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Why good hotels have bad WiFi, and how to avoid them

By Sean O'Neil | July 25, 2014

Few people depend on strong Wi-Fi networks as much as developers and engineers. So it is no surprise... Read More

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OECD releases latest data on global access to data subscriptions

By Nick Vivion | July 25, 2014

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released its latest data on access to... Read More

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Essential Travel slapped with hefty fine for data protection breach

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2014

Essential Travel (Think W3) has been served with a £150,000 fine from UK data protection body, the... Read More

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TripAdvisor acquires Viator, the tours and activities agency, for $200M

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014

Viator, one of the largest online tours-and-activities booking agencies, said today that it has been... Read More

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HomeAway had OK earnings and will market itself as a lifestyle brand

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2014

Vacation rental giant HomeAway's second quarter 2014 results matched expectations. It reported... Read More

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Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery

By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2014

The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the... Read More

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SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014

SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab... Read More

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AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2014

Latvia-based airline AirBaltic would appear to have removed the transaction fee from its Bitcoin... Read More

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TripAdvisor misses estimates, and its call contains clues to weakness [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014

TripAdvisor tripped today. The sprawling user-review platform revealed its earnings for the second... Read More

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Foursquare aims to become Mayor of Social Travel Recommendations

By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2014

In the next few weeks, Foursquare will relaunch its app with new functionality that will directly... Read More

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