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Voyages-SNCF and ViaMichelin dominate - Top France travel sites, full month May 2012
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Voyages-SNCF and ViaMichelin dominate - Top France travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 8, 2012
Leading online travel pair, Voyages-SNCF and ViaMichelin, are continuing to have stranglehold on their respective markets in France.... Read More
Travelzoo Asia Pacific debuts China Local Deals in hot group-buying market
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Travelzoo Asia Pacific debuts China Local Deals in hot group-buying market
By Dennis Schaal | June 8, 2012
Travelzoo Asia Pacific launched Local Deals in China as it tries to stand out amidst the clamor of more than 1,000 group-buying sites in the country.... Read More
SunFlight - choose your airline seat based on what side the sun will be
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SunFlight - choose your airline seat based on what side the sun will be
By Kevin May | June 8, 2012
Ever wondered what side of the plane is the best in order to avoid that early morning glare? Or you want to make sure you capture a beautiful sunset at 36,000 feet?... Read More
Ocean heaven as TangaReef brings bookings and reviews to diving trips
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Ocean heaven as TangaReef brings bookings and reviews to diving trips
By Kevin May | June 8, 2012
Quite a number of startups featuring on TLabs over the years have focused on in-destination services via the web, such as tour guide services, activity finders and reviewing tools.... Read More
Wotif, WebJet and Expedia take third all traffic - Top Australia travel sites, full month May 2012
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Wotif, WebJet and Expedia take third all traffic - Top Australia travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 7, 2012
Wotif, WebJet and Expedia secured over a third of all traffic going to agency websites in Australia during the month of May 2012.... Read More
Travelocity signs Hilton while Orbitz waits in the wings
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Travelocity signs Hilton while Orbitz waits in the wings
By Dennis Schaal | June 7, 2012
Score one for Travelocity, lastminute and Zuji, but at what price?... Read More
Expedia, TripAdvisor and Southwest on top - Top US travel sites, full month May 2012
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Expedia, TripAdvisor and Southwest on top - Top US travel sites, full month May 2012
By PhocusWire | June 7, 2012
The all-conquering web trio of Expedia, Southwest and TripAdvisor are continuing their dominance at the head of the leading travel websites in the US.... Read More
Pegasus Solutions shuffles CEOs
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Pegasus Solutions shuffles CEOs
By Dennis Schaal | June 7, 2012
Hotel distribution company Pegasus Solutions is changing ranks at the top, with David Millili taking over the CEO role.... Read More
Mobile Travel Technologies secures $5M investment push
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Mobile Travel Technologies secures $5M investment push
By Kevin May | June 7, 2012
Happy days at Mobile Travel Technologies as it welcomes a $5 million injection of funding from DFJ Esprit, one of the largest venture capital companies in Europe.... Read More
China opens up again as state-owned TravelSky inks hotel distribution deal with Abacus
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China opens up again as state-owned TravelSky inks hotel distribution deal with Abacus
By Kevin May | June 7, 2012
Further evidence that the Chinese government-backed TravelSky is looking outward for partners with news that it has signed a hotel distribution deal with Abacus.... Read More
HP storms ahead with airline cloud services as Interjet trains pilots
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HP storms ahead with airline cloud services as Interjet trains pilots
By Dennis Schaal | June 6, 2012
Airline reservations systems and IT providers are hustling to bring everything from PCI compliance to printing at the airport into the cloud and, along those lines, HP Enterprise Services introduced HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines.... Read More
How to optimise travel websites by watching how customers behave online
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How to optimise travel websites by watching how customers behave online
By Viewpoints | June 6, 2012
Travel is about choice. Where do you want to go today? What kind of experience do you want? Who do you want to take with you?... Read More
Why do consumers follow or like travel brands in social media? For the discounts, alas
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Why do consumers follow or like travel brands in social media? For the discounts, alas
By Kevin May | June 6, 2012
Social media gurus (is that term trademarked now?) are often telling the industry that the social world is all about engagement with customers and creating communities, etc.... Read More
What Else? Travelzoo Android, SpeedRFP, Swiss BelHotel-RateGain, Smart Destinations
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What Else? Travelzoo Android, SpeedRFP, Swiss BelHotel-RateGain, Smart Destinations
By PhocusWire | June 6, 2012
SpeedRFP fills rooms, Swiss BelHotel gets intelligent with RateGain, Smart Destinations debuts mobile ticketing platform, Travelzoo goes Android in UK and Mapmobility goes digital.... Read More
Beek takes a long term view on bringing 3D guides to destinations
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Beek takes a long term view on bringing 3D guides to destinations
By Kevin May | June 6, 2012
Most travel-related businesses, especially destination marketers, understand that maps and images are two of the significant ways consumers learn about a location.... Read More