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Mars Curiosity rover leaves first TripAdvisor review - not a happy visitor, might be fake
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August 31, 2012
Looks like the red planet might be giving scientists and NASA plenty to get excited over since the arrival of the Mars Curiosity rover a few weeks back....
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Middle East hotel prices - August to October 2012
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August 31, 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 the Middle East....
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The Scan: Expedia opens a huge R&D center in India, WolframAlpha analyzes your Facebook account, and more
By Sean O'Neil
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August 31, 2012
Expedia is hiring for its newest and largest R&D center in Asia, WolframAlpha makes it easy to get all sorts of data on your Facebook activity, and more items in our roundup....
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Brands may face challenges in their social efforts with Britons over age 24
By Sean O'Neil
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August 30, 2012
Only the younger, "Facebook generation" routinely uses social media like Facebook to share information with brands, says a survey conducted by YouGov for Experian Marketing Services....
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WorldMate adds hotel price alerts to its trip-management iPhone app
By Sean O'Neil
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August 30, 2012
A leading app for managing business trips, WorldMate, has added hotel price alerts to its app for WorldMate for iPhone....
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Artificial beaches and space camps - is this holidaying in 2050?
By Linda Fox
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August 30, 2012
Expect holidays in decades to come but not as we currently know them according to a report from Premier Inn...
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Two thirds of mobile bookers are expecting to travel within 24 hours
By Kevin May
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August 30, 2012
Expedia says nearly 70% of customers using a mobile device to book one of its travel product are looking to travel within the next 24 hours....
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Google Maps, GasBuddy and Urbanspoon most popular travel apps by US usage
By Sean O'Neil
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August 30, 2012
Google Maps is still king of the travel apps and sites among smart phone users, says a study by Nielsen....
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Travel writers and bloggers - what technology do they use on the road? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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August 30, 2012
Writers and bloggers are arguably (or supposedly) at the sharp end of how travellers use technology before, during and after a trip....
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The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook's Were Here API, and more
By Sean O'Neil
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August 30, 2012
Eleven major hotel chains are routinely breaching British government guidelines and advertising standards rules by not including VAT in headline prices online, and more items in our roundup....
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Lessons learned in social media: How Vueling should have dealt with the hijack that never was
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August 30, 2012
News in social media spreads fast, meaning we continuously remind our customers of the implications this can have on both customer service and crisis management for airlines....
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Would you pick an airline because it installed iPads in the airport restaurants?
By Kevin May
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August 30, 2012
This is a valid question given that US airline Delta this week announced it would be putting 250 Apple iPads in three new restaurants at Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP) airport hub....
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Young travellers get holiday advice from UK Foreign Office via app
By Linda Fox
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August 29, 2012
In a first for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the government body has developed an application aimed at providing travel advice to those about to embark on a gap year...
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London to LAX - 30 years for Air New Zealand, from Walkman to iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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August 29, 2012
Anyone remember the DynaTAC "mobile " phone from 1982? Possibly not. But then, of course, there was the Sony cassette Walkman, a lifetime (in tech terms) before the iPod?...
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Yabbedoo seeks to disrupt with local deals and travel news service
By Linda Fox
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August 29, 2012
Yabbedoo is setting itself a huge challenge - to disrupt the industry by providing its special deals platform incorporating geo-location as well an industry news and information service for travel companies looking for that competitive edge as well as travellers and locals...
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