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Fly.com predicts tough time for new travel search sites post-Google entry
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Fly.com predicts tough time for new travel search sites post-Google entry
By Kevin May | April 12, 2011
Air metasearch engine Fly.com is warning travel search startups that the marketplace will be a more challenging sector following approval of Google's acquisition of ITA Software.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Mon 11 April 2011
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2011
Bing loves the iPad, Major Travel reckons Multicom is FaB, OnTheBeach wants deals to lead, SITA gives China Eastern a global IT push.... Read More
Exclusively.In launches flash sales site for Asia travel
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Exclusively.In launches flash sales site for Asia travel
By Dennis Schaal | April 11, 2011
Exclusively.In, a private sales site for India fashion, introduced a luxury travel section featuring hotels in India and elsewhere in Asia.... Read More
GetThere to downplay TripCase with HTML5 mobile solution
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GetThere to downplay TripCase with HTML5 mobile solution
By Dennis Schaal | April 11, 2011
With enhancements to its mobile website using HTML5, GetThere will increasingly be downplaying downloadable mobile apps from Sabre sibling TripCase.... Read More
ITA Software works on InstaSearch and is open to hotels, cars and ancillary services
By Dennis Schaal | April 11, 2011
As Google and ITA Software work to close their deal, now that the U.S. Department of Justice has conditionally approved the merger, ITA continues to work on new products behind closed doors and is quietly telling its customers that "the mission remains the same; it's business as usual."... Read More
How airlines use Twitter [infographic]
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How airlines use Twitter [infographic]
By Kevin May | April 11, 2011
Nice idea from review service Eezeer to produce a monthly report showing how airlines around the world are engaging with and managing their Twitter profiles.... Read More
Google reminded Europe will push GDS Code of Conduct change
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Google reminded Europe will push GDS Code of Conduct change
By Kevin May | April 11, 2011
Apparent joy at Google (also at FairSearch) after winning approval for its acquisition of ITA Software may be shortlived, with Europeans urging an overhaul of travel tech regulations.... Read More
Top travel websites in Canada - April 9 2011
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Top travel websites in Canada - April 9 2011
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending April 9 2011.... Read More
Nineteen tips for an effective social media strategy in travel
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Nineteen tips for an effective social media strategy in travel
By Viewpoints | April 11, 2011
We recently - working with hotel technology intelligence company RateGain - completed the first in a series of reports to understand more about how hotels use, engage and monitor social media.... Read More
Top travel websites in the UK - April 9 2011
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Top travel websites in the UK - April 9 2011
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending April 9 2011.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - BiddingTraveler
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TLabs Showcase - BiddingTraveler
By Dennis Schaal | April 11, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based opaque hotel deal search service BiddingTraveler.... Read More
Amadeus expects positives from Google-ITA Software deal
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Amadeus expects positives from Google-ITA Software deal
By Kevin May | April 11, 2011
Amadeus is predicting renewed interest in new search and shopping technology products from agents and suppliers in the wake of Google's purchase of ITA Software being approved.... Read More
Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - March to May 2011
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Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - March to May 2011
By PhocusWire | April 11, 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
Best of Tnooz This Week - Google joins travel tech, Facebook kills, Expedia splits
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Best of Tnooz This Week - Google joins travel tech, Facebook kills, Expedia splits
By PhocusWire | April 10, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Google and FairSearch joy after ITA Software deal approved - which team won?
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Google and FairSearch joy after ITA Software deal approved - which team won?
By Kevin May | April 8, 2011
Anyone reading comments from Google and listening to a press conference convened by FairSearch could be forgiven for thinking today was just a huge online travel love-in.... Read More
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