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Virgin Atlantic adds ITA Software flight search
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Virgin Atlantic adds ITA Software flight search
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2010
Virgin Atlantic began using ITA Software's QPX airfare shopping and pricing system on the Virgin website.... Read More
Part Three of Four: TripAdvisor boss sees competitive advantage growing
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Part Three of Four: TripAdvisor boss sees competitive advantage growing
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2010
How long can TripAdvisor remain on top? TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer sees the company's competitive advantage growing -- not shrinking -- in the global markets it already dominates.... Read More
Stats: Google releases summer 2010 White Paper for travel
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
The Google Travel team in the UK issued a report today outlining important metrics it is seeing on travel search queries and volumes for the summer period.... Read More
Bing Travel in the UK? Don't count on it just yet
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Bing Travel in the UK? Don't count on it just yet
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
Consumers have waited what feels like years for Bing Travel metasearch to make its way across the Atlantic Ocean to sit within European versions of its search engine.... Read More
Socialnomics: Four vital social media tips for the travel industry
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Socialnomics: Four vital social media tips for the travel industry
By Viewpoints | June 28, 2010
If you do things right in social media than one can capture 1.5 million loyal followers (Twitter on JetBlue).... Read More
Conferma upgrades Hotel Booker platform
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
Hotel technology provider Conferma is pushing a significant upgrade to its Hotel Booker system allowing multi-traveller bookings and better trip management tools.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Vacation Rental Face-Off, Mobile Jigsaws, Needlecraft
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The Week in Travel Tech - Vacation Rental Face-Off, Mobile Jigsaws, Needlecraft
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 20 June to Saturday 26 June 2010.... Read More
Travelzoo neatens itself up and introduces US website redesign
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Travelzoo neatens itself up and introduces US website redesign
By Dennis Schaal | June 25, 2010
Travelzoo made good on its pledge and quietly introduced a redesign of its U.S. website.... Read More
ITA Software has big goals for Needle as it manipulates World Cup history
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ITA Software has big goals for Needle as it manipulates World Cup history
By Dennis Schaal | June 25, 2010
Some ITA Software engineers have tossed aside airline matters and are focusing on which World Cup host country most recently lost a final (Sweden in 1958) and which nations have mounted two-goal comebacks.... Read More
ResponsibleTravel site crosses the Atlantic, becomes ResponsibleVacation
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ResponsibleTravel site crosses the Atlantic, becomes ResponsibleVacation
By Kevin May | June 25, 2010
Almost ten years after launching a travel website targeting environmentally concious consumers, ResponsibleTravel has finally given US users their own operation.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - GateGuru
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TLabs Showcase - GateGuru
By Kevin May | June 25, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring US-based GateGuru.... Read More
Part Two of Four: TripAdvisor CEO explains link policy, feels the hotel love
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Part Two of Four: TripAdvisor CEO explains link policy, feels the hotel love
By Dennis Schaal | June 25, 2010
While some may refer to one aspect of TripAdvisor's Business Listings' practices as LinkGate, CEO Stephen Kaufer counters that TripAdvisor is "not selling any SEO juice."... Read More
HomeAway and TripAdvisor ready to fight over lucrative land
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HomeAway and TripAdvisor ready to fight over lucrative land
By Kevin May | June 25, 2010
HomeAway hit back quickly today after seeing TripAdvisor become a new and potentially powerful rival on the European stage as well as in its back yard of North America.... Read More
Ten things everyone should know about affiliate marketing in travel
By Viewpoints | June 25, 2010
Around for years, but the often-neglected - in terms of profile - world of affiliate marketing remains one of the fastest growing and efficient areas in online advertising, especially in travel.... Read More
Travelport IPO resurrection gaining momentum, New York replaces London
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Travelport IPO resurrection gaining momentum, New York replaces London
By Kevin May | June 25, 2010
Way back in February 2010, just ten days after Travelport ditched its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, finance folk in the US predicted a return to the idea later in the year.... Read More