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Day Two of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
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Day Two of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
By Viewpoints | August 21, 2010
Day Two: Easy things you can do that cost little or no money... Read More
Google fiddles search, does no evil for brands like Expedia
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Google fiddles search, does no evil for brands like Expedia
By Kevin May | August 20, 2010
This will either be a bit of a storm in a teacup or a fundamental change to how Google produces search results when users are searching for brands on the web.... Read More
Knapsack goes old school, releases trip planning desktop software
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Knapsack goes old school, releases trip planning desktop software
By Kevin May | August 20, 2010
Easy to forget that once upon a time often the best user experience was found on desktop software products, overshadowing the timid functionality of the web.... Read More
iPad starting to find its way into hotel services
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iPad starting to find its way into hotel services
By Kevin May | August 20, 2010
Just three months after its launch and hotels are figuring out how the Apple iPad can be used to enhance existing services beyond just booking and content.... Read More
Day One of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
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Day One of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
By Viewpoints | August 20, 2010
Day One: Compliant with PCI? Impact on the Hotel Industry.... Read More
Print and augmented reality, give travel guides a new life
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
Hardly a week goes by without another nail supposedly being hammered into the coffin of the travel guidebook, especially with the growth of mobile content apps.... Read More
Travellers unforgiving when it comes to poor mobile apps
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Travellers unforgiving when it comes to poor mobile apps
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
A survey of travel consumers has found a third would be less likely to use a mobile travel website or application if the service malfunctioned during use.... Read More
BMIBaby takes the anti-tech route to in-flight entertainment
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
While airlines around the world are battling to develop the most technologically advanced in-flight entertainment systems, BMIBaby has gone the other way.... Read More
Two sides to the Facebook Places story for travel
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Two sides to the Facebook Places story for travel
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
The web's worst kept secret of recent months finally became a reality yesterday when Facebook unveiled its widely anticipated Facebook Places location tool.... Read More
Travelfusion adds fare monitoring tool
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Travelfusion adds fare monitoring tool
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
Metasearch is supposedly becoming much more than simply providing a list of fares from the cheapest to the most expensive.... Read More
Qatar Airways says browser wins over apps for mobile services
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Qatar Airways says browser wins over apps for mobile services
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
Qatar Airways launched a sparkling mobile version of its website this week and raised the question once again over how to prioritise mobile web development.... Read More
Most popular Hong Kong travel websites - August 14 2010
By PhocusWire | August 18, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending August 14 2010.... Read More
Most popular Australia travel websites - August 14 2010
By PhocusWire | August 18, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending August 14 2010.... Read More
Study: How hotels use web marketing and social media
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Study: How hotels use web marketing and social media
By Kevin May | August 18, 2010
Interesting analysis produced by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International and marketing firm Vizergy into hotel digital marketing.... Read More
Asia and the real travel innovation problem
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Asia and the real travel innovation problem
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | August 18, 2010
An article by Tnooz editor Kevin May on innovation has got me thinking that maybe one man’s innovation just equals another man’s adoption.... Read More