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Vodafone launches first travel app, promises metasearch

By Kevin May | August 24, 2010

Mobile network Vodafone has taken delivery of its first travel content and flight search application for smartphones, courtesy of technology firm Mantic Point.... Read More

By PhocusWire | August 24, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending August 21 2010.... Read More

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Day Five of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel

By Viewpoints | August 24, 2010

Day Five: Reducing the scope of PCI Compliance... Read More

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Merger of LAN Airlines and TAM could shake the market

By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010

The proposed merger of Chile-based LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM could have an impact on GDS and airline-alliance relationships.... Read More

The amazing lack of consumer information on airline fees

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 23, 2010

I have been looking at who is doing a good job in providing consumer information on fees and ancillaries charges.... Read More

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ICANN to release shorter dot-travel domains

By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010

ICANN has approved and will soon release all one- and two-character dot-travel domain names, according to the The Travel Partnership Corp.... Read More

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Email marketing -- NY Yankees, Twitter understand the power

By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010

Have you ever stayed at a hotel or taken a tour and never heard a word again from the provider?... Read More

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Should travel companies limit employee use of social media?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 23, 2010

At Microsoft they have this great expression that has passed into common language – it’s called “eating your own dog food”.... Read More

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Mobile travel payments: direct billing not there, but things are moving

By Viewpoints | August 23, 2010

There is consensus across all travel industry sectors that mobile transactions cannot take off until a simple payment method becomes mainstream.... Read More

Google results now updating like a travel metasearch site

By Kevin May | August 23, 2010

Almost every enhancement Google makes to its core product is inevitably now seen through the prism of its intentions to move into vertical areas of search, especially travel.... Read More