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OffandAway shuts down, sells assets to social commerce site
By Dennis Schaal
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December 16, 2011
Off & Away, a hotel auction site based in Seattle, terminated doing business and its assets were sold to a social commerce site with no travel product....
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Hotel Urbano sheds traffic but stays top - Top Brazil travel sites, December 10 2011
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December 16, 2011
Curious goings on at the top of the leading travel websites in Brazil after Hotel Urbano lost over a third of its market share this week but remained in pole position.vvvvvv...
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Liftopia iPhone app gives lift to ski ticket booking with mobile vouchers
By Dennis Schaal
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December 16, 2011
Liftopia debuted an iPhone app, claiming it embarks on a virgin trail when it comes to skiing and mobile e-commerce....
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Big questions as Google circles the wagons around the hotel industry
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December 16, 2011
As we now know, Google is testing a version of its Comparison Ads format for online hotels....
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IATA found in breach of regulations over use of PaxIS, Europe data to be removed
By Kevin May
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December 16, 2011
A rather big and messy storm of a story has taken another twist in Europe after IATA was found in breach of flight data regulations on its PaxIS product....
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Secret Escapes extends reach through partnership with online lifestyle club Achica
By Linda Fox
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December 16, 2011
Secret Escapes, the members-only travel club, is to provide hotel and city-break offers to Achica, an online lifestyle club, via a white-label deal....
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What else? Guestlogix air merchandising, Israeli lights, Facebook airports, Stay.com friends
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December 15, 2011
Guestlogix and Southwest merchandising, Israeli tourism board lights up, Facebook IDs social airports, Stay.com lets friends create. A round-up of other stories from across the industry....
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Rough guide to new Top Level Domain names [VIDEO]
By Kevin May
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December 15, 2011
It would be reasonably fair to say that the looming introduction of new Top Level Domain names across the web has yet to set the travel industry on fire....
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Airport social check-ins mean miles for United-Continental frequent flyers
By Dennis Schaal
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December 15, 2011
United and Continental airlines are now handing out miles and other perks to road warriors when they use Facebook and Foursquare to check-in through their social networks at various US airports....
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RIP Adobe Flex and what it means for travel websites
By Glenn Gruber
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December 15, 2011
Adobe Flex, an application development framework to create Flash applications, has enabled many companies to create a wide range of highly interactive, expressive applications for mobile, web, and desktop environments....
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CWT To Go takes online and GDS bookings mobile for road warriors
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December 15, 2011
Carlson Wagonlit Travel's mobile offering, a collaboration with Rearden Commerce, integrates online and GDS bookings and is now available for iOS, Android and Blackberry devices....
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If you search for vacation rentals you must be Tripping
By Dennis Schaal
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December 15, 2011
If you search for vacation rentals you must be Tripping...
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Stelios hitches a ride on carshare bandwagon with EasyCar revamp
By Linda Fox
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December 15, 2011
The person-to-person model is hotting up especially within the car rental arena with news that easyCar is extending its remit in the New Year with its Car Club concept....
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Why the social travel model will never fully work
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December 15, 2011
I had drinks with my mate Jack (name changed to protect the innocent) at the weekend....
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Expedia upgrades Facebook app with wish list
By Linda Fox
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December 15, 2011
Expedia has updated its Trip Companion application for Facebook to include a wishlist feature as well as both professionally generated content and consumer reviews....
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