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Sabre calls on US Transportation Department to mandate ancillaries in all channels

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2010

Sabre's chief executive called on the U.S. Transporation Dept. "to advocate and even mandate" that airline ancillary services be available in all distribution channels, including GDSs.... Read More

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Google quietly tests map view within hotel advertising results

By Kevin May | August 10, 2010

More stealthy experimentation from Google with confirmation that hotel results are being served on maps from within AdWords search results.... Read More

By PhocusWire | August 10, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending August 7 2010.... Read More

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Hostelworld puts faith in simplicity for new site design

By Kevin May | August 10, 2010

Budget accommodation provider Hostelworld unveils a brand new website this week aimed at improving user experience and taking a stripped down approach to navigation.... Read More

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Travelzoo overhauls UK site, Germany next on makeover schedule

By Kevin May | August 10, 2010

Travel deals publisher Travelzoo is wasting no time rolling out its redesigned main website, quietly launching in the UK last week and other markets expected soon.... Read More

By PhocusWire | August 10, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending August 7 2010.... Read More

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Mexico Tourism Board launches ad campaign to attract North Americans

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

For Mexico tourism, first came the swine flu crisis in 2009 and then this year's headlines about drug-gang violence in the country.... Read More

Carlson Wagonlit Travel retires booking tool and migrates clients to Rearden platform

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

Carlson Wagonlit Travel will retire a proprietary booking tool used by several hundred North America clients and migrate travelers to a CWT-branded tool from Rearden Commerce.... Read More

Google beaches Google Wave but some of the tools will survive

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 9, 2010

Google Wave finally bit the dust last week.... Read More

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HomeAway teams with Mobiata for iPhone app

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

HomeAway teamed with Mobiata to launch its first mobile app, HomeAway Vacation Rental Search by Mobiata for the iPhone.... Read More

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Orbitz adds comparison shopping tools, Google Maps to initial hotel results

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

The Orbitz hotel shopping path just became a little metasearch-like.... Read More

Rearden Commerce clients to access Southwest Airlines flights

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

Rearden Commerce and Southwest Airlines struck a deal in which mutual customers will be able to search the airline's schedules and fares and book Southwest flights using the Rearden Personal Assistant.... Read More

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After the Gulf oil spill, Florida tourism should stop advertising and start communicating

By Troy Thompson | August 9, 2010

The BP oil spill brought an unyielding spotlight of media coverage to the sunshine state and its Gulf Coast neighbors. Now what?... Read More

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DiscoverPad puts destination marketing organizations on the iPad

By Stephen Joyce | August 8, 2010

Discover Anywhere Mobile, a Toronto-based software and services company specializing in location-aware applications for mobile devices and platforms, introduced the DiscoverPad.... Read More

Travelocity Business analyzes ancillary fees, Egencia gets meetings tools

By Dennis Schaal | August 8, 2010

Get ready for a flurry of corporate travel announcements as the National Business Travel Association conference kicked off Sunday night in Houston.... Read More

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