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Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 20 2010
By Kevin May | March 24, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending March 20 2010.... Read More
Six critical issues to consider with social media in travel
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Six critical issues to consider with social media in travel
By Kevin May | March 24, 2010
Interesting study by media planning and buying agency Total Media paints a good and very concise picture of how the travel sector is being affected by social media.... Read More
With Amadeus IPO plans now public will Travelport try again?
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With Amadeus IPO plans now public will Travelport try again?
By Dennis Schaal | March 24, 2010
The bottom line in Amadeus' announcement yesterday that it will attempt a public offering on the Spanish Stock Exchanges in the first half of the year is this: UK private equity firms BC Partners and Cinven likely will retain control of Amadeus and they will use the proceeds to pay down debt.... Read More
WestJet to sell seat assignments through Travelport
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WestJet to sell seat assignments through Travelport
By Dennis Schaal | March 24, 2010
WestJet, the Canadian low cost carrier, signed a multiyear full content agreement with Travelport GDS, and Travelport says "in the future" the airline will distribute its prereserved seats through the Apollo and Worldspan systems.... Read More
New website for TravelFusion, plots Twitter streams and trip scoring system
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New website for TravelFusion, plots Twitter streams and trip scoring system
By Kevin May | March 24, 2010
Travel metasearch engine TravelFusion has relaunched its main B2C website with a number of new features and ahead of a series of other product improvements.... Read More
Day Ten of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
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Day Ten of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
By Viewpoints | March 24, 2010
What does good customer service look like for the leisure and business travel market?... Read More
Why mobile itinerary planning and sharing is starting to get very interesting
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Why mobile itinerary planning and sharing is starting to get very interesting
By Martin Collings | March 24, 2010
The really interesting part about mobile travel apps right now is how much investment is going into this space.... Read More
US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 20 2010
By Kevin May | March 23, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending March 20 2010.... Read More
NileGuide iPhone app features multisource content, many destinations
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NileGuide iPhone app features multisource content, many destinations
By Dennis Schaal | March 23, 2010
NileGuide, the trip-planning company, released its second mobile app, What's Next, an iPhone app that features information on more than 200 destinations from 30-plus content sources.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - Cost2Drive
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TLabs Showcase - Cost2Drive
By Kevin May | March 23, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring Virginia-based C2G, the company behind Cost2Drive.com.... Read More
TripAdvisor finally unveils mobile version of website
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TripAdvisor finally unveils mobile version of website
By Kevin May | March 23, 2010
TripAdvisor, considered by many one of the busiest sites to read on a desktop let alone a mobile device, has launched a version for smartphones.... Read More
Day Nine of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
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Day Nine of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
By Viewpoints | March 23, 2010
Harnessing the power of social media and ensuring a true multi-channel approach to customer service?... Read More
UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 20 2010
By Kevin May | March 23, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending March 20 2010.... Read More
NewTravelco -- Breakwell, Slyngstad, Sunhil, Barton and the telephone guy
By Dennis Schaal | March 23, 2010
Yesterday was day #1 in the new Seattle offices of NewTravelco, the travel startup by four Expedia alum. Also Monday, the company announced it has received $9.8 million in funding.... Read More
Amadeus 2009 results - top-line summary
By Kevin May | March 23, 2010
Amadeus released its 2009 full-year results this morning. A summary is as follows:... Read More