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Ooh, look at you: KLM does it again - dress like a stewardess on Facebook

By Kevin May | February 20, 2012

When a brand has over one million fans on Facebook it can try all sorts of fun and games to interact with consumers - with KLM currently one of the most imaginative out there in travel.... Read More

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Iris scanners go at UK airports as Border Agency plans technology updates

By Linda Fox | February 20, 2012

Iris scanners are being phased out at UK airports as the Border Agency considers new technology measures... Read More

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What else? Air France, Syntec, Egencia, AirPlus, Momondo, RedSpottedHanky

By PhocusWire | February 20, 2012

Air France mobile, Syntec Telecom mouse, Egencia survey, AirPlus and OpenRail, Momondo guides, and RedSpottedHanky mobile... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

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CruiseWise hopes to sail into the busy and growing online cruise booking sector

By Kevin May | February 19, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based CruiseWise, a new, content-led and map-based online travel agency focusing on cruise trips.... Read More

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Middle East hotel prices - February to April 2012

By PhocusWire | February 19, 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.... Read More

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Best of Tnooz Last Week – Antisocial seat picks, Thinking like Apple, Irresponsible tourism

By PhocusWire | February 19, 2012

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More

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Canadians and their airline agency are just so much more social than the Americans

By Dennis Schaal | February 17, 2012

Everyone knows that Canadians are so much more social than Americans -- and the Canadian Transportation Agency is proving it.... Read More

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Southwest bolsters security in mobile app after tech whizz exposes flaw

By Kevin May | February 17, 2012

Southwest has moved quickly to fix a security breach in its mobile application after a software engineer ran to the media in the US to highlight the problem.... Read More

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Global Hotel Exchange promises a revolution, transparent and market prices to consumers

By Kevin May | February 17, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK and US-based Global Hotel Exchange (GHX), a new worldwide trading platform for hotels to distribute and market inventory.... Read More

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Hotel Urbano makes strong gains over Booking.com - Top Brazil travel sites, February 11 2012

By PhocusWire | February 17, 2012

Significant push by Hotel Urbano last week in the list of leading travel sites in Brazil, extending its lead over Booking.com and securing almost double the amount of traffic share.... Read More

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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here

By Kevin May | February 17, 2012

In October 2011, about a month after the buzz around the launch of Google Flight Search and (kind of) subsided, Tnooz published traffic share figures for the fledgling service.... Read More

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What else? Oyster iPad, SoftBrands hotel system, Megabus mobile, Hotel.info language extension

By PhocusWire | February 17, 2012

Oyster dives into iPad waters, SoftBrands enjoys customer wins, Megabus stops for apps, Hotel.info embraces English. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

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Is mobile the biggest technology challenge facing the travel industry?

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2012

Walking the floor of last week's Business Travel Show threw up a number of interesting developments which were less about innovation and more about services to help travellers on the go... Read More

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Accor launches A Club Surprise social media project, claims not to have heard of KLM Surprise

By Kevin May | February 16, 2012

KLM Surprise is still probably the best example yet of how a travel brand can use the social graph to discover and engage with customers in an unusual and valuable way.... Read More

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Five golden rules of social media ROI in the travel industry

By Viewpoints | February 16, 2012

Facebook page? Check! Twitter account and dedicated hastags? Check! Competitions, discounts and giveaways? Check! Any real, measurable and abundant ROI from social media campaigns? Erm, guys?... Read More

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