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TripAdvisor widens holiday rental via global partnerships
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TripAdvisor widens holiday rental via global partnerships
By Linda Fox | November 16, 2011
TripAdvisor has forged partnerships with a number of holiday rental specialists worldwide as it seeks to offer local properties combined with consumer reviews... Read More
Webjet unseats Expedia, again - Top New Zealand websites, November 12 2011
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Webjet unseats Expedia, again - Top New Zealand websites, November 12 2011
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2011
More changes at the top with Webjet overtaking Expedia once more to become the most popular travel website in New Zealand.... Read More
Social-led trip planning travel startups - more questions than answers
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Social-led trip planning travel startups - more questions than answers
By Kevin May | November 15, 2011
What is it about the idea of social media, trip planning, content-filled sites that seems to attract dozens of bright young things to the travel industry?... Read More
Limos.com and GroundLink face off at startup summit
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Limos.com and GroundLink face off at startup summit
By Dennis Schaal | November 15, 2011
Call it a fender-bender, but two online and mobile car-service rivals, Limos.com and GroundLink, are bringing their competition out into the open at the Travel Innovation Summit.... Read More
Why air results are as predictable as European finance ministers or marriage vows of Kim Kardashian
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Why air results are as predictable as European finance ministers or marriage vows of Kim Kardashian
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 15, 2011
One of the mysteries of the travel industry - why are air results so inconsistent?... Read More
Trippy raises $1.75 million in first round of outside investment
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Trippy raises $1.75 million in first round of outside investment
By Kevin May | November 15, 2011
Mobile and web trip planning platform Trippy has captured a $1.75 million round of investment, led by Sequoia Capital and True Ventures.... Read More
Alert move: Travelocity to tweets from airports about Thanksgiving travel
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Alert move: Travelocity to tweets from airports about Thanksgiving travel
By Dennis Schaal | November 15, 2011
Travelocity is getting very social about the Thanksgiving travel crush this year as it will be tweeting various updates from five of the busiest airports in the US.... Read More
Fake Review Optimization - How black hat masters beat the travel system
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Fake Review Optimization - How black hat masters beat the travel system
By Viewpoints | November 15, 2011
The first instalment covered the fusion of social media and search engine optimization, creating an environment that rewards hotels with high customer ratings.... Read More
No change in EasyJet business travel share after four year of GDS use
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No change in EasyJet business travel share after four year of GDS use
By Linda Fox | November 15, 2011
News this morning of EasyJet's renewed distribution agreement with Amadeus will come as no surprise to most.... Read More
WeVideo brings video editing online for travellers
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WeVideo brings video editing online for travellers
By Kevin May | November 15, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based WeVideo, an online video editing platform for travellers.... Read More
Rough Guides brings Rough Roads game to iPhone
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Rough Guides brings Rough Roads game to iPhone
By Linda Fox | November 15, 2011
Hot on the heels of research proclaiming that online games are set to take hold in the travel industry and Rough Guides adds its Rough Roads game to iPhone... Read More
Travel businesses pledge to spend more on social media and mobile in 2012
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Travel businesses pledge to spend more on social media and mobile in 2012
By Kevin May | November 14, 2011
Two-thirds of travel companies will spend more of their precious marketing budgets on social media next year, while over half will also target mobile channels.... Read More
Travel businesses pledge to spend more on social media and mobile in 2012
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Travel businesses pledge to spend more on social media and mobile in 2012
By Kevin May | November 14, 2011
Two-thirds of travel companies will spend more of their precious marketing budgets on social media next year, while over half will also target mobile channels.... Read More
Thomson slips below Lastminute - Top UK travel sites, November 12 2011
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Thomson slips below Lastminute - Top UK travel sites, November 12 2011
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2011
Lastminute.com has leaped over Thomson to become the second most popular travel agency website in the UK.... Read More
Revenue managers go mobile with HotelTonight extranet
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Revenue managers go mobile with HotelTonight extranet
By Dennis Schaal | November 14, 2011
HotelTonight, which has streamlined mobile hotel booking for consumers, has launched a mobile extranet for revenue managers.... Read More
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