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China is opening to GDS players, and Abacus, Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport plot their moves
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China is opening to GDS players, and Abacus, Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport plot their moves
By Sean O'Neil | September 11, 2012
Starting in October, China will relax its regulations and allow foreign GDSs to serve Chinese travel agents for ticketing international flights.... Read More
No surprise here: 90% of frequent business travelers give TSA low marks
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No surprise here: 90% of frequent business travelers give TSA low marks
By Nick Vivion | September 11, 2012
Business travel blog Frequent Business Traveler has released the results of a poll conducted in partnership with FlyerTalk on the state of the United States Transportation Security Administration.... Read More
Airports plot investment in mobile apps and social media
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Airports plot investment in mobile apps and social media
By Kevin May | September 11, 2012
The demands of always-connected travellers appear to be sinking in at airports around the world, with almost nine out of ten facilities committed to investing in mobile services.... Read More
Ryanair Hotels ahead of Hotels.com - Top UK travel websites, August 2012
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Ryanair Hotels ahead of Hotels.com - Top UK travel websites, August 2012
By PhocusWire | September 11, 2012
Ryanair has overtaken Hotels.com with its accommodation search service in the list of leading travel websites in the UK in August.... Read More
The Scan: Cedar Fair's theme parks are ready for Apple's Passbook, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Cedar Fair's theme parks are ready for Apple's Passbook, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | September 11, 2012
The owner of Cedar Point, the Columbus Zoo, and nine other US theme parks is ready for iOS6, and more items in our news roundup today.... Read More
Why user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]
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Why user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | September 10, 2012
Where the Hell is Matt? illustrated wonderfully how a germ of an idea from a traveller or consumer could become a global sensation in terms of inspiring travel content on the web.... Read More
Why user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]
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Why user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | September 10, 2012
Where the Hell is Matt? illustrated wonderfully how a germ of an idea from a traveller or consumer could become a global sensation in terms of inspiring travel content on the web.... Read More
American is the first US airline to replace all paper manuals with iPads in its cockpits
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American is the first US airline to replace all paper manuals with iPads in its cockpits
By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2012
The US government is allowing pilots on American Airlines flights to use iPads for the "electronic flight bag," replacing the last bit of paper that pilots were required to have on hand.... Read More
Humanity TV wants to bridge the travel video gap between big guns and part-timers
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Humanity TV wants to bridge the travel video gap between big guns and part-timers
By Linda Fox | September 10, 2012
Humanity.TV is a new travel documentary site, highlighting locals from around the world in short-form HD video. The company aims to offer an inside look at the lives of people from around the world and the places they call home... Read More
What are hoteliers talking about when it comes to online reputation management?
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What are hoteliers talking about when it comes to online reputation management?
By Josiah Mackenzie | September 10, 2012
We have collected some of the most popular questions hoteliers and others have about how to handle social media and the steps needed to implement a successful strategy.... Read More
The Scan: Reed Travel Exhibitions unveils web TV channel, and more news
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The Scan: Reed Travel Exhibitions unveils web TV channel, and more news
By PhocusWire | September 10, 2012
Coming to a web TV screen this week is Reed Travel Exhibitions decisionmakers.tv, and other more items in our roundup of stories... Read More
GetMeToMyFlight aims for multi-modal transport search
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GetMeToMyFlight aims for multi-modal transport search
By Sean O'Neil | September 10, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Getmetomyflight.com, which touts itself as the Web's first destination-specific route planner and booking engine.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - Don't like Facebook, App dilemma, Multi-screen joy, Copying Amazon
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Best of Tnooz last week - Don't like Facebook, App dilemma, Multi-screen joy, Copying Amazon
By PhocusWire | September 9, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
My Destination goes on the offensive, calls Google a commodity in travel content search
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My Destination goes on the offensive, calls Google a commodity in travel content search
By Linda Fox | September 7, 2012
Google's recent acquisition of Frommers probably left quite a few in the travel guide sector quaking in their boots... Read More
TripAdvisor and Booking.com move ahead - Top Canada travel websites, July 2012
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TripAdvisor and Booking.com move ahead - Top Canada travel websites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | September 7, 2012
Both Booking.com and TripAdvisor managed to pull further in front of the chasing pack in the list of leading accommodation and destination websites in Canada in August.... Read More
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