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Apple debuts iPad mini, moves to dominate mobile ad market -- challenging travel companies
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Apple debuts iPad mini, moves to dominate mobile ad market -- challenging travel companies
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2012
The sweetest spot in mobile advertising is video and animation with interactivity, and 7-inch-screen... Read More
In a rare departure, airlines trump other companies in customer service via Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
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In a rare departure, airlines trump other companies in customer service via Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2012
An analysis finds that airlines addressed 69% of customer comments on airline Facebook pages, a higher... Read More
Guiomatic says its white-label travel guides are supersizing OTA conversion rates
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Guiomatic says its white-label travel guides are supersizing OTA conversion rates
By Sean O'Neil | October 23, 2012
Offering B2B solutions, Guiomatic sells a widget that can a consumer-focused travel company can add to... Read More
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud hiccup takes down Airbnb, Foursquare, and other startups for hours
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Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud hiccup takes down Airbnb, Foursquare, and other startups for hours
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2012
Many digital companies, including travel startups like Airbnb and Foursquare have been knocked offline... Read More
Quirky travel mapping application allows travelers to visualize trip planning
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Quirky travel mapping application allows travelers to visualize trip planning
By Nick Vivion | October 22, 2012
Go Pro Travelling has announced their new take on maps, an interactive mapping application that allows... Read More
The Scan: Pheed may be the new Twitter, and today's travel tech news
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The Scan: Pheed may be the new Twitter, and today's travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | October 22, 2012
Hipmunk lists private air taxi options and Google reveals that how Indians search mobile maps... Read More
Orbitz launches Android app with 72-hour flash sale
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Orbitz launches Android app with 72-hour flash sale
By Nick Vivion | October 19, 2012
Orbitz has just launched their Android app, and is using a this-weekend-only approach to promoting the... Read More
French hoteliers voice concern about OTA business practices
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French hoteliers voice concern about OTA business practices
By Nick Vivion | October 19, 2012
One hospitality industry veteran has taken to the Web to publicly gripe about the OTA situation on... Read More
Transport and ticketing clear winners as mobile payment methods converge to NFC?
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Transport and ticketing clear winners as mobile payment methods converge to NFC?
By Linda Fox | October 19, 2012
Total spend via mobiles using near-field communication (NFC) is to rise more than twenty-fold from... Read More
CasaHop uses social graph to create trust in the home swap experience
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CasaHop uses social graph to create trust in the home swap experience
By Linda Fox | October 19, 2012
CasaHop is a home exchange platform which aims to put like-minded people in touch with each other via... Read More
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