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Airlines aligned against mandatory GDS distribution
By Dennis Schaal
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April 26, 2012
What happens when all of your major customers are aligned against a key component of your strategy?...
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Facebook IPO signals disruption ahead for online travel distribution
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April 26, 2012
I was reading Facebook’s S-1 amendment last night as a prospective investor and interested entrepreneur, ahead of its planned IPO on the US financial markets....
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User generated photo tours added to Google Maps
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April 26, 2012
Anything Microsoft can do, we can (try and) do better - at least that appears to be an unwritten motto at Google when it comes to some of the things it is trying....
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What Else? FlyBe-TravelFusion, PitchUp, Bravo Media, Frommers, Wego, Acentic
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April 26, 2012
FlyBe and TravelFusion API, Pitchup operators, Bravo food, Frommers and Tourism Radio, Wego new APIs, Acentic hotel TVs ... What else is happening in travel tech around the world......
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What Else? FlyBe-TravelFusion, PitchUp, Bravo Media, Frommers, Wego, Acentic
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April 26, 2012
FlyBe and TravelFusion API, Pitchup operators, Bravo food, Frommers and Tourism Radio, Wego new APIs, Acentic hotel TVs ... What else is happening in travel tech around the world......
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Sabre Hospitality casts crystal ball on stuff that is really being developed
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April 26, 2012
At a customer conference this week Sabre Hospitality Solutions boss Felix Laboy threw some light on cool stuff others are developing before launching into what his team is developing...
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Wotif takes top spot from TripAdvisor - Top Australia travel websites, April 21 2012
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April 25, 2012
TripAdvisor held onto the top spot in the list of Australian travel websites for just a fortnight, with a drop in market share last week allowing Wotif to take pole position....
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Namibia Tourism Board syndicates customized Facebook app for tour operators
By Dennis Schaal
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April 25, 2012
As part of its new Conservation Destination online marketing campaign, the Namibia Tourism Board is taking the unusual step of of syndicating a co-branded and customizable Facebook app for tour operators....
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What is the value of web-based competitions for travel brands? Apparently quite a lot
By Kevin May
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April 25, 2012
Back in February this year, tour operator Contiki launched what appeared to some be a rather complicated competition....
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HomeAway on phishing, peers and professional managers
By Dennis Schaal
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April 25, 2012
The vacation rental industry has truly gone international -- "international criminals" are directing phishing scams at owners and renters, says HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples....
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Social concierges - a solution to the hotel marketing problem
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April 25, 2012
According to a number of studies, the number one choice for consumers contacting hotels via social networks is to find local information....
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Airports and social media - channels, use and service [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May
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April 25, 2012
Airports - perhaps more than any other area in travel - are at the sharp end of social media, with passengers often using Twitter and Facebook to discover the latest information....
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What happened to American Airlines-Expedia direct-connect pact 1 year later?
By Dennis Schaal
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April 24, 2012
When American Airlines emerges from bankruptcy, either in the arms of US Airways, Delta Air Lines or on its own, perhaps American's direct-connect push will have been overtaken by the course of events....
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Gadgets gone mad - the bedtime story
By Linda Fox
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April 24, 2012
Here's a modern take on an old favourite bedtime story called Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown....
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Is turning dreams into reality the way to solve trip inspiration?
By Alex Bainbridge
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April 24, 2012
Inspiration. An over used-word around these parts. But inspiration remains one of the final remaining challenges in online travel....
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