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Tnooz launches THack in London
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Tnooz launches THack in London
By Kevin May | January 10, 2011
Tnooz is launching the travel industry's first official Hack event, taking place in London in the coming weeks and culminating at the Travel Technology Europe show.... Read More
Top travel websites in the UK - January 8 2011
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Top travel websites in the UK - January 8 2011
By PhocusWire | January 10, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending January 8 2011.... Read More
Top Tnooz this week - GDS-OTA-airline wars, Boo to Boo, Long Tailing
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Top Tnooz this week - GDS-OTA-airline wars, Boo to Boo, Long Tailing
By PhocusWire | January 9, 2011
What were the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
Spanair spreads joy at Christmas, gets YouTube love in the New Year
By Kevin May | January 7, 2011
Travel companies will try anything to get a bit of buzz on the web, but here is an example of when it works and doesn't leave a overdone taste in the mouth.... Read More
Expedia wants Facebook fans to find better name for package products
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Expedia wants Facebook fans to find better name for package products
By Kevin May | January 7, 2011
Expedia says the term "vacation packages" is not very catchy, so is using Facebook to run a competition to rename the online travel agency's product line.... Read More
Amadeus reviewing airline deals, hits out at Direct-Connect model
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Amadeus reviewing airline deals, hits out at Direct-Connect model
By Kevin May | January 7, 2011
Travelport and Sabre have made their feelings very clear in recent weeks over the battle between American Airlines and online travel agencies - and now Amadeus has finally waded in.... Read More
Trying to understand the airline-GDS-OTA war? Try the animated version
By Kevin May | January 7, 2011
A vested interest in it all, of course, but Farelogix has produced a pretty decent summary of the current battle between airlines, online travel agencies and GDSs.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Directflights
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TLabs Showcase - Directflights
By Kevin May | January 6, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based metasearch site Directflights.... Read More
TravelPost shakes up management, lays off half its staff
By Dennis Schaal | January 6, 2011
The much-anticipated new TravelPost will have to wait awhile after the company changed the "scope" of its stealth product, appointed a new CEO and laid off roughly half the staff.... Read More
Top travel websites in Australia - January 1 2011
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Top travel websites in Australia - January 1 2011
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending January 1 2011.... Read More
ITA Software: US Airways widens relationship
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ITA Software: US Airways widens relationship
By Dennis Schaal | January 6, 2011
At a time when some ITA Software customers express concern about Google's pending acquisition, US Airways broadened the relationship.... Read More
Top travel websites in Brazil - January 1 2011
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Top travel websites in Brazil - January 1 2011
By PhocusWire | January 6, 2011
Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending January 1 2011.... Read More
New travel coalition emerges - Open Allies for Airfare Transparency
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New travel coalition emerges - Open Allies for Airfare Transparency
By Kevin May | January 6, 2011
American Airlines and other carriers may have another new foe to deal with in the coming weeks as a group emerges to take the distribution war to the next level.... Read More
Jedward and Omid Djalili unlikely fellows for TravelSupermarket TV ad
By Kevin May | January 6, 2011
X-Factor stars Jedward and comedian Omid Djalili are to feature in a new television advertising campaign for UK metasearch site TravelSupermarket.... Read More
Why Trusted Traveler initiative is doomed to failure
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Why Trusted Traveler initiative is doomed to failure
By Viewpoints | January 6, 2011
Because of controversies around aggressive airport security pat-down procedures and full-body imaging machines, 2010 holiday periods shone a bright light on the ineffectiveness and high cost of current aviation system security policy.... Read More
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