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Best of Tnooz last week - All about tours, ancillaries, mobile, blacklists, Adwords and maps

By PhocusWire | November 4, 2012

Most popular and most commented last week - and what's coming up next...... Read More

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Travelport on IATA project, hotels and ad sales for growth, influence of developer network

By Kevin May | November 3, 2012

IATA might be proposing a way to overhaul the way airlines distribute fares and inventory to intermediaries, but those currently in the game are concerned about the process.... Read More

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Despite investor enthusiasm, TripAdvisor struggles on a few fronts

By Sean O'Neil | November 2, 2012

Mobile ads, partner hotel analytics, APAC traffic, Facebook conversions, and other stumbling blocks that TripAdvisor glossed over in its third quarter earnings conference call.... Read More

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Travel apps are too focused on location and not focused enough on time

By Viewpoints | November 2, 2012

Americans are late to one out of four business trips on average. Yet there are almost no time-based travel apps.... Read More

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Top hotel guest rants and raves in 2012, based on survey of 1 million comments

By Viewpoints | November 2, 2012

A TrustYou study of 1 million hotel comments reveals what travelers are saying and how to stay ahead of the complaint curve.... Read More

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The Scan: A RateTiger revamp, a travel tech meetup in San Francisco, and more news

By PhocusWire | November 2, 2012

ERevMax, RateTiger, Taiwan, AFAR, Roomarama, OpinionMeter, ATRIO, and HotelPlanner all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 2 November.... Read More

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Another leap forward in tours and activities as Gray Line reveals live availability push

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2012

In a second firm signal in as many days that the online tours and activities sector is about to be transformed, Gray Line has announced a partnership with TourCMS.... Read More

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Travelport third quarter 2012 results - at-a-glance summary

By Kevin May | November 2, 2012

Travelport released its third quarter results for 2012 today. A quick overview follows:... Read More

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Google AdWords gets stronger, but travel keywords struggle with conversion

By Sean O'Neil | November 1, 2012

Travel companies spent more on pay-per-click advertising than any other industry except for finance, according to Wordstream. But the rules of the game are changing.... Read More

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Oh my goodness - Men of Travel Blogging Calendar for 2013 [women version also available]

By Kevin May | November 1, 2012

Tnooz has covered (often stirred) the various debates about the rise of bloggers as a force within the world of content in online travel.... Read More

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Expedia ups the ante in tours and activities, major focus on helping suppliers and intermediaries

By Kevin May | November 1, 2012

Expedia is set to make a massive push into the tours, activities and things-to-do sector, with a major strategy to give suppliers the tools for distribution and marketing.... Read More

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The Scan: Dohop relaunches and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2012

Dohop, Reevoo, Honeywell, OnAir, GoIndonesia and STA Travel all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 1 November.... Read More

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Travelport and American Airlines agree quick extension to distribution deal as talks continue

By Kevin May | November 1, 2012

As American Airlines and Sabre (metaphorically) kind of kissed and made up yesterday in the courts, fellow distribution provider Travelport was also busy.... Read More