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The global all-stars of upselling and cross-selling have tricks to teach the travel industry
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November 19, 2012
More impact, higher margins -- for top retailers, there's method to their ancillary sales, says Amadeus and IdeaWorksCompany....
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Best of Tnooz last week - All about battles, Google global, apps, maps and more Kayak
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November 18, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?...
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British Airways launches probe after Twitter account retweets F and C bomb-laden message
By Kevin May
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November 17, 2012
Egg on its face and an investigation almost guaranteed to give the comms people at British Airways a sleepless night after its Twitter account had a meltdown....
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The world (kind of) according to Steve Hafner of Kayak
By Kevin May
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November 16, 2012
Buoyed no doubt after trousering a hefty sum as a result of selling the company he co-founded to Priceline, Steve Hafner of Kayak was in waspish/humorous (take your pick) form this week....
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Brian Chesky of Airbnb explains new consumption model, answers critics, takes a bow
By Kevin May
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November 16, 2012
Airbnb polarises opinion - on the one hand it's the tech disrupter many want to emulate, growing fast and apparently pushing north of a $1 billion valuation....
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The big secret behind viral videos on YouTube
By Kevin May
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November 16, 2012
Marketers and social media gurus would love to know how to make their wonderfully crafted video clips "go viral". Finally, here is the answer....
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Social travel initiative sees phone sent around the world - last spotted in Baku
By Linda Fox
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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...
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TAM in big surge to overtake GOL - Top Brazil travel websites, October 2012
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November 16, 2012
Battle of the airlines continues in Brazil as TAM takes advantage of a sudden upturn in share of web traffic to leapfrog over rival carrier GOL....
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Tablet usage is driving mobile travel bookings, says a survey by Expedia and Comscore
By Sean O'Neil
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November 16, 2012
The popularity of tablet devices is encouraging more travellers to research and book trips via their mobile devices, a new study has found....
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Click A Taxi raises second round, extends service across Europe
By Linda Fox
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November 16, 2012
Click A Taxi, the taxi booking application, has received $1.5m in second round angel funding as it extends its service further across Europe....
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The most popular air travel apps by actual iPhone usage
By Sean O'Neil
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November 15, 2012
United Airline's app and TripIt's app (across all versions) were the most used flying apps between August and October by American iPhone users, according to Onavo....
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As an antidote to TripAdvisor, The Hotel Guru aggregates pro reviews of European boutiques
By Sean O'Neil
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November 15, 2012
New British site The Hotel Guru curates top critics, such as Fiona Duncan of the UK's Sunday Telegraph Hotel Guru column, Mr and Mrs Smith, i-escape, tablethotels, the Good Hotel Guide, Sawdays, the Michelin Guide, and CN Traveller (UK)....
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Kayak admits being crappy outside of the US, promises new attack on Europe (thanks to Priceline)
By Kevin May
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November 15, 2012
Grinning from ear to ear, post-acquisition by Priceline, Kayak CEO and co-founder Steve Hafner still found time at the PhoCusWright Conference to tell everyone exactly what they already knew....
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The Scan: Kayak booms, United's systems fail again, Ryanair wins in court, and more news
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November 15, 2012
Ryanair, FlightStats, Kayak, Superfly, Vayama, Onefinestay, Cheap Tickets, Los Angeles Tourism, Jetpac, Facebook, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, all get mentioned in our roundup of the short news items driving opinion on 15 November....
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Google switch - says it now has a cautious approach to taking Google Flight Search global
By Kevin May
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November 15, 2012
What a difference a year makes - at the 2011 PhoCusWright Conference in Florida, Google was reasonably bullish about its strategy for Google Flight Search....
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