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UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End March 13 2010
By Kevin May | March 16, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending March 13 2010.... Read More
Sunshine.co.uk expands country sites, Tenerife and others coming soon
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Sunshine.co.uk expands country sites, Tenerife and others coming soon
By Kevin May | March 16, 2010
Budget online travel agency Sunshine.co.uk is snapping up country domain names with a view to launching a series of sites with locally written content coupled with cheap deals.... Read More
With remarkable timing, British Airways launches flight switch tool for mobile site
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With remarkable timing, British Airways launches flight switch tool for mobile site
By Kevin May | March 16, 2010
British Airways has unveiled new functionality for the mobile version of its website allowing customers to change their booking to another flight.... Read More
Continental chucks free meals, Southwest bucks bag trends
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Continental chucks free meals, Southwest bucks bag trends
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010
When it comes to certain fees and marketing possibilities, Continental and Southwest airlines are two carriers flying in different directions.... Read More
Skyscanner opens new site domains for Austria, Sweden and Switzerland
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Skyscanner opens new site domains for Austria, Sweden and Switzerland
By Kevin May | March 15, 2010
Metasearch engine Skyscanner has unveiled three new country domains as it continue its global expansion programme.... Read More
Getaroom.com puts Facebook fans in video mode
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Getaroom.com puts Facebook fans in video mode
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010
In one fell swoop, getaroom.com figured out a way to increase viewership of its commercials, boost its Facebook fan base, increase interaction with consumers, bump up traffic on its blog and plug a hotel partner.... Read More
With Expedia pulling back, TRX delists from small cap market
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With Expedia pulling back, TRX delists from small cap market
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010
TRX won't try to regain compliance with the NASDAQ Capital Market's $2.5 million stockholder equity requirement, so it will voluntarily delist.... Read More
Is this the most expensive iPhone travel app on the market?
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Is this the most expensive iPhone travel app on the market?
By Kevin May | March 15, 2010
At £20 ($30) a download for a month's service, a new iPhone product from TrafficMaster's International Rescue could be the priciest travel app around.... Read More
Ctrip continues shopping spree, invests in hotel companies
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Ctrip continues shopping spree, invests in hotel companies
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010
Days after announcing a public offering to beef up its acquisition kitty, Ctrip, the Chinese online travel company, revealed plans to invest in two hotel-management outfits.... Read More
Oman Air, American Airlines, United Airlines boosting electronic check-in
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Oman Air, American Airlines, United Airlines boosting electronic check-in
By Kevin May | March 15, 2010
A run of improvements by three major airlines are in place this week in individual bids to modernise and enhance the check-in process for passengers.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - KeepMeBooked
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TLabs Showcase - KeepMeBooked
By Kevin May | March 15, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring KeepMeBooked from the UK.... Read More
DC policy spat: Hotels to meet with OTAs, but lobby against them
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010
Responding to an invitation from a coalition of intermediaries, the American Hotel & Lodging Association says it will arrange to meet with the online travel agencies about a federal hotel-tax standard -- but AH&LA's hotel members will meet with Congressional lawmakers this week "about the threat posed" by the OTAs' proposed legislation.... Read More
Day One of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
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Day One of Ten - Understanding tech trends in travel
By Viewpoints | March 15, 2010
We are witnessing the evolution of a new type of traveller – the Amateur-Expert.... Read More
Reports that Travel Agent is Dead competition has died greatly exaggerated
By Alex Bainbridge | March 14, 2010
Updated: Competition pulled again! Over the last few days I have been following the ups and downs of a social media campaign by iTrek, an Australian travel insurance provider.... Read More
OTAs invite hoteliers to tax meet -- dialogue or grandstanding?
By Dennis Schaal | March 13, 2010
On the eve of the American Hotel & Lodging Association's March 15-16 Legislation Action Summit in Washington, D.C., a coalition of intermediaries penned an open letter to the hotel industry, urging dialogue about hoped-for federal hotel-tax legislation and inviting AH&LA leaders to meet with the group during or after the conference.... Read More