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Thomas Cook told to pay up as ex-BlueSky employees win latest round of tribunal
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Thomas Cook told to pay up as ex-BlueSky employees win latest round of tribunal
By Linda Fox | July 20, 2012
A tribunal has awarded ex-BlueSky Travel Systems staff compensation after ruling no attempt was made... Read More
WorldMate upgrades its itinerary management app with hotel booking suggestions
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WorldMate upgrades its itinerary management app with hotel booking suggestions
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2012
Last week, WorldMate, a maker of itinerary-management apps, debuted a major upgrade to its free and... Read More
Foursquare launches Local Updates, promoting businesses that claim listings
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Foursquare launches Local Updates, promoting businesses that claim listings
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2012
Foursquare will give the one million businesses that have already verified their listing on the... Read More
Data use rankings for iPhone travel booking apps [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Data use rankings for iPhone travel booking apps [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2012
A ranking of the travel booking mobile apps used at least once by US iPhone users in June 2012 is led... Read More
Google sees last minute travel queries go mobile, desktop takes a dive
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Google sees last minute travel queries go mobile, desktop takes a dive
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2012
Google has recorded quite a spike in queries for last minute travel products from mobile devices in... Read More
Pay by voice comes to smartphones via Pay with Square mobile payment
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Pay by voice comes to smartphones via Pay with Square mobile payment
By Sean O'Neil | July 19, 2012
Merchants with Square software will be able to receive a signal from customers who have downloaded the... Read More
Travel Onion peels off skin to reveal daily deal move
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Travel Onion peels off skin to reveal daily deal move
By Sean O'Neil | July 18, 2012
Travel Onion, a three-year old, US-based startup, relaunched this month to become an aggregation... Read More
Maldives twitter campaign turns sour as human rights protesters air discontent
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Maldives twitter campaign turns sour as human rights protesters air discontent
By Linda Fox | July 18, 2012
Another 'what were they thinking?' moment on Twitter this week with the Maldives Tourism Board's... Read More
NextGreatPlace comes to market combining vacation club, concierge and travel agency experience
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NextGreatPlace comes to market combining vacation club, concierge and travel agency experience
By Linda Fox | July 17, 2012
Following a beta in the Spring, NextGreatPlace, a membership-based holiday club, makes its public... Read More
Traveling naked? MyTaxi iOS app now lets you pay without cash or card [Video]
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Traveling naked? MyTaxi iOS app now lets you pay without cash or card [Video]
By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2012
Market leader for taxi-call apps myTaxi launches the first mobile payment system on the German taxi... Read More
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