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Changing its tune, UK regulator declines to investigate Expedia's acquisition of Trivago
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Changing its tune, UK regulator declines to investigate Expedia's acquisition of Trivago
By Sean O'Neil | March 6, 2013
Last week, we reported that Britain’s Office Of Fair Trading (OFT) is casting its eye over US travel... Read More
Case study: Travel Republic hits 1 million followers on Google+, a UK agency first
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Case study: Travel Republic hits 1 million followers on Google+, a UK agency first
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
Travel Republic, the UK online travel agency, has hit a social media milestone in attracting 1,021,907... Read More
Previews looking ahead to SXSWi in Austin, Texas
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Previews looking ahead to SXSWi in Austin, Texas
By Nick Vivion | March 5, 2013
After spending hours combing through endless sessions and parties, here are some of the can't-miss... Read More
In a major update, the Now iPhone app turns live public photo streams into a travel discovery tool
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In a major update, the Now iPhone app turns live public photo streams into a travel discovery tool
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
Now is an iPhone app that takes advantage of live public photo streams—such as Instagram—and helps... Read More
Speaking of travel tech, could AirGo improve airplane seating?
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Speaking of travel tech, could AirGo improve airplane seating?
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
It's not often that the ideas of a undergraduate engineering student at University of Malaysia get... Read More
Roomer, a secondary market for hotel rooms, secures $2M in funding from BRM Capital
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Roomer, a secondary market for hotel rooms, secures $2M in funding from BRM Capital
By Sean O'Neil | March 5, 2013
New Israel-based site Roomer lets users sell recoup the cost of pre-paid hotel reservations they can't... Read More
Selling $40 T-shirts before it has even launched, Wander is unconventional
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Selling $40 T-shirts before it has even launched, Wander is unconventional
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
Wander, which has raised $1.2 million in funding, is so successful at strip-teasing its product that... Read More
Triptease wants to refresh the reviews space putting an end to faceless text
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Triptease wants to refresh the reviews space putting an end to faceless text
By Linda Fox | March 4, 2013
Frustration with travel reviews drove Triptease founder Charlie Osmond to develop the service after... Read More
DoubleTree's Diana Plazas and Altimeter's Charlene Li speak about defining social and leveraging technology [VIDEO]
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DoubleTree's Diana Plazas and Altimeter's Charlene Li speak about defining social and leveraging technology [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | March 4, 2013
Tnooz caught up with two speakers at the Expion Social Business Summit in Raleigh/Durham, North... Read More
JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon
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JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon
By Sean O'Neil | March 4, 2013
US airline JetBlue has entered itself into Google's "If I had Glass" contest via a series of... Read More
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