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TRX records modest profit, increases guidance
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TRX records modest profit, increases guidance
By Dennis Schaal | May 14, 2010
TRX, the transaction-processing and data-reporting company, eked out a modest profit in the first quarter and increased its earnings guidance.... Read More
Apple iTravel dream comes another step closer with location app function
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Apple iTravel dream comes another step closer with location app function
By Kevin May | May 14, 2010
The Apple iTravel project appears to be gaining momentum by the day with a new patent filed in the US this week to run an extremely powerful location-based tool.... Read More
iPad in-flight entertainment system coming to an aircraft near you
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iPad in-flight entertainment system coming to an aircraft near you
By Kevin May | May 14, 2010
It was bound to happen eventually: July 2010 will be the first time any aircraft in the world will be fitted with Apple iPad devices for in-flight entertainment.... Read More
AirAsia claims mobile booking record, highlights need for more open reporting
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AirAsia claims mobile booking record, highlights need for more open reporting
By Kevin May | May 14, 2010
Happy days for AirAsia it seems with news that its mobile channel is apparently breaking records for bookings to a low cost carrier from a handset.... Read More
Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 8 2010
By PhocusWire | May 13, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending May 8 2010.... Read More
Public company Amadeus, with Opodo in hand, is back reporting quarterly results
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Public company Amadeus, with Opodo in hand, is back reporting quarterly results
By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2010
They're baaack. One consequence of the Amadeus IPO is that the technology and GDS vendor is back reporting quarterly financial results on a regular basis.... Read More
Amadeus Q1 2010 results - bitesize summary
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Amadeus released its Q1 2010 results this afternoon. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Discover Anywhere Mobile
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TLabs Showcase - Discover Anywhere Mobile
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Toronto, Canada-based Discover Anywhere Mobile.... Read More
Travelocity buzzing after success of Roaming Gnome on Chatroulette
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Travelocity buzzing after success of Roaming Gnome on Chatroulette
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Some consider Chatroulette as either The World's Newest Freakshow or a marketing opportunity too good to miss - Travelocity says it belongs in the latter camp.... Read More
If Android clobbered Apple due to aggressive marketing, so what?
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If Android clobbered Apple due to aggressive marketing, so what?
By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2010
Mobile junkies -- and I'm not talking about druggies in cars -- are abuzz because Google's Android operating system overtook the iPhone in U.S. smartphone sales in the first quarter.... Read More
TripAdvisor says Asia-Pacific and B2B is where the growth will come
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TripAdvisor says Asia-Pacific and B2B is where the growth will come
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Shake-up of sorts at user review giant TripAdvisor as the company outlines where it sees long term potential to expand the business.... Read More
VoyagePrive extends to the UK, ex-Lastminute.com boss at the helm
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VoyagePrive extends to the UK, ex-Lastminute.com boss at the helm
By Kevin May | May 13, 2010
Member-only online luxury travel service, Voyage Prive, has reached the UK after four years slowly extending around other European countries and the US.... Read More
How does a large company like Sabre innovate? Lots of coffee
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How does a large company like Sabre innovate? Lots of coffee
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
How does a large company like Sabre get the innovation vibe going? All-nighters with lots of caffeine flowing.... Read More
Policy monitors at Carlson Wagonlit tweak tool so corporate travelers get the message
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Policy monitors at Carlson Wagonlit tweak tool so corporate travelers get the message
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel integrated two corporate travel tools with the aim of bringing the expenditures of wayward business travelers back into compliance with corporate travel policies.... Read More
gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter
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gliider, TravelMuse take their squabble to Twitter
By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010
The heat is on among trip-planning websites gliider and TravelMuse as the two startups have taken their competition -- or might we say, confrontation -- to Twitter.... Read More