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Not all apps are created equal, some are more equal than others

By Viewpoints | May 24, 2012

A colleague and I were recently reviewing a newly released mobile application that has generated a lot of buzz. Read More

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Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012

Limos.com brought in a new CEO, Ann Hoey, who will be adding some estrogen to the testosterone-ravaged top ranks of the online and mobile ground-transportation industry. Read More

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eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012

eLong, Expedia's online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year. Read More

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Cheapflights bans clumsy mobile handoffs

By Dennis Schaal | May 11, 2012

Airline-deal publisher Cheapflights has laid down the law for its mobile websites in the US and UK -- there will be no flights shown from intermediaries or suppliers unless they have quality mobile... Read More

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Sabre Hospitality brings all services under new hotel platform, device responsive tech in pipeline

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2012

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is developing a hotel enterprise platform which aims to bring all services from property management, central reservations, revenue and the RFP process together Read More

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Kayak mobile download momentum and profits

By Dennis Schaal | May 8, 2012

Kayak turned a year-ago loss into a nearly $4.1 million profit during the first quarter of 2012 and saw downloads of its mobile apps soar 43%. Read More

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Orbitz lust wants to put sizzle back into vacations

By Dennis Schaal | May 7, 2012

With all the talk about websites and sex appeal, Orbitz today unveiled a multifaceted rebranding campaign designed to be "a rallying cry for the travel luster." Read More

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Adding hotels -- Is Expedia conceding the race to Booking.com?

By Dennis Schaal | April 27, 2012

Is Expedia, with 150,000 hotels in the fold around the world, finally giving up in its race to outpace Priceline's brands, which count more than 210,000 hotels in their portfolio? Read More

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Travelzoo blasts daily deals sites for unsustainable practices

By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2012

Travelzoo CEO Chris Loughlin blasted the competition in the daily deals space for unsustainable practices and acknowledged that the company's Local Deals business is "hindered in the short term by... Read More

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Boomers taking over from Gen-Y in smartphone stakes

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012

Babyboomers are overtaking the more youthful Gen Y equivalents in smartphone ownership according to a report from BDRC Continental into British hotel guest habits Read More

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What Else? Tours4Fun and companionship, Jetsetter hire, ARC takes stock, Pegasus smarts

By PhocusWire | April 18, 2012

Tours4Fun sets sights on iPhone, Jetsetter gets first CMO, ARC ups Bloomberg ties and Pegasus gets smart about revenue. Read More

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Priceline takes on HotelTonight threat at global scale with last-minute service for Booking.com

By Kevin May | April 10, 2012

Buoyed perhaps by the launch of a same-day hotel booking service on its mobile app, Priceline has launched a similar service for its global hotel service Booking.com. Read More

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Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?

By Glenn Gruber | April 10, 2012

That's what the latest Digital IQ Index report from L2 Think Tank says when it reviewed the "digital competence" of 52 of the world's leading hotel brands. Read More

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Mobile users drive Cleartrip Expressway one-click flight bookings

By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2012

It's happening more frequently now -- innovations in mobile are finding their way into travel companies' desktop solutions. Read More

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GuidePal raises $800,000, dismisses competitors as not waking up and smelling the coffee

By Kevin May | March 28, 2012

Mobile destination guide provider GuidePal has raised $800,000 in a bid to speed up expansion of its business across Latin America, China and the US. Read More

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