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ezRez to replace Holiday Autos, lastminute.com for Emirates
By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2010
Emirates selected ezRez to replace Holiday Autos and LastMinute.com for car rental, hotel and destination activity booking on the airline's websites.... Read More
Part One of Four: 101 ways to use mobile messages in travel
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Part One of Four: 101 ways to use mobile messages in travel
By Viewpoints | October 12, 2010
The competition to earn customers in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries is intense.... Read More
Skyscanner takes covers off ski trip planning experiment
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Skyscanner takes covers off ski trip planning experiment
By Kevin May | October 12, 2010
Interesting departure for metasearch site Skyscanner with news that its newly formed labs team have developed a trip planning service for ski holidays.... Read More
Six essentials for travel startups
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Six essentials for travel startups
By Kevin May | October 12, 2010
Travel startups always have wonderfully optimistic ideas and aspirations – in fact, overwhelming positivity is practically omnipresent and often rather intoxicating.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Tourz
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TLabs Showcase - Tourz
By Kevin May | October 12, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Singapore-based virtual tour planning site Tourz.... Read More
Marriott -- biodegradable laundry bags, EcoSmart pillows
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2010
From biodegradable laundry bags to EcoSmart pillows, Marriott outlined initiatives it carried out to green its $10 billion global supply chain.... Read More
Windows Phone 7 brings voice activated flight status
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Windows Phone 7 brings voice activated flight status
By Kevin May | October 11, 2010
Microsoft is pushing hard with the apparent gazillions of new features on the Windows Phone 7 released today - but little mention so far of one neat piece of functionality.... Read More
Travel advertisers use CAPTCHA for branded type-ins
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Travel advertisers use CAPTCHA for branded type-ins
By Dennis Schaal | October 11, 2010
Advertisers, including Expedia, Off & Away and a couple of hotel chains, are supplementing display advertising by using publishers' CAPTCHA security tools for brand messaging.... Read More
French hotel booking technology provider Availpro targets UK
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French hotel booking technology provider Availpro targets UK
By Kevin May | October 11, 2010
A company which claims to have 50% of Paris hotels using its booking engine has peered across the English Channel and is attempting an invasion.... Read More
Business as usual, honestly
By Kevin May | October 11, 2010
Just a bit of housekeeping, and an apology. It appears a small number of users have been greeted with a Malware attack page this morning when visiting Tnooz.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Fobo
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TLabs Showcase - Fobo
By Kevin May | October 11, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Singapore-based adventure travel site Fobo [Forget Boundaries].... Read More
Top Tnooz this week - Agent defence, body scanners, green and Gaga
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Top Tnooz this week - Agent defence, body scanners, green and Gaga
By PhocusWire | October 9, 2010
What were the most popular articles on Tnooz this week?... Read More
LonelyPlanet takes on digital, mobile marketing for Florida CVB
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LonelyPlanet takes on digital, mobile marketing for Florida CVB
By Dennis Schaal | October 8, 2010
Lonely Planet entered into a far-reaching marketing partnership with the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, which represents Fort Myers and Sanibel beaches in southwest Florida.... Read More
Priceline takes search lead over rivals in new global markets
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Priceline takes search lead over rivals in new global markets
By Dennis Schaal | October 8, 2010
Priceline global brands such as Agoda and Booking.com are eclipsing their rivals from the Expedia and Orbitz camps around the world when it comes to a presence in paid-search.... Read More
Hoseasons Group consolidates IT through Web Applications
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Hoseasons Group consolidates IT through Web Applications
By Kevin May | October 8, 2010
More impact on IT systems as travel businesses consolidate - as Web Applications takes on IT duties for the wider Hoseasons Group after its creation by Wyndham Exchange and Resorts.... Read More