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Record digital usage during the 2012 Olympics suggests a strong staycation trend
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Record digital usage during the 2012 Olympics suggests a strong staycation trend
By Sean O'Neil | August 14, 2012
Changes in how people vacation because of the economic upheaval since 2008 may partly explain the record ratings for the Olympics.... Read More
TnoozLIVE - Next episode with WIT: Marketing to the new traveller in Asia
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TnoozLIVE - Next episode with WIT: Marketing to the new traveller in Asia
By Kevin May | August 13, 2012
Rapid adoption of technology and changing demographics are creating new sets of customer behaviour among Asian travellers.... Read More
KLM continues smashing through social media, this time with piñatas
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KLM continues smashing through social media, this time with piñatas
By Nick Vivion | August 13, 2012
The latest in KLM quirk comes in the form of the KLM Piñata Game that offers the chance to win 2 flights to South America by taking some of that inner troll out on an unsuspecting digital piñata.... Read More
Google buys Frommers, destination content in search just got a little bit more interesting
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Google buys Frommers, destination content in search just got a little bit more interesting
By Kevin May | August 13, 2012
Google has made another strategic acquisition in the travel space, snapping up guidebook and online destination content publisher Frommers for an undisclosed fee.... Read More
Google buys Frommers, destination content in search just got a little bit more interesting
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Google buys Frommers, destination content in search just got a little bit more interesting
By Kevin May | August 13, 2012
Google has made another strategic acquisition in the travel space, snapping up guidebook and online destination content publisher Frommers for an undisclosed fee.... Read More
Lexee follows Apple's Siri and lets non-developers add speech-enabled assistants to apps
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Lexee follows Apple's Siri and lets non-developers add speech-enabled assistants to apps
By Sean O'Neil | August 13, 2012
Today Angel, a maker of customer experience management software, has unveiled Lexee, a speech-enabled assistant, which can be embedded in apps by non-developers. It's a sign that it's becoming easier to enable voice-based communication into travel and other apps.... Read More
Death of the travel postcard as mobiles take over
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Death of the travel postcard as mobiles take over
By Kevin May | August 13, 2012
Online retailers such as eBay and Amazon may have breathed new life into postal services around the world, but one stalwart of the mail is disappearing rapidly.... Read More
Morning Scan: Billing giant Kale rebrands as Accelya and other travel tech news
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Morning Scan: Billing giant Kale rebrands as Accelya and other travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | August 13, 2012
Kale Consultants is re-branding itself as Accelya. The combined operation will handle accounting and billing between travel agents and airlines for more than 100 airlines and earn $110 million a year in revenue. And other travel tech news...... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - Timely timeline, Slam dunks, Google move, Road to mobile
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Best of Tnooz last week - Timely timeline, Slam dunks, Google move, Road to mobile
By PhocusWire | August 12, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
A brief word about guest articles on Tnooz
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A brief word about guest articles on Tnooz
By Kevin May | August 12, 2012
Any media brand or blog with a healthy following and strong page rank will get countless requests for guest articles every week.... Read More
FAIL videos - the latest way to market a GDS it appears
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FAIL videos - the latest way to market a GDS it appears
By Kevin May | August 10, 2012
When Travelport unleashed what it no doubt hoped would be a "viral" video to YouTube a few weeks back, it and many others probably weren't expecting it to get as much traction as it did.... Read More
Mind the gap: the mobile traveler leads the way, but who will follow?
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Mind the gap: the mobile traveler leads the way, but who will follow?
By Nick Vivion | August 10, 2012
The path to understanding the evolving mobile travel landscape is a journey that involves both figuring out how to make money and staying current with connected consumers adopting and using the latest technologies before, during and after travel.... Read More
eDestinos soars to number one spot - Top Brazil travel sites, July 2012
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eDestinos soars to number one spot - Top Brazil travel sites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 10, 2012
Massive jump in fortunes for eDestinos in Brazil after it jumped from sixth to first position in the list of leading travel websites in the country in July.... Read More
Beyond social, research shows hotels looking offline to drive direct bookings
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Beyond social, research shows hotels looking offline to drive direct bookings
By Nick Vivion | August 10, 2012
Thought-provoking new research by Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and RateTiger suggests hotels are looking beyond the marketing channels of the online ecosystem towards more traditional paths to direct bookings.... Read More
Travel Tech Scan: Asia Pacific hotel management boom, Air Canada goes budget, in-flight bikini dance, and more
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Travel Tech Scan: Asia Pacific hotel management boom, Air Canada goes budget, in-flight bikini dance, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 10, 2012
The next two years will be a boom time for hotel management in Asia Pacific despite the economic turmoil, according to new studies and announcements, while a Vietnamese airline gets fined for having an in-flight bikini dance.... Read More
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