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This is personal -- ex-CFO at Kayak advising Superfly
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This is personal -- ex-CFO at Kayak advising Superfly
By Dennis Schaal | May 23, 2012
Search, and travel search in particular, may be getting social, but when will it get personal?... Read More
Hacker-hot, data deep: How Gen Z code literacy could transform travel-tech
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Hacker-hot, data deep: How Gen Z code literacy could transform travel-tech
By Sarah Kennedy Ellis | May 23, 2012
Over the last few years, emerging technologies have continued to evolve at a rapid pace essentially unheard of just a decade ago.... Read More
What Else? PSPs on Icelandair, Motel 6 for Blackstone, thetrainline fine print
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What Else? PSPs on Icelandair, Motel 6 for Blackstone, thetrainline fine print
By PhocusWire | May 23, 2012
Icelandair gets PSPs, Blackstone picks Motel 6, thetrainline fine print, Micros eCommerce site for Global Hotel Alliance, Vayama tries Wheel of Fortune and iBAHN IPTV for Omni.... Read More
How to pre-open a hotel [Part One of Two - social media and digital marketing]
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How to pre-open a hotel [Part One of Two - social media and digital marketing]
By Patrick Landman | May 23, 2012
The pre-opening phase of a new hotel is both a big challenge and a great opportunity at the same time.... Read More
Airbnb establishes $1M property damage coverage for hosts
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Airbnb establishes $1M property damage coverage for hosts
By Dennis Schaal | May 22, 2012
Airbnb has upped the ante as it established $1 million damage-protection guarantee for hosts.... Read More
Bing gets more social with travel planning and everything else
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Bing gets more social with travel planning and everything else
By Dennis Schaal | May 22, 2012
Bing started out attempting to be a "decision engine" and now it is letting your Facebook friends add their advice to the mix.... Read More
Seamless passage coming to Toulouse Airport via NFC trial
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Seamless passage coming to Toulouse Airport via NFC trial
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2012
Near Field Communication technology is making progress with a world airport first claimed by Toulouse-Blagnac Airport today... Read More
Hot stuff or flash in the pan - a dose of reality about tours and activities
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Hot stuff or flash in the pan - a dose of reality about tours and activities
By Stephen Joyce | May 22, 2012
In the year following the PhoCusWright report titled When They Get There & Why They Go, I've seen an explosion of interest and apparent innovation in the tour and activity space.... Read More
Amargo bids for larger slice of Russia pie with website upgrade
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Amargo bids for larger slice of Russia pie with website upgrade
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2012
Russia-based online travel agency Amargo makes for some good insight into the region's online travel if you believe current growth figures and market predictions... Read More
What Else? TripFab finally launches, Gogo swims, Triptrotting activities, Reevoo poll, MSC Facebook
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What Else? TripFab finally launches, Gogo swims, Triptrotting activities, Reevoo poll, MSC Facebook
By PhocusWire | May 22, 2012
TripFab has arrived, Gogo takes on cruise, Triptrotting targets activities, Reevoo sows Facebook shopping jump, MSC in social promo... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
A deep dive into airlines and Twitter: Content, time, strategy and style
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A deep dive into airlines and Twitter: Content, time, strategy and style
By Viewpoints | May 22, 2012
Airlines on Twitter are constantly looking for more. More followers means larger potential audience, more clicks, sales, engagement with their audience.... Read More
Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
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Car hire service claims first with mobile-led technology to provide wait times
By Kevin May | May 21, 2012
Industry's firsts are always tricky to gauge (it's just PR, after all, a lot of the time), but here's one that many travellers - if true - could find extremely helpful.... Read More
Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
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Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012
Limos.com brought in a new CEO, Ann Hoey, who will be adding some estrogen to the testosterone-ravaged top ranks of the online and mobile ground-transportation industry.... Read More
eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem
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eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012
eLong, Expedia's online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year.... Read More
Collaboration, state help and determination: enough to push travel technology ahead in Africa?
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Collaboration, state help and determination: enough to push travel technology ahead in Africa?
By Viewpoints | May 21, 2012
Technology is having an increasing amount of influence on tourism in South Africa and the wider region, as last week's giant INDABA tourism extravaganza demonstrated.... Read More
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