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Top Tnooz this Week - Airline Chess Moves, Cloning, Unsocialism
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Top Tnooz this Week - Airline Chess Moves, Cloning, Unsocialism
By PhocusWire | January 22, 2011
What were the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
BCD Holdings to operate five online travel agencies as one unit
By Dennis Schaal | January 21, 2011
BCD Holdings is taking its Vayama online travel agency and uniting it with four other OTAs with presences in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Singapore and will operate them as one unit within BCD.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: The curious case of the conflicted lawyer
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Google-ITA Software deal: The curious case of the conflicted lawyer
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 21, 2011
Google has hired a wide number of legal firms to help with its many battles, adding to a legal bill which has probably gone up enormously in recent years.... Read More
Expedia, US Airways sign GDS-connect content agreement
By Dennis Schaal | January 21, 2011
Stung by its dispute with American Airlines, Expedia Inc. revealed it signed a multiyear content agreement with US Airways, with the two connecting through global distribution systems.... Read More
Local deals market moves up a gear as Google Offers arrives
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Local deals market moves up a gear as Google Offers arrives
By Kevin May | January 21, 2011
Groupon and Travelzoo may be facing a formidable foe in the burgeoning local deals market with confirmation that a new product, Google Offers, is being tested.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - OpinionWell
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TLabs Showcase - OpinionWell
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based user review and reputation management system OpinionWell.... Read More
Top travel websites in France - January 15 2011
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Top travel websites in France - January 15 2011
By PhocusWire | January 20, 2011
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending January 15 2011.... Read More
Southwest CEO declines to take the bait on American Airlines direct-connect
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Southwest CEO declines to take the bait on American Airlines direct-connect
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2011
What advice might Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly impart to American Airlines and the travel industry about direct-connect?... Read More
Online agency StudentUniverse launches media network
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Online agency StudentUniverse launches media network
By Kevin May | January 20, 2011
StudentUniverse is the latest in a line of online travel agencies seeing the benefit of getting into the media space, this time through the creation of a media network.... Read More
LeisureLink data: Vacation rental lookers converting to bookers
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LeisureLink data: Vacation rental lookers converting to bookers
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2011
Demand is picking up for vacation rentals in the North America, Mexico and Caribbean markets and conversion rates are soaring.... Read More
Open Allies for Airfare Transparency: Full list of members
By Kevin May | January 20, 2011
Much of the official launch of the anti-Direct Connect group, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, was always going to be about which companies would join.... Read More
Open Allies for Airfare Transparency clearly opposes direct-connect
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Open Allies for Airfare Transparency clearly opposes direct-connect
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2011
Open Allies for AirFare Transparency made its debut with a website, extensive roster of founding members, a whitepaper and a call for major airlines to abandon any direct-connect plans they may have.... Read More
Jet2 turns off Twitter account, highlights reality of social media
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Jet2 turns off Twitter account, highlights reality of social media
By Kevin May | January 20, 2011
As almost every travel company on the planet is talking up its social media strategy, unusual and perhaps refreshing to find one which is scaling back its activity.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Travelhands
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TLabs Showcase - Travelhands
By Kevin May | January 20, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Netherlands and Germany-based online portal for travel ancillary services TravelHands.... Read More
HotelsCombined launches iPhone app in Arabic
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HotelsCombined launches iPhone app in Arabic
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2011
HotelsCombined released a new version of its iPhone app which supports browsing in Arabic.... Read More
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