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Expedia handling TechCrunch tirade at 'highest level'
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Expedia handling TechCrunch tirade at 'highest level'
By Kevin May | February 15, 2010
Expedia is fighting a major social media and PR fire after one of highest profile tech blogs on the planet slammed the agency for poor customer service.... Read More
BudgetAirlines gets interim lift from Kayak
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BudgetAirlines gets interim lift from Kayak
By Dennis Schaal | February 15, 2010
Budget Center, a mash-up of budget-oriented travel domains. launched an interim website, BudgetAirlines.com, featuring Kayak metasearch. And, oh yes, the website has Google AdSense, too.... Read More
So what happens when growth at HomeAway slows down?
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So what happens when growth at HomeAway slows down?
By Kevin May | February 15, 2010
HomeAway released its 2009 annual report for the UK earlier today, boasting encouraging figures in terms of traffic, booking enquiries and sign-ups.... Read More
Southwest quickly sizes up situation, 'Not So Silent Bob' keeps up substanial pressure
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Southwest quickly sizes up situation, 'Not So Silent Bob' keeps up substanial pressure
By Dennis Schaal | February 15, 2010
With controversy still swirling about Kevin Smith's removal from a Southwest Airlines flight, the director kept up the pressure after the airline published a blog post about the incident, defending its 25-year-old Customer of Size policy and hoping to contain the damage.... Read More
GetARoom: three question marks over the model but one reason the company will succeed
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GetARoom: three question marks over the model but one reason the company will succeed
By Tim Hughes | February 15, 2010
A pundit has the right to cast a critical eye over a business, even if the founders are proven entrepreneurial billionaires.... Read More
Basking in Google glory, Kayak launches Trips in the UK, upgrades iPhone app
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Basking in Google glory, Kayak launches Trips in the UK, upgrades iPhone app
By Kevin May | February 15, 2010
Fresh from being cited by Google as a key competitor, Kayak is rolling out its trip planning tool to the UK market this week and also unveiling a major upgrade to its iPhone app.... Read More
Social media – constant change, elusive ROI, beware of mass hysteria
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Social media – constant change, elusive ROI, beware of mass hysteria
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | February 15, 2010
Social Media has only one constant – and that is change. So how on earth do you keep up?... Read More
Google takes Kayak by surprise, named as key competitor
By Kevin May | February 14, 2010
Some folk in Connecticut, US, will be scratching their heads as feverishly as they are digging their way through the snow after Google named the metasearch firm Kayak on its list of competitors.... Read More
Silent Bob Strikes Back @SouthWestAir
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Silent Bob Strikes Back @SouthWestAir
By Stephen Joyce | February 13, 2010
Hot on the heels of my Winning Airline Twitter Strategies post is a story hot off the Twitter feed.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - February 7 to February 13 2010
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The Week in Travel Tech - February 7 to February 13 2010
By Kevin May | February 13, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 7 February to Saturday 13 February 2010.... Read More
Why travel technology standards should not be a snooze
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Why travel technology standards should not be a snooze
By Valyn Perini | February 12, 2010
Talking about technology standards can be mind-numbingly boring, and I should know – I talk about them all the time.... Read More
TSA funds explosive detection devices through jobs stimulus program
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TSA funds explosive detection devices through jobs stimulus program
By Dennis Schaal | February 12, 2010
The TSA is upgrading its explosive trace-detection equipment at airport checkpoints by tapping into funding from last year's federal jobs' stimulus law.... Read More
Earth.org enters the great Black Hole of the web
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Earth.org enters the great Black Hole of the web
By Kevin May | February 12, 2010
Hopes of continuing the open source travel content project Earth.org appear to have come to an end with the site disappearing into the digital ether this week.... Read More
Eurostar promises smartphones for drivers and better use of social media
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Eurostar promises smartphones for drivers and better use of social media
By Kevin May | February 12, 2010
Updated story included... Eurostar has recognised the communication screw-ups that took place during its calamitous mechanical failure before Christmas and is rolling out what it says are "major improvements".... Read More
European Union investigating airline alliances, GDSs praying for fairness
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European Union investigating airline alliances, GDSs praying for fairness
By Kevin May | February 12, 2010
What do financial institutions and European regulators have in common? Both appear to be key groups of people impacting on the lives of anyone in the GDS community.... Read More