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Tnooz-Tealeaf Webinar VIDEO: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker
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Tnooz-Tealeaf Webinar VIDEO: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker
By PhocusWire | February 1, 2012
Direct, social media, offline retail, mobile web, mobile app, website et al - travellers can search and book products and engage with brains in more channels than ever before. Read More
Kayak redesign: How and why they did it
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Kayak redesign: How and why they did it
By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012
Kayak is unveiling its biggest ever website redesign, one that it says is iPad-influenced and an attempt to create a uniform user experience across the travel metasearch company's myriad platforms. Read More
Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now
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Kids today, travellers of the future and how they consume media now
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2012
For any travel company pondering mobile as a distribution channel or whether to invest in social media, the following research will make compelling reading Read More
Travel companies highlight revenue loss as biggest concern in online fraud
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Travel companies highlight revenue loss as biggest concern in online fraud
By Linda Fox | January 23, 2012
More than 50% of the travel sector cites revenue loss as the biggest threat to business in online fraud in a new report. Read More
Facebook enables users to add travel apps to their Timelines
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Facebook enables users to add travel apps to their Timelines
By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012
Facebook says it gavel its users the ability to add Facebook apps from Where I've Been, Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Gogobot and Wipolo to their Facebook Timelines. Read More
Google Maps adds mainland Britain train network with help from TheTrainline
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Google Maps adds mainland Britain train network with help from TheTrainline
By Linda Fox | January 19, 2012
Consumers can now plot their train journeys on Google Maps following a partnership with TheTrainline. Read More
Tnooz-Tealeaf FREE Webinar: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker
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Tnooz-Tealeaf FREE Webinar: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker
By Kevin May | January 10, 2012
As the always-connected traveller turns to mobile and other devices to search and book products, travel brands must finally grasp the importance of providing a seamless multi-channel customer... Read More
Folloyu lets travel sites move users from web to mobile during browsing activity
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Folloyu lets travel sites move users from web to mobile during browsing activity
By Kevin May | January 8, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Israel-based Folloyu, a system that allows websites to transfer user activity from the browser to mobile devices. Read More
eDreams goes mobile with Sound of Data
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eDreams goes mobile with Sound of Data
By Linda Fox | December 22, 2011
European online travel agency eDreams has teamed with Sound of Data to offer consumers a mobile itinerary management tool. Read More
US senators say Schmidt admitted preferencing, urge FTC probe of Google
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US senators say Schmidt admitted preferencing, urge FTC probe of Google
By Dennis Schaal | December 20, 2011
The two ranking members of the Senate committee which conducted hearings on Google's search practices took Google chairman Eric Schmidt to task and urged the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate... Read More
No room for multi-channel in a Mary Portas world
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No room for multi-channel in a Mary Portas world
By Linda Fox | December 13, 2011
Retail specialist Mary Portas released her report to the Government today on how to revive the High Street (Main Street) but there's little mention of the multi-channel world we live in. Read More
Not for print -- Visit Florida launches co-op advertising with Google
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Not for print -- Visit Florida launches co-op advertising with Google
By Dennis Schaal | December 12, 2011
Google has figured out a way to grab some more share of the print advertising market in travel -- a co-op advertising program with Visit Florida. Read More
Step aside Siri, virtual rivals Lisa, Eva and Anna coming to a smartphone near you
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Step aside Siri, virtual rivals Lisa, Eva and Anna coming to a smartphone near you
By Linda Fox | December 9, 2011
Apple's acquisition of Siri last year, and its launch as part of the iPhone 4S release, has done wonders for the profile of virtual assistants and their potential for the travel space. Read More
Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff
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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff
By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2011
Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn't a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and... Read More
British Airways toys with mobile 3D seat maps, menus and movies
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British Airways toys with mobile 3D seat maps, menus and movies
By Linda Fox | December 5, 2011
In May, British Airways released an app offering passengers mobile boarding for Windows Phone 7 users as well as live departure and arrival information and terminal maps. Read More