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Kelkoo hires ex-TravelSupermarket boss to run travel metasearch

By Kevin May | December 12, 2010

Kelkoo looks to be trying to reposition itself as a must-go-to travel search engine again after bringing in Chris Nixon, former boss of rival engine TravelSupermarket.... Read More

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Air New Zealand shows how to spruce up YouTube channel pages

By Kevin May | December 12, 2010

Air New Zealand was recently singled out by Google as one of very few travel brands to have made good use video via YouTube.... Read More

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Top Tnooz this Week - TripAdvisor blocking Google, Xmas cheer, marketing mistakes

By PhocusWire | December 11, 2010

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

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Catchy handle, celebrity backing might do it for Ireland social media push

By Kevin May | December 10, 2010

A touch of the Irish charm goes a long way in the media and sometimes in marketing - but TourismIreland has turned to social media for its latest promotion.... Read More

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How to decide Paid versus Free for mobile travel apps

By Viewpoints | December 10, 2010

Having worked in the publishing industry for over a decade as a designer, author and editor, I have witnessed some pretty swift transitions from old-style publishing to new.... Read More

Poll: Travel and technology in 2025

By Kevin May | December 10, 2010

Microsoft consumer portal MSN celebrated its 15th birthday this week by asking users how they think they will travel in the year 2025.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Movolo

By Kevin May | December 10, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Italy-based door-to-door travel search engine Movolo.... Read More

By PhocusWire | December 9, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Singapore for the week ending December 4 2010.... Read More

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In fighting mood, Orbitz signs deal with Ultimate Fighting Championship

By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2010

Orbitz Worldwide is in a fighting mood and it has nothing to do with American Airlines and hearings scheduled for Dec. 10 and 13 in Chicago about a temporary restraining order.... Read More

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HotelsCombined and eLong -- Does size of hotel reach matter?

By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2010

Hotel metaseach website Hotelscombined struck a distribution deal with China's second largest online travel agency, eLong.... Read More

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Arguing the case for an open source hotel industry switch

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2010

There is a massive single point of failure in our industry: the Pegasus switch which connects hotel reservation systems to the GDSs and other online channels of distribution.... Read More

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WikiLeaks: US concerned about German criticism of Passenger Name Recognition, Visa Waiver programs

By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2010

Finally, an important travel and data privacy angle in the WikiLeaks document dump.... Read More

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Flight Centre demands tweets, blogs and more from new social media gurus

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2010

Flight Centre is going to war. No, not with a competitor, (although that would be interesting!) but with the Old School resume and possibly the entire recruitment process itself.... Read More

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Jamaica claims 3D destination promotion first

By Kevin May | December 9, 2010

The Jamaican tourism board says it has created the world's first destination video filmed entirely in 3D, a project which has been in development for most of 2010.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Travelmenu

By Kevin May | December 9, 2010

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Russia-based online travel agency Travelmenu.... Read More

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