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Ancillary Mania: US hotels forecast to earn $1.95B in fees and surcharges in 2012

By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2012

This year U.S. hotels will rake $1.95 billion in fees and surcharges, a new record, according to a... Read More

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Study reveals truths about short-term rental and homestay market

By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2012

A study commissioned by Roomarama, a booking engine for short-term rentals (STR), and Tripping, a... Read More

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The Scan: Amazon Glacier archives data, Solare Hotels installs video translation iPad apps, and more

By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2012

Amazon debuts a data archiving service that travel tech companies may like, Inden Consulting sells... Read More

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MUTEK music and arts festival presents a refreshingly different way to experience Montreal

By Nick Vivion | August 21, 2012

With the never-ending glut of mobile apps in the marketplace, it's always refreshing to come across a... Read More

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Morning Scan: Amex's Orbitz-run booking engine launches, United pivots its blog, and more

By Sean O'Neil | August 21, 2012

American Express and Orbitz team up to create a booking engine, United Airlines is shifting the focus... Read More

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LocalUncle sets October release date for 2.0 version of iPhone app

By Nick Vivion | August 20, 2012

Destination question-and-answer startup LocalUncle is set to release their completed redesigned app in... Read More

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Liftopia provides ski-pass technology to newly minted The Mountain Collective

By Nick Vivion | August 20, 2012

San Francisco-based lift ticket company Liftopia will power the new consumer-facing ski pass... Read More

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Briefing: The largest travel IPO of 2012, CTrip's loss, Qunar's gain, and other travel tech news

By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2012

China's largest online travel agencies are battling for their share of the domestic travel market,... Read More

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Flip.to continues signing up hotels to its social media marketing platform

By Nick Vivion | August 17, 2012

Flip.to, a marketing platform for hotels that turns their guests into engaged brand advocates recently... Read More

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Morning Scan: Apple may add fingerprint ID to Passbook, Expedia hires ad stars

By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2012

Apple may have bought Authentec because it wants to add swipe sensor technology to its devices, say... Read More

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