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United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment

By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011

United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline's internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport's Apollo system.... Read More

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Making money from tours and activities on the web

By Viewpoints | May 9, 2011

We have all read the buzz around tours and activities recently, spurred in part by a study revealing the vertical is actually bigger than cruise and rental car combined.... Read More

Amadeus Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Amadeus released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More

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CarTrawler takes in new investment, shuffles executive pack

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Ireland-based car hire distribution system CarTrawler has confirmed it is looking to offload a share of the company to help fund its next period of growth.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Insider Trips

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel deals platform Insider Trips.... Read More

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European rail promise as technology standards project begins

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Another stab at developing technology standards to make rail distribution easier in Europe has officially started, following approval by the European Commission in Brussels.... Read More

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Facebook and YouTube tighten grip on social media

By Kevin May | May 8, 2011

If travel companies ever need proof why they should have a presence on YouTube and Facebook, it is here: the duo capture 75% of all visits to social networks in the UK.... Read More

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Hotel pricing - Asia - May to July 2011

By PhocusWire | May 8, 2011

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.... Read More

Best of Tnooz This Week - Rental row, BIG hotel images, Adieu Simon

By PhocusWire | May 8, 2011

What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More

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Top travel websites in India - April 30 2011

By PhocusWire | May 6, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending April 30 2011.... Read More

Expedia displaces GTA in hotel deal with South African Airways

By Dennis Schaal | May 6, 2011

In the global hotel competition among online travel agencies, all of the buzz is about Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, but what about Africa?... Read More

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Goby iPhone app becomes your social planner with recommendation feed

By Dennis Schaal | May 6, 2011

Activity inspiration firm Goby upgraded its iPhone app to give you personal recommendations on things to do near your desired location "today," "this weekend" or in the "next 7 days."... Read More

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Searches on Google - a language and global view

By Kevin May | May 6, 2011

Google developers having fun again, perhaps just to keep everyone else entertained over coffee. Now you can discover volume and language of searches on a spinning globe!... Read More

TravelStorm sends cancellation notice to vacation rental sites, claims HomeAway played hardball

By Dennis Schaal | May 6, 2011

TravelStorm, which hosts vacation rental sites owned by professional property managers, yesterday gave customers notice that it will cease operations June 4.... Read More

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Google triggers scramble for free hotel images for Places pages

By Kevin May | May 6, 2011

Google has formally announced (after piloting last year) a project to offer businesses such as hotels free panoramic views of their properties on Google Places.... Read More

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