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Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010

By PhocusWire | May 26, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending May 22 2010.... Read More

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Hotel guests can submit reviews with new TripAdvisor iPhone app

By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2010

Travelers unhappy -- or happy -- with hotel service can ask the hotel worker or manager to wait a minute, pick up an iPhone and quickly dash off a review for TripAdvisor.... Read More

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Kayak explores map-based search for air, hotels, activities

By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2010

Kayak introduced new map-based tools which enable users to search for flights, hotels and activities based on various parameters that they establish.... Read More

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Fly.com hopes to mirror Travelzoo global expansion programme, package holidays next

By Kevin May | May 25, 2010

Flight search site Fly.com is planning to be in the same markets occupied by parent company Travelzoo, although the order in which new categories will be added appears to have changed.... Read More

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OffandAway is off and away with launch of hotel-room auction website

By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2010

Off & Away, an auction website for luxurious hotel suites, launched its website yesterday and its first auction -- for two nights in the Tata Presidential Suite at the Pierre New York.... Read More

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Part 1: Five challenges on the journey to mastering travel inspiration

By Martin Collings | May 25, 2010

Travel search is changing and understanding traveler inspiration is becoming increasingly important.... Read More

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Car rental becoming hotbed of activity, Argus Car Hire relaunches

By Kevin May | May 25, 2010

Ireland-based Argus Car Hire is gearing up for a major relaunch of its website this week, timed wonderfully to coincide with a resurgence of sorts in car rental.... Read More

UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010

By PhocusWire | May 25, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending May 22 2010.... Read More

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Gekko glides down the bookmarking route for hotel search

By Kevin May | May 25, 2010

European hotel website Gekko is launching a Deli.cio.us-style bookmark tool to allow users to aggregate hotel properties when browsing elsewhere on the web.... Read More

US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 22 2010

By PhocusWire | May 24, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending May 22 2010.... Read More

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Stash Hotel Rewards: another travel project from Expedia alums

By Kevin May | May 24, 2010

Hardly a week goes by without a group of former-Expedia/Microsoft folk coming together to launch a new travel startup - this time it's the turn of Stash Hotel Rewards.... Read More

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Most influential on Twitter: Barack Obama, JetBlue and some other folk

By Kevin May | May 24, 2010

Intriguing yet slightly confusing infographic from web agency Information Architects detailing the early pioneers and key influencers on Twitter.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - SiteValet

By Stephen Joyce | May 24, 2010

TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Canada-based SiteValet.... Read More

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InterContinental hits it big with Gowalla mobile marketing

By Dennis Schaal | May 24, 2010

Location-based social networks such as foursquare and Gowalla likely will soon see a flurry of integrations with hotels and other brands as travel companies tap into new mobile-marketing vehicles.... Read More