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TAM wins battle of the airlines over GOL - Top Brazil travel websites, full month May 2012
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TAM wins battle of the airlines over GOL - Top Brazil travel websites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2012
GOL will have to wait until next month to see if it has managed to sneak past rival airline TAM in the ongoing fight for top position in the list of leading travel sites in Brazil.... Read More
Ryanair claims victory as German court rules screen scrapers must disclose charges
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Ryanair claims victory as German court rules screen scrapers must disclose charges
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2012
Ryanair's campaign to prevent screen-scrapers on its site has reached a new height with a Frankfurt court ruling screen-scrapers must disclose the fees and charges they charge... Read More
Super-creepy! Privacy in the age of Big Data and personalization in travel
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Super-creepy! Privacy in the age of Big Data and personalization in travel
By Alex Kremer | June 13, 2012
Earlier this year, I sat on a panel which had the title "Don’t be a supercreep!", covering privacy issues in the era of big data.... Read More
Carlson Wagonlit Travel shares Olympics survival tips for business travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel shares Olympics survival tips for business travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | June 13, 2012
In a bid to keep the business travel community moving during the London 2012 Olympics, Carlson Wagonlit Travel has devised the following neat Survival Guide... Read More
Treovi claims first completely free web booking and listing system for hotels
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Treovi claims first completely free web booking and listing system for hotels
By Kevin May | June 13, 2012
A bold statement from Switzerland-based Treovi, a startup which is about to take the covers of a service which it says has a business model "very different" from other online reservation services.... Read More
All bets are off -- American Airlines to abandon HP reservations project for new partner
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All bets are off -- American Airlines to abandon HP reservations project for new partner
By Dennis Schaal | June 12, 2012
In a blockbuster move, American Airlines and HP agreed to abandon their joint Passenger Service System project for the airline, and American hopes to select a new vendor with an existing reservations system soon.... Read More
Hipmunk adds $15M to its coffers with new funding round
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Hipmunk adds $15M to its coffers with new funding round
By Kevin May | June 12, 2012
More funding news for travel startups with US-based air and hotel search service Hipmunk capturing a new round of financing to the tune of $15 million from Institutional Investment Partners.... Read More
Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
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Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
By Martin Collings | June 12, 2012
When it comes to disruptive forces in travel distribution, 2010-2011 seemed to be largely about airlines, GDS's, GNE's (the so called Genies), direct connects, and full content agreements.... Read More
Apple iOS 6 developments will put travel companies on high alert
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Apple iOS 6 developments will put travel companies on high alert
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2012
Three elements stand out for travel when it comes to Apple's iOS 6 release which is likely to be the back end of this year... Read More
Orbitz retains top rank and Travelocity sinks in Glassdoor employee ranking
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Orbitz retains top rank and Travelocity sinks in Glassdoor employee ranking
By Dennis Schaal | June 12, 2012
Almost any travel tech company these days is looking to recruit the best would-be employees, especially if they are tech professionals.... Read More
Triometric goes after online travel with inventory management system
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Triometric goes after online travel with inventory management system
By Linda Fox | June 12, 2012
Triometric is opening up its inventory availability management technology which was originally developed in conjunction with a select few travel players including lastminute.com and GTA... Read More
Thomson holds off Expedia threat - Top UK travel sites, full month May 2012
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Thomson holds off Expedia threat - Top UK travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 12, 2012
Less than 1% market share separates agency leader Thomson from Expedia in the battle for top spot in the list of leading travel sites in the UK.... Read More
Are large hotel chains on the back foot when it comes to providing technology for guests?
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Are large hotel chains on the back foot when it comes to providing technology for guests?
By Viewpoints | June 12, 2012
For many years all that people wanted when they went on holiday was a comfortable bed in a nice, quiet, reasonably-priced place that was well located for whatever it was they wanted to do whilst relaxing.... Read More
TripAdvisor pushes reviews and destination content search to mobile rail users
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TripAdvisor pushes reviews and destination content search to mobile rail users
By Kevin May | June 12, 2012
More mobile moves from TripAdvisor this week as it inks a deal with TheTrainLine to include product reviews and location-based tools on the European rail platform's iPhone app.... Read More
A Katz fight at a pivotal moment -- Ex-CEO of Orbitz takes on Google brand-killing
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A Katz fight at a pivotal moment -- Ex-CEO of Orbitz takes on Google brand-killing
By Dennis Schaal | June 11, 2012
Jeff Katz, the CEO of Nextag who formerly headed Orbitz and Swissair, picked a fight with Google in the runup to a July 2 European Union deadline.... Read More
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