News

Ebookers updates Explorer app, draws in more social elements
News / Online
Ebookers updates Explorer app, draws in more social elements
By Linda Fox | October 29, 2012
Ebookers has unveiled an update to its Explorer application initially launched last May... Read More
Activities, social graph and the weather combined in new Facebook service
News / Online
Activities, social graph and the weather combined in new Facebook service
By Kevin May | October 29, 2012
Interesting fusion of attractions, weather information and social media put together in the UK, aimed at making it easier to discover new things to do whilst keeping an eye on the dreaded British weather.... Read More
Rate parity in European hotels - October to December 2012
News / Online
Rate parity in European hotels - October to December 2012
By Kevin May | October 29, 2012
Data trends on price parity in hotel rates across some of the major cities in Europe, showing differences in parity on brand sites and online travel agencies, as well as number in overall parity.... Read More
Airlines to net $36 billion in fees and upsells this year worldwide
News / Online
Airlines to net $36 billion in fees and upsells this year worldwide
By Sean O'Neil | October 29, 2012
That's annual growth of 11% in ancillary revenue for the airlines.... Read More
Alitalia wanted to enjoy its biggest promotion ever, found itself on the end of a Facebook calamity
News / Online
Alitalia wanted to enjoy its biggest promotion ever, found itself on the end of a Facebook calamity
By Kevin May | October 29, 2012
Such good intentions from Italian carrier Alitalia when launching what it now says would've been its most wide-ranging promo ever - but ended up licking its wounds following technical issues with a coupon.... Read More
Best of Tnooz last week - Social nowhere, Marketing Big Data, Bouncing agents, Long Tail leap
News / Online
Best of Tnooz last week - Social nowhere, Marketing Big Data, Bouncing agents, Long Tail leap
By PhocusWire | October 28, 2012
Most popular and most commented last week - and what's coming up next...... Read More
InterContinental Hotels Group opens up properties to online guest reviews
News / Online
InterContinental Hotels Group opens up properties to online guest reviews
By Kevin May | October 27, 2012
A slab of Power to the People from InterContinental Hotels Group after it announced a new system to allow guests to leave online reviews against hotel properties.... Read More
THack @ WIT Singapore - high commended, gamification, creativity and more
News / Online
THack @ WIT Singapore - high commended, gamification, creativity and more
By Kevin May | October 27, 2012
What can a single developer pull together with a handful of APIs, a creative mind and a touch of tongue-in-check? Yes, it's the Traveling Gnome (not the roaming kind!).... Read More
What are the chances of being bumped on a US airline even when holding a confirmed ticket?
News / Online
What are the chances of being bumped on a US airline even when holding a confirmed ticket?
By Viewpoints | October 26, 2012
Why do airlines oversell their flights? To "maximize" revenue, of course.... Read More
What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition
News / Online
What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition
By Nick Vivion | October 26, 2012
What's on the travel brain today? To find out, I recently represented Tnooz as a panelist at the Zino Society/Garvey Schubert Barer Travel & Technology conference in sunny Seattle, Washington.... Read More
Southwest slaps down developer for building automated check-in hack
News / Online
Southwest slaps down developer for building automated check-in hack
By Kevin May | October 26, 2012
Perhaps it was always going to end in tears. Well, tears being a Cease and Desist letter from US airline giant Southwest after it took exception to an engineer creating what some might be consider a handy service.... Read More
Online travel content - now is the time to take it REALLY seriously. With bloggers. Please
News / Online
Online travel content - now is the time to take it REALLY seriously. With bloggers. Please
By Viewpoints | October 26, 2012
I’ll admit it: I’ve got an axe to grind. A big and rather shiny axe, one that has been resting against the cupboard called Lazy Travel Marketing for quite a while.... Read More
Russian travel distribution shoots Sputnik-like into a new age
News / Online
Russian travel distribution shoots Sputnik-like into a new age
By Linda Fox | October 26, 2012
There is a revolution of sorts (if you pardon the expression) taking place around the development of travel distribution in Russia.... Read More
Expedia sees revenues jump as room nights soar at mothership and Hotels.com
News / Online
Expedia sees revenues jump as room nights soar at mothership and Hotels.com
By Kevin May | October 26, 2012
Strong third financial quarter for Expedia Inc and its myriad of brands, especially in terms of growing the international businesses, with a 17% jump in revenues on the same period last year.... Read More
Air Canada gets social media boost after helping to rescue a stranded sailor
News / Online
Air Canada gets social media boost after helping to rescue a stranded sailor
By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2012
It may be the heartwarming airline story of the year.... Read More