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Everplaces extends remit to B2B app development

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2013

Mobile travel guide newbie Everplaces is enabling travel companies to create their own mobile marketing applications via new technology launched today Read More

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Mobile confession from the new Priceline family member [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2013

It's worth sticking with this clip from CBS This Morning if you can get past the presenters drooling over Priceline's $1.8bn acquisition of Kayak in November Read More

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Google reaches a truce with US regulators on antitrust probe, dealing FairSearch a blow

By Sean O'Neil | January 3, 2013

Federal regulators closed a 20-month probe of Google’s search business without finding any antitrust violations. Read More

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Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs

By Viewpoints | December 27, 2012

When we received a tip from a helpful Tnooz reader noting an interesting search inconsistency with Google handsets running the newest version of Android, Jelly Bean, we decided it was a great... Read More

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Travel startups in Russia: From apps to social travel and a dash of marketplaces

By Viewpoints | December 26, 2012

Online travel is experiencing phenomenal growth in Russia with startups emerging thick and fast and a number of funding rounds revealed recently making it an exciting space Read More

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Dcovery wants to be the Evernote for travel by organising destination research

By Linda Fox | December 23, 2012

Dcovery is a mobile application which helps users organise their travel research. Read More

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The value of now: Mobile surges as a last-minute emergency channel

By Nick Vivion | December 21, 2012

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many residents were unprepared for the sheer scope and devastation faced by their communities. For those who did not heed evacuation warnings, or who were never told... Read More

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The Scan: American Airlines serves 20,000 passes a day through Passbook, and more news

By Sean O'Neil | December 21, 2012

American Airlines, Hotel.jp, Viator, TripLingo, Gogobot, Grasp Technologies, Lowcosttravel, C2G, 101 Holidays USA, and SignEasy, all appear in our roundup of trade news in travel technology for 21... Read More

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Sky high loyalty: New ways airlines and travel companies can soar

By Viewpoints | December 18, 2012

Given enough time mentors and mentees invariably swap roles. Students become the teachers. Industries operate under similar cycles. No truer is that the case then when it comes to loyalty programs and... Read More

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LocalMind purchase next step on Airbnb's path to local domination

By Nick Vivion | December 17, 2012

Montreal-based Localmind has announced that it has been acquired by Airbnb last week, the second acquisition by Airbnb in 4 months demonstrating the company's continued pursuit of dominance in the local... Read More

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Travelport research shows room for travel agents at the digital inn

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2012

Travelport's latest research into how leisure traveller plan and book their trips shows to what extent consumers now rely on their mobile phones. Read More

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The Scan: Russia OTA funding, airport self-service stats, movers and shakers and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | December 4, 2012

Odigeo, Oktogo, Travelata, Hudson Crossing, GraysEscape, iV Platform, CarTrawler, Expedia, Lufthansa Systems, LateRooms and SITA self-service all make the cut for our roundup of the stories making news... Read More

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Mobile device usage in day-to-day life - are you a morning or an evening person?

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2012

Some interesting findings from this IAB research on what and when people are consuming media using their smartphone and tablet devices Read More

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Social travel initiative sees phone sent around the world - last spotted in Baku

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2012

It's the simple idea that are so often the best and sending a phone packed with social media apps around the world to get people talking and sharing fits right into the category Read More