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Hotel prices in North America - November 2012 to January 2013
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November 27, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in North America....
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A US e-petition questions airlines' ancillary sales practices, and UK authorities warn travel sites about fare display rules
By Sean O'Neil
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November 27, 2012
A US lobbying firm launched an online petition requesting that the US government mandate that all airlines provide all of their optional services data to GDSs, while in the UK regulators warned travel sites that they must comply with new regulations on displaying total fare prices....
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Mobile device usage in day-to-day life - are you a morning or an evening person?
By Linda Fox
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November 27, 2012
Some interesting findings from this IAB research on what and when people are consuming media using their smartphone and tablet devices...
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Deregulation of the air distribution in China and what it means for airlines
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November 27, 2012
Some hard facts: around 800 million new air travellers are expected to be flying from 2009 to 2014, with at least a quarter coming from China....
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Pinterest warning after adventure brand hacked, saucy pictures posted with links to weird UFO video
By Kevin May
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November 27, 2012
Twitter used to be a common place where people and brands often found their accounts hacked - but it now looks like the little rascals are turning their attention to Pinterest....
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WebJet closes in on Wotif, Expedia falls further behind - Top Australia travel websites, October 2012
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November 26, 2012
Wotif is feeling the chill air of WebJet breathing down its neck after the gap between the pair closed dramatically at the top of the leading travel websites in Australia....
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African airline Fastjet launches with digital push by Bozboz, following the easyJet model
By Sean O'Neil
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November 26, 2012
Since going live a week ago, the site of the new budget airline has received more than 20,000 hits, which converted into 8,000 bookings....
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The Scan: Cyber Monday deals, Acentic adds Bose, VisitCuba launches, and more news
By Nick Vivion
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November 26, 2012
Cyber Monday, Acentic, and VisitCuba all make the grade in travel tech for 26 November....
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With Zapd, use your iPhone to build websites for viewing on any device
By Sean O'Neil
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November 26, 2012
It's like a mobile-first Tumblr....
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Putting the supplier cart before the distributor horse in travel
By Stephen Joyce
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November 26, 2012
Imagine yourself walking into a grocery store. The shelves are stocked full of brightly labeled cans and boxes of goods. You gaze in awe at the vast selection of product....
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UPDATE: Tech media gets punked: Google is NOT acquiring ICOA, a US provider of wifi to airports and other high traffic public areas
By Sean O'Neil
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November 26, 2012
Search giant Google announced today that it has acquired ICOA, a Rhode Island company that services broadband wifi Internet networks for airports and other high traffic public spaces, in a deal worth $400 million....
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Social loyalty in action - airport check-ins on social media for air miles
By Kevin May
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November 26, 2012
Perhaps it is a small marketplace at this stage, but trading social information in return perks with travel brands is growing - with Delta the latest to try it out....
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Farewell Octopus Travel - consumer brand axed as Kuoni focuses on B2B
By Kevin May
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November 25, 2012
No fanfare or redirecting to alternative places to book a hotel - Octopus Travel, a name synonymous with the early days of travel on the web for consumers, is no more....
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about startups, stealthy Google, up-selling, saving hotels and an award
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November 25, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?...
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Yay! Travel infographics finally getting interesting and interactive [err INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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November 23, 2012
Thank goodness for HTML5, allowing travel sites to spruce up their pages (especially on mobile) for users. And getting the attention a lot more recently is the much-maligned infographic....
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