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HouseTrip rewards loyalty with new program - and 3,000 free nights

By Nick Vivion | June 12, 2013

Loyalty programs have been a staple of travel since their May 1981 introduction by American Airlines,... Read More

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Airbnb and the tale of two cities

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2013

Last week an interesting piece popped up on Airbnb's blog entitled Why we're helping Nigel in New... Read More

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City guide app maker Ulmon is Europe's largest mobile travel startup you've never heard of

By Sean O'Neil | June 12, 2013

With hundreds of thousands of monthly users, Ulmon's City Guide 2 Go and its individual city apps have... Read More

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When IATA myth-busting falls short, let the airline big guns pick up the slack

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2013

In recent weeks IATA has done its all to champion the famed New Distribution Capability, including a... Read More

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Growing online: HotelRunner bridges digital divide for lower tier hotels

By Nick Vivion | June 11, 2013

HotelRunner, a product of Turkish start-up CloudArena, is aimed squarely at helping the zero-to-three... Read More

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Waze goes Google, taking it out of play and making maps red-hot

By Nick Vivion | June 11, 2013

Maps continue their red-hot march as the interface for travel, as Google officially agrees to purchase... Read More

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Musings from an airline executive on why third party travel apps are winning

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2013

Mobile strategy is probably keeping many an airline executive awake at night but one chose to share... Read More

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Mishandled bags move one click closer to extinction

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2013

A technological mashup now promises to reduce that number even further: the combination of traditional... Read More

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Flatora shuts up shop, executive reflects on what went wrong

By Linda Fox | June 7, 2013

Flatora, a Russia-based marketplace for short-term holiday rentals, is calling it a day, posting a... Read More

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Vayama pushes ahead with Amadeus search tech, explores marketing potential

By Linda Fox | June 7, 2013

Vayama is extending its use of Amadeus Featured Results to more than 2,000 origin and destination... Read More

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