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Hotels.com tries another wacky web promotion

By Kevin May | January 12, 2011

Hotels.com will be getting a reputation for trying slightly off-kilter marketing, from last year's Virtual Vacation augmented reality tool to this latest "claymation" effort. Read More

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Hotel Tonight claims to be fastest hotel booking service

By Dennis Schaal | December 21, 2010

Hotel Tonight may or may not be for lovers considering one-night stands, but the startup, which only offers rooms through an iPhone app, itself aims for quickies. Read More

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Five emerging trends around convergence in online travel

By Martin Collings | December 14, 2010

Ever since the beginning of time, seemingly different technologies have been combined in ways that the original inventors never imagined. Read More

Google-ITA Software deal: ITA goes mobile with airline business

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2010

In what might be considered a logical evolution, ITA Software has expanded its business-to-business QPX airline pricing and shopping business to the mobile channel. Read More

ITA Software shows Google love with Android app

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2010

ITA Software, still waiting for regulatory approval to get bought up by Google, introduced its free OnTheFly app for Android. Read More

The gap between emerging technologies and the travel industry

By Viewpoints | October 19, 2010

The gap between emerging technologies and the travel industry is one I am very familiar with as I have lived and prospered in this space for the last 15 years. Read More

NCR acquires mobile boarding pass vendor

By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2010

NCR acquired Mobiqa, which provides mobile boarding passes to the airline industry. Read More

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Amadeus conference -- apps, tablets, tweets and change

By Dennis Schaal | October 15, 2010

Mobile, social media, ancillary services, multichannel merchandising and frenetic change were themes that ran through the Amadeus Horizons 2010 airline conference in San Francisco. Read More

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Lonely Planet readies Windows Phone 7 app

By Dennis Schaal | October 6, 2010

The upcoming PhoCusWright 2010 conference is headlined, "Chaos Calls -- Navigating the New," and just in time along comes more chaos, or smartphone innovation, depending on your perspective. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Tour Wrist

By Stephen Joyce | September 9, 2010

TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Tampa, USA-based iOS app Tour Wrist. Read More

Hotels.com reckons wacky augmented reality service increased traffic by a quarter

By Kevin May | August 17, 2010

How quick many were to scratch their heads in puzzlement over an augmented reality project launched by Hotels.com in May 2010. Read More

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TripIt integrates Gmail, Google Apps for automatic confirmation retrieval

By Dennis Schaal | August 11, 2010

TripIt says it became the first travel company to integrate its services with Gmail and Google Apps email accounts for individual users. Read More

Ctrip.com: China, Greater China, Greater Asia, then global

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2010

Ctrip.com, the Shanghai based travel company, saw its profits rise 48% in the second quarter and it's on the lookout for additional acquisitions. Read More

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Concur debuts APIs, web services, new partners for mobile platform

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2010

Concur announced that Amtrak, FlightTrack by Mobiata, GateGuru, MetrO by Kinevia, OAG, Open Table and Taxi Magic will provide third-party services to the travel and expense-management company's mobile... Read More