPO dial goes up another notch
By Kevin May | March 20, 2013
Radars generally go up a little bit when a company that has openly talked about going on the public markets goes and hires a new chief financial officer.... Read More
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