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Expedia clings on, others ready to pounce - Top New Zealand websites, July 30 2011
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Expedia clings on, others ready to pounce - Top New Zealand websites, July 30 2011
By PhocusWire | August 2, 2011
Expedia has a minuscule lead over second placed WebJet after sweeping in to secure a significant lead last week in the leading New Zealand travel sites.... Read More
TripAdvisor warns of potential liability from reviews and comments
By Dennis Schaal | August 2, 2011
It isn't often that you get a lot of candor from TripAdvisor about the hazards of user-generated content, but parent company Expedia says TripAdvisor "faces potential liability" for content users post in reviews, blogs, comments and social media.... Read More
SeeYourTravelAgent puts agents in the home via Skype
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SeeYourTravelAgent puts agents in the home via Skype
By Kevin May | August 2, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based SeeYourTravelAgent, a new travel agent lead-generation service using Skype.... Read More
Lastminute.com gets another new boss, this time Expedia exec Matthew Crummack
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Lastminute.com gets another new boss, this time Expedia exec Matthew Crummack
By Kevin May | August 2, 2011
All change at the top of Lastminute.com again with the departure of president Ed Kamm, replaced by Expedia lodging boss Matthew Crummack.... Read More
Expedia crowding out competition - Top Canada travel sites, July 30 2011
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Expedia crowding out competition - Top Canada travel sites, July 30 2011
By PhocusWire | August 2, 2011
Expedia now has a bigger share of web traffic in Canada than the next six leading sites in the agency category combined.... Read More
Teaser: First 3D interactive tourism site in the world [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | August 2, 2011
Fair amount of chatter recently about a new service expected to launch later in 2011 - a 3D interactive guide to destinations around the world.... Read More
TLabs Reprise - MeetOnCruise 12 months on
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TLabs Reprise - MeetOnCruise 12 months on
By Kevin May | August 2, 2011
MeetOnCruise is a US-based cruise trip social network, which first featured on Tnooz in June 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?... Read More
Rome2Rio wants travellers to consider their green options
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Rome2Rio wants travellers to consider their green options
By Kevin May | August 2, 2011
Carbon offsetting was all the rage a few years back - at least in terms of PR and new initiatives - until the economy started biting and travel companies and consumers focused elsewhere.... Read More
BA losing share, Skyscanner in, Travelzoo out - Top UK sites, July 30 2011
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BA losing share, Skyscanner in, Travelzoo out - Top UK sites, July 30 2011
By PhocusWire | August 2, 2011
British Airways accounts for just over a 8.5% share of airline web traffic in the UK, with EasyJet and Ryanair increasing the gap between low cost and full service carriers.... Read More
American Airlines flights to remain on Orbitz into 2012
By Dennis Schaal | August 1, 2011
American Airlines and Orbitz Worldwide entered into an agreement ensuring that the airline's flights will remain on Orbitz websites "into 2012."... Read More
Cataclysmic or mild annoyance after axe of third party travel reviews on Google?
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Cataclysmic or mild annoyance after axe of third party travel reviews on Google?
By Viewpoints | August 1, 2011
Last week, the local search marketing community took a collective gasp as Google rolled out a stripped down version of the Place page.... Read More
Viator joins the member-only travel deal brigade
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Viator joins the member-only travel deal brigade
By Kevin May | August 1, 2011
Seems like the industry cannot get enough of a good thing, or the zeitgeist at least, with Viator the latest travel site to launch a members-only service to get exclusive deals.... Read More
Yahoo Travel back in leading trio - Top US travel sites, 30 July 2011
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Yahoo Travel back in leading trio - Top US travel sites, 30 July 2011
By PhocusWire | August 1, 2011
The topsy turvy world of Yahoo Travel continues again, with the site heading up to third place in the top ten list of travel websites in the US.... Read More
Ten critical questions for person-to-person business models in travel
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Ten critical questions for person-to-person business models in travel
By Alex Bainbridge | August 1, 2011
Extraordinary amount of intense debate recently regarding issues around person-2-person (P2P) business models for tours and accommodation.... Read More
KLM builds consumer-led destination guide service
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KLM builds consumer-led destination guide service
By Kevin May | August 1, 2011
Consumer-built destination guides are nothing new, but in typical KLM style the Dutch airline has now also entered the fray with its own neat service.... Read More
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