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CarCloud brings mobile and touchscreen kiosks to car rental providers
By Kevin May
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July 23, 2012
A video from CarCloud outlines the dilemma: consumers used to book by phone or agent, then started doing everything via the web, but now want to use their mobiles....
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Still room at the inn for the Olympics say online travel sites
By Linda Fox
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July 23, 2012
Just days away from the London 2012 opening ceremony and it seems a third of London's hotel rooms are still available....
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Czech Republic tourism drive targets Facebook mood, rebrands as Czech RepubLIKE
By Kevin May
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July 23, 2012
Either a very clever or a groan-inducing approach from the Czech Republic, with tourism officials paying homage to Facebook by making Czech RepubLIKE its new slogan....
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Best of Tnooz last week - Map revolution, Mobile evolution, Destination solution, Beastly discussion
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July 22, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?...
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Error 404 pages on travel websites - the good, the cute and the ugly
By Kevin May
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July 20, 2012
Hear less about the dreaded "blue screen of death" these days as, presumably, computers are getting better - but unfortunately website errors are still commonplace....
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Travel app experience ahead of online equivalent says website study
By Linda Fox
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July 20, 2012
The latest findings from the eTravel Benchmark report shed some light on how mobile applications are faring against the online presence of travel brands...
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iPad and other tablets starting to challenge old web shopping behaviour
By Kevin May
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July 20, 2012
For a device which pretty much didn't exist in the minds of consumers until a few years ago, tablets (led by the iPad) are now fundamentally altering browsing and buying patterns....
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Kayak IPOs today at $1 billion valuation, analysts make predictions about future
By Sean O'Neil
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July 20, 2012
Kayak is finally floating its initial public offering (IPO) today, but some analysts think it faces rough waters ahead....
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Thomas Cook told to pay up as ex-BlueSky employees win latest round of tribunal
By Linda Fox
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July 20, 2012
A tribunal has awarded ex-BlueSky Travel Systems staff compensation after ruling no attempt was made to consult when the business went into administration in 2009....
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What Else? Gogobot 2.0, Expedia-Kaleva, American Airlines DC, Travelocity Business, Carsolize
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July 19, 2012
Gogobot unveils ehanced iPhone app, Expedia hands hotels to Kaleva, American Airlines takes Direct-Connect to Brazil, Travelocity Business boost, Carsolize deals with RoomsXML... What else is going on in the world of travel tech......
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WorldMate upgrades its itinerary management app with hotel booking suggestions
By Sean O'Neil
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July 19, 2012
Last week, WorldMate, a maker of itinerary-management apps, debuted a major upgrade to its free and paid apps for iPhone and Android....
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Foursquare launches Local Updates, promoting businesses that claim listings
By Sean O'Neil
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July 19, 2012
Foursquare will give the one million businesses that have already verified their listing on the service fast-track access to customers via new "local updates" messaging....
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Data use rankings for iPhone travel booking apps [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Sean O'Neil
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July 19, 2012
A ranking of the travel booking mobile apps used at least once by US iPhone users in June 2012 is led by Kayak, in a new infographic supplied by Onavo, a maker of apps for data compression and data-monitoring....
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Plea: Experiential travel - how long until we can start just calling it travel?
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July 19, 2012
Experiential travel, local travel, responsible travel, ethical travel, ecotourism. Can you spot the difference?...
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TripAdvisor stakes major influence: Reviews associated with £1.7BN of tourism spending
By Kevin May
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July 19, 2012
In a claim almost guaranteed to irk its noisiest critics, TripAdvisor reckons that page views of its content (ie. reviews) had some influence on £1.7 billion worth of business in 2011....
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