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RyanairPlus - a cheeky attempt to get around the Captcha, but inevitably leading to brand issues
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RyanairPlus - a cheeky attempt to get around the Captcha, but inevitably leading to brand issues
By Kevin May | March 31, 2012
Many rejoice when low cost carrier Ryanair lands another bout of bad publicity or, more recently, others think of ways of getting around its refusal to work with third partie... Read More
What Else? Tripomatic widgets, Voyager-Lanyon, Ozon Travel results, MyHotels performance
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What Else? Tripomatic widgets, Voyager-Lanyon, Ozon Travel results, MyHotels performance
By PhocusWire | March 31, 2012
Tripomatic brings widgets to third parties, Voyager signs with Lanyon, Ozon boasts strng results, MyHotels claims redesign joy... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
LivingSocial hits 1M room nights but Priceline should not feel boxed in
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LivingSocial hits 1M room nights but Priceline should not feel boxed in
By Dennis Schaal | March 30, 2012
LivingSocial, a flash sales site, believes its travel vertical is no flash in the pan after having just reached the milestone of selling 1 million hotel room nights.... Read More
Expedia: 6 ways for affiliates to combat Google Panda spankings
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Expedia: 6 ways for affiliates to combat Google Panda spankings
By Dennis Schaal | March 30, 2012
Google's ongoing Panda updates are geared to bring websites with high-quality content to the fore and to penalize sites of lower quality, especially when they are merely regurgitating content from other sites.... Read More
Can consumer travel startups make it without being bought?
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Can consumer travel startups make it without being bought?
By Alex Kremer | March 30, 2012
Expedia. Travelocity. TripAdvisor. Kayak. These are all household names that even your mother will likely know.... Read More
What Else? White House travel tech, Lonely Planet, Dolphin-CWT, PriceTravel, SITA
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What Else? White House travel tech, Lonely Planet, Dolphin-CWT, PriceTravel, SITA
By PhocusWire | March 30, 2012
OTA heads visit the White House, Lonely Planet ramps up affiliate presence, Dolphin Dynamics and CWT target cruise, PriceTravel targets Colombia, SITA wins... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Soverinn wants to bring the end experience into hotel bookings
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Soverinn wants to bring the end experience into hotel bookings
By Kevin May | March 30, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Soverinn, a new booking technology platform for users looking for more than just a hotel room.... Read More
Mobile users drive Cleartrip Expressway one-click flight bookings
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Mobile users drive Cleartrip Expressway one-click flight bookings
By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2012
It's happening more frequently now -- innovations in mobile are finding their way into travel companies' desktop solutions.... Read More
All eyes on new iPad retina display and impact on apps and websites
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All eyes on new iPad retina display and impact on apps and websites
By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2012
With the arrival of the new iPad and its retina graphics display, publishers of travel iPad apps and websites had better take all of their hotel and destination images and double-down -- or actually, double-up -- on them.... Read More
Sharing Tnooz and other sociable things
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Sharing Tnooz and other sociable things
By Kevin May | March 29, 2012
One of the (many) reasons we picked Wordpress as our platform for hosting Tnooz back in September 2009 was the ease with which various plug-ins could be, well, plugged-in.... Read More
Travelport strengthens China ties with TravelSky hotels deal
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Travelport strengthens China ties with TravelSky hotels deal
By Linda Fox | March 29, 2012
Travelport and China-based TravelSky Technology relationship was further boosted today with news of an agreement to share hotel content... Read More
TAM holds on to slender lead - Top Brazil travel sites, March 24 2012
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TAM holds on to slender lead - Top Brazil travel sites, March 24 2012
By PhocusWire | March 29, 2012
The battle at the top of the leading travel website charts in Brazil is still fragile after the begin between rival carriers TAM and GOL narrowed again last week.... Read More
Why tech-driven, last-minute travelers need a new approach to marketing
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Why tech-driven, last-minute travelers need a new approach to marketing
By Viewpoints | March 29, 2012
We live in a fast paced, minute-by-minute, "just-in-time" society. From Twitter to iTunes to HotelTonight, when people want something, they want it now.... Read More
GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - March 2012
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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - March 2012
By PhocusWire | March 29, 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during March 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More
Dealchecker optimises for mobile, tinkers with deals on Facebook
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Dealchecker optimises for mobile, tinkers with deals on Facebook
By Linda Fox | March 29, 2012
Dealchecker has stripped down its website to create an optimised version for access via smartphone devices.... Read More
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