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Will group-travel booking ever get there? Groupize hopes TravelClick pact will be a start
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Will group-travel booking ever get there? Groupize hopes TravelClick pact will be a start
By Dennis Schaal | June 18, 2012
Several startups have failed at mastering online travel planning and booking for small groups, but Groupize hopes a new connection to the TravelClick central reservation system and accompanying agreement will put the process on the right track.... Read More
Three questions travel bloggers must address right now
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Three questions travel bloggers must address right now
By Viewpoints | June 18, 2012
The annual TBEX networking shindig is over and several hundred hopeful travel blogtrepreneurs (*) are heading back down from the rarefied air of Keystone, Colorado.... Read More
Pigafe wants to be front of mind for tours and experiences with a local touch
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Pigafe wants to be front of mind for tours and experiences with a local touch
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2012
Taking its name from explorer, Antonio Pigafetta, credited with being part of the first team to circumnavigate the world, Pigafe is boldly taking on the world of tours and experiences... Read More
What Else? VisitFinland stories, Infor buys, GuidePal apps up, InterGlobe-WebJet
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What Else? VisitFinland stories, Infor buys, GuidePal apps up, InterGlobe-WebJet
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2012
Tall tales from VisitFinland, Infor snaps up Easy RMS, GuidePal heads into iPadland, InterGlobe and WebJet extend IT agreement... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More
Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Alerts, Bets, Eurekas, Grounders, Revolutionaries
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Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week - Alerts, Bets, Eurekas, Grounders, Revolutionaries
By PhocusWire | June 17, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Summer breezes in with Aviator sunglasses and Instagram at Element Hotels
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Summer breezes in with Aviator sunglasses and Instagram at Element Hotels
By Dennis Schaal | June 15, 2012
If pictures are indeed worth a 1,000 words, then sharing them on Twitter via Instagram must translate into tons of marketing merit.... Read More
Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey -- airport to hotel
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Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey -- airport to hotel
By Dennis Schaal | June 15, 2012
Right on time, like a shuttle bus arriving at the hotel with punctuality, US-based startup Mozio sets out to be an airport transportation search engine, enabling travelers to efficiently navigate their transit choices from the airport to the hotel using varying modes of transportation and doing so like a local.... Read More
Can a picture really be worth a 1,000 words?
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Can a picture really be worth a 1,000 words?
By Linda Fox | June 15, 2012
Here's a quirky application which was developed to help travellers get round the language barrier... Read More
Hotel prices in North America - June to August 2012
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Hotel prices in North America - June to August 2012
By PhocusWire | June 15, 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 North America.... Read More
Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?
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Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?
By Kevin May | June 15, 2012
With lots of talk in recent months about a bonanza of new domain name extensions being made available to anyone, perhaps more than one company would've bid for .FLY this week.... Read More
Expedia wins top spot ahead of WebJet - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month May 2012
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Expedia wins top spot ahead of WebJet - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2012
WebJet has found itself behind rival online travel agency Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand during May this year.... Read More
Groupon Getaways and cable channel give Dallas debut VIP treatment
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Groupon Getaways and cable channel give Dallas debut VIP treatment
By Dennis Schaal | June 14, 2012
There wasn't much intrigue or back-stabbing, but Groupon and the TNT cable network came up with a clever travel promotion timed to coincide with the reprise of Dallas, which debuted last night with nearly 7 million viewers taking it all in.... Read More
Global Hotel Exchange launches with Adam Smith on board
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Global Hotel Exchange launches with Adam Smith on board
By Dennis Schaal | June 14, 2012
Global Hotel Exchange went live the other day and, assuming there are no alterations in strategic direction, the hotel-booking site may be destined to be a resounding success or a quickly forgotten memory.... Read More
Hoteliers finally get it - using social media and understanding the guest experience works
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Hoteliers finally get it - using social media and understanding the guest experience works
By Josiah Mackenzie | June 14, 2012
The guest experience is often mentioned over and over by CEOs and senior hotel executives as the key to success in today’s market.... Read More
What Else? PrivateFly, Air France-KLM, Trazzler, TAP, Daily Deals body, WorldHotels
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What Else? PrivateFly, Air France-KLM, Trazzler, TAP, Daily Deals body, WorldHotels
By PhocusWire | June 14, 2012
PrivateFly grows, Air France-KLM wifi, Trazzler freebies, TAP apps, Global Daily Deal Assoc code of conduct, WorldHotels upgrades... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More