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Social seating one year on: move over airlines - hotels, rail and events get a piece of the action
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Social seating one year on: move over airlines - hotels, rail and events get a piece of the action
By Linda Fox | May 9, 2013
Just over a year ago KLM lifted the lid on its Meet & Seat concept integrating social networking into... Read More
SilverRail's strategy for European rail ticketing
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SilverRail's strategy for European rail ticketing
By Sean O'Neil | May 8, 2013
Cross-border ticketing has elusive for travel companies, but US-based SilverRail is establishing... Read More
Bureaucracy busters: Claiming travel-related compensation just got easier
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Bureaucracy busters: Claiming travel-related compensation just got easier
By Nick Vivion | May 8, 2013
Identifying under- or unserved niches is increasingly difficult in the travel space. Refund.me has... Read More
Attack on the clones: HotelTonight launches review tool, plots strategy
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Attack on the clones: HotelTonight launches review tool, plots strategy
By Sean O'Neil | May 8, 2013
HotelTonight is aiming to outrun its copycat competitors with an iPhone app upgrade called Snap Your... Read More
Mobile app tunes into emotions to gauge happiness
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Mobile app tunes into emotions to gauge happiness
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2013
The clever folk at Cambridge University have developed a mobile service which could have numerous... Read More
Thomson serves up one minute holiday to chase away winter blues
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Thomson serves up one minute holiday to chase away winter blues
By Linda Fox | May 8, 2013
As part of its ongoing Holidays Just Got Better campaign, Thomson has released a quirky effort to get... Read More
VeryLastRoom looks to more users and hotels after funding windfall
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VeryLastRoom looks to more users and hotels after funding windfall
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2013
VeryLastRoom has announced seed funding of EURO 400,000 after launching its same-day hotel booking... Read More
Wander hype unravels (a bit) as first full-featured product arrives
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Wander hype unravels (a bit) as first full-featured product arrives
By Nick Vivion | May 7, 2013
Wander has been on the travel radar for over a year now, first announcing nothing at all with their... Read More
Sabre enhances merchandising capabilities with Custom Offers
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Sabre enhances merchandising capabilities with Custom Offers
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2013
Sabre has released technology enabling hotels and airlines to put together personalised offers for... Read More
GuestLogix, the on-board merchandising processor, hints at big moves this month
By Sean O'Neil | May 5, 2013
Expect the largest onboard payments processor to announce either an acquisition, its purchase by a... Read More
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