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Orbitz Worldwide returns flight-booking fees to CheapTickets to build hotel business
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Orbitz Worldwide returns flight-booking fees to CheapTickets to build hotel business
By Dennis Schaal | May 3, 2012
Orbitz Worldwide went along with most of the online travel agency pack and eliminated the bulk of its flight-booking fees for its US brands in 2009, but quietly brought them back on CheapTickets.com in September 2011.... Read More
Designing the perfect travel website [and avoiding AB Testing]
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Designing the perfect travel website [and avoiding AB Testing]
By Viewpoints | May 3, 2012
To appeal to today’s traveler, aggressive search engine advertising and distracting display ads are not enough.... Read More
Hotel Urbano closes in on Booking.com - Top Brazil travel sites, April 28 2012
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Hotel Urbano closes in on Booking.com - Top Brazil travel sites, April 28 2012
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2012
Booking.com could see an end to its reign at the head of the top ten travel websites in Brazil as Hotel Urbano comes within a whisker of taking the prime spot.... Read More
How TripAdvisor off-shoot Tingo could change travel AND retail forever
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How TripAdvisor off-shoot Tingo could change travel AND retail forever
By Viewpoints | May 3, 2012
The wrong industry is paying attention to Tingo, the recent side project from TripAdvisor which is gaining notoriety from the travel trade.... Read More
Ritz-Carlton bungs as much tech as possible into new mobile application
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Ritz-Carlton bungs as much tech as possible into new mobile application
By Linda Fox | May 3, 2012
Just because you can doesn't mean you should when it comes to what to include in a mobile application and some of the best advice out there is to keep it simple... Read More
Amadeus secures two launch agencies for m-Power mobile travel app
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Amadeus secures two launch agencies for m-Power mobile travel app
By Kevin May | May 3, 2012
Under development for a number of months, but Amadeus is finally ready to unleash its mobile application with two agencies in Europe announced as launch partners.... Read More
What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics
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What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics
By PhocusWire | May 3, 2012
Nucleus goes Greek luxury, Mobiquity and FlightView, Hilton deals with USA Today, Travelzoo gets creative, Osprey eyes a Dolphin... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More
Two masters? HomeAway helps owners and managers get more social, techie
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Two masters? HomeAway helps owners and managers get more social, techie
By Dennis Schaal | May 2, 2012
If the vacation rental industry has been known as a technology backwater, HomeAway is busy advising vacation rental owners on how to get more savvy about social media.... Read More
Expedia joy, WebJet woe - Top New Zealand websites, April 28 2012
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Expedia joy, WebJet woe - Top New Zealand websites, April 28 2012
By PhocusWire | May 2, 2012
A brief reign at the top of the leading travel websites in New Zealand for WebJet after rival agency Expedia bounced back into prime position last week.... Read More
Futon anyone? Online travel agency StudentUniverse shifts into deals
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Futon anyone? Online travel agency StudentUniverse shifts into deals
By Dennis Schaal | May 2, 2012
StudentUniverse, which focused on student travel for more than a decade, is broadening its appeal by offering the college set negotiated discounts on everything from electronics and clothing to entertainment and food.... Read More
How mobile technology is changing travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How mobile technology is changing travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 2, 2012
Well, yes, we all know it is (especially now with this latest research), but sometimes the speed in which mobile travel has evolved is lost in the midst of constant app launches and new devices.... Read More
WorldMate iPad app keeps tabs on LinkedIn connections
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WorldMate iPad app keeps tabs on LinkedIn connections
By Dennis Schaal | May 2, 2012
WorldMate launched its first dedicated iPad app and, among the features, it enables road warriors to view their LinkedIn connections within their destination.... Read More
Warning: Big Data in travel and why People Not From These Parts could win
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Warning: Big Data in travel and why People Not From These Parts could win
By Viewpoints | May 2, 2012
Big Data has blossomed into a big topic among many in the Travel industry because it is, well, BIG.... Read More
Expedia losing more ground to Thomson - Top UK travel sites, April 28 2012
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Expedia losing more ground to Thomson - Top UK travel sites, April 28 2012
By PhocusWire | May 2, 2012
Thomson's triumphant return to the top of the leader board of the most popular travel sites in the UK was buoyed further last week with further gains to its lead over rival Expedia.... Read More
TripAdvisor mobile and tablet spike continues to soar
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TripAdvisor mobile and tablet spike continues to soar
By Linda Fox | May 2, 2012
When TripAdvisor announced 2011 results back in February, the company said it would increase investment in mobile.... Read More