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US fines Airtrade $50K for deceptive practices
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US fines Airtrade $50K for deceptive practices
By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation fined AirTrade International $50,000 for improperly displaying code-share flights on its Vayama online travel agency website.... Read More
Can Room 77 scale up by sleuthing?
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Can Room 77 scale up by sleuthing?
By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011
Room 77, which enables you to eyeball the view from your hotel room, branched out to three more cities and is taking a two-pronged approach to sourcing room layouts.... Read More
Top travel websites in Brazil - April 23 2011
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Top travel websites in Brazil - April 23 2011
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending April 23 2011.... Read More
Expedia takes risk and bets on new technology platform
By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011
Expedia Inc. is in the process of transitioning Expedia brands to a new global technology platform, a move that the CEO says may pressure margins and is a risk.... Read More
Eight honest tips for travel entrepreneurs and their startups
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Eight honest tips for travel entrepreneurs and their startups
By Viewpoints | April 29, 2011
Jim Hornthal has been in the travel industry for a long time. He often jokes that the first booking he made in online travel was at Kitty Hawk with the Wright Brothers.... Read More
Inspirato grabs $11M funding, early sales kick in
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Inspirato grabs $11M funding, early sales kick in
By Kevin May | April 29, 2011
Luxury vacation rental and trip management service Inspirato has secured a further $11 million round of funding.... Read More
Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during April 2011 - all here in one easy read.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - TraceMyTrip
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TLabs Showcase - TraceMyTrip
By Kevin May | April 29, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based trip planning and social network TraceMyTrip.... Read More
Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - April to June 2011
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Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - April to June 2011
By PhocusWire | April 28, 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 Australia-New Zealand.... Read More
Expedia technology investments and international expansion impact profits
By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011
Expedia Inc. reported its first quarter results and indicated that operating income declined because of the increased expenses tied to technology investments and international expansion.... Read More
Alaska Airlines redesigns website and Jenn makes the cut
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Alaska Airlines redesigns website and Jenn makes the cut
By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011
Alaska Airlines redesigned its website, finetuning the navigation and enabling site visitors to book air, hotel and car separately or as a vacation package.... Read More
Do cruise lines lack the online gene?
By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011
A new study on the digital competence of 89 travel brands found many cruise lines adrift and all of them missing from the Top 10.... Read More
KLM wants faces of Facebook fans on the side of an aircraft
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KLM wants faces of Facebook fans on the side of an aircraft
By Kevin May | April 28, 2011
Okay, officially the most bizarre travel social media campaign of the year... perhaps. Dutch airline KLM is to cover an entire aircraft with faces of fans from its Facebook page.... Read More
How the travel industry can make the most of Facebook Send
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How the travel industry can make the most of Facebook Send
By Viewpoints | April 28, 2011
Celebrating its triumphant first year, the Facebook Like button has been integrated across more than 2.5 million sites.... Read More
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
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Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 28, 2011
Can the modern travel industry be compared to a classic 1950s movie starring Marlon Brando?... Read More
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