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Should hotel guests have to pay for the internet?
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Should hotel guests have to pay for the internet?
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | April 12, 2010
Major hotel chains and independent properties around the world continue to charge guests for using the internet - an irritation for those who consider it as important as free room towels.... Read More
TripSay and Layar combine, win backing of mobile giant
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TripSay and Layar combine, win backing of mobile giant
By Kevin May | April 12, 2010
TripSay may not be a household name yet, but after working with Dutch augmented reality pioneer Layar things may be looking up.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - April 4 to April 10 2010
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The Week in Travel Tech - April 4 to April 10 2010
By PhocusWire | April 10, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 4 to Saturday 10 April 2010.... Read More
Bangkok - when travel, social media and politics collide
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Bangkok - when travel, social media and politics collide
By Kevin May | April 10, 2010
Interesting perfect storm occurring in the Thailand capital this weekend as the ongoing Red Shirt political protest intensifies and reaches Bangkok's backpacker community.... Read More
House committee may probe US airlines on Ryanair pay-toilet scheme
By Dennis Schaal | April 9, 2010
Don't be surprised if the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee calls in U.S. airline officials for a hearing and asks them if they intend to follow Ryanair's move to institute pay toilets.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - MyTripGuru
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TLabs Showcase - MyTripGuru
By Kevin May | April 9, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Gutenberg, Germany-based MyTripGuru.... Read More
Set phasers to stun - Davidson accused of warped logix about airline industry
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Set phasers to stun - Davidson accused of warped logix about airline industry
By Viewpoints | April 9, 2010
For a guy who runs a company called Farelogix, Jim Davidson offers precious little logic about fares in his recent commentary.... Read More
YourTour to drive trip planning channel for National-Citer car rental site
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YourTour to drive trip planning channel for National-Citer car rental site
By Kevin May | April 9, 2010
Car rental appears to be in vogue as the place to try advanced planning tools as French giant National-Citer shows off its deal with YourTour.... Read More
No Internet Explorer was a drag so Gliider drops Mozilla-only premise
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No Internet Explorer was a drag so Gliider drops Mozilla-only premise
By Dennis Schaal | April 9, 2010
Gliider, a trip-planning tool which was available as a Mozilla Firefox add-on only, was expected to launch today as an Internet Explorer-compatible tool, as well.... Read More
Ten reasons why 2010 is NOT the year of the mobile in travel
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Ten reasons why 2010 is NOT the year of the mobile in travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 9, 2010
This is - yet again - the year of the mobile in travel. But there are many reasons why mobile doesn’t currently work.... Read More
Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 3 2010
By PhocusWire | April 8, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending April 3 2010.... Read More
Passengers railing about airline fees? Amtrak on record ridership pace
By Dennis Schaal | April 8, 2010
The news that Spirit Airlines will charge up to $45 for a carry-on bag, that American Airlines will take $8 for a pillow and blanket, and that Ryanair is toying with toilet fees, may not be unwelcome news at U.S. rail line Amtrak, which announced today that its ridership numbers for the first six months of fiscal year 2010 were up 4.3% and on pace to establish a new annual record.... Read More
Google has high hopes for upper-funnel AdWords
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Google has high hopes for upper-funnel AdWords
By Dennis Schaal | April 8, 2010
Google is in the midst of a rolling launch to AdWords advertisers of Search Funnels, a tool designed to give them a view of the role played by consumers' keywords clicks and ad impressions, sometimes days or weeks before the last-click conversion.... Read More
Fear and loathing in the airline industry, innovation on hold?
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Fear and loathing in the airline industry, innovation on hold?
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2010
It is no secret that one of the most powerful ways to influence individual and societal behavior is fear.... Read More
Why Social TV was born to be in the hotel industry
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Why Social TV was born to be in the hotel industry
By Viewpoints | April 8, 2010
The hotel sector is beginning to emerge from the slump of recent years and many businesses are looking for new ways to attract the web and media savvy 25-45 year old.... Read More