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Only the CEO of Ryanair would have a biography like this
By Kevin May
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December 8, 2011
Love him or hate him (or his airline), Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary certainly knows how to poke fun not only at his own image but much of the business world around him....
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Agoda lurks behind TripAdvisor - Top New Zealand websites, December 3 2011
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December 8, 2011
Watch out TripAdvisor, here comes Agoda, nestling beneath its top spot with just a 0.5% gap in market share in the leading travel websites in New Zealand....
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Orbitz and Expedia in competing mobile initiatives
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December 8, 2011
For online travel agencies, it's all about hotels and mobile -- so witness dueling initiatives from Expedia and Orbitz....
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The case for a new airline distribution model [INFOGRAPHIC]
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December 8, 2011
Today, airlines distribute and sell their products in two ways: through their websites/call centers (direct channel) or through travel agents and online travel sites (indirect channel)....
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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff
By Dennis Schaal
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December 8, 2011
Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn't a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and waitresses in the public airwaves....
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TAM passes GOL to retake crown - Top Brazil travel sites, December 3 2011
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December 8, 2011
All change at the top again as GOL loses the prized top sot to TAM in the list of leading airline websites in Brazil....
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Corporate agency concedes search to searchers in new policy tool
By Dennis Schaal
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December 8, 2011
There's a dirty little secret about corporate booking tools -- road warriors think they are clunky and a majority do their searching on more agile consumer sites before completing their reservations in the prescribed company booking tool....
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How airlines use Twitter - November 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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December 8, 2011
November 2011 saw a sizeable jump in the number of tweets mentioning the most popular airlines on Twitter, with 53,400 received by the top three compared to 46,400 the previous month....
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Using semantic technology to create better consumer profiles in travel
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December 8, 2011
It took me about 15 years from when I started travelling for business and pleasure to appreciate the value of a professional travel agent....
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Footprints and Passports with Purpose: two ways to give back
By Gene Quinn
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December 8, 2011
Tnooz has considered for some time how to create a corporate social responsibility policy. As a first step, we've decided to support two projects that started small and have big visions: Footprints and Passports with Purpose....
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What else? Flybe, TrustYou, NineMSN and LocalGuiding
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December 8, 2011
Flybe and the weather forecast, TrustYou and the integrated social survey, NineMSN and the while label travel search, LocalGuiding and the helping hand for locals and users. A round-up of other stories from across the industry....
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Scottish tourism takes the high road to high tech with augmented reality app
By Linda Fox
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December 8, 2011
Tell me the name of that loch or glen, is that Nessie? Okay, maybe not the latter, but Scottish tourism bosses are throwing their efforts into an augmented reality application for mobiles....
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Airline trio capture six out of ten web visits - Top Australia travel websites, December 3 2011
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December 7, 2011
Qantas, JetStar and Virgin Australia have captured 62% of the airline category in the list of leading websites in Australia....
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Uber excited as car service gets $32M funding and launches Paris service
By Dennis Schaal
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December 7, 2011
On-demand car service Uber launched service in Paris as it announced a $32 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures....
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Interactive Travel Services Association looking to expand online travel membership base
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December 7, 2011
Wanted: travel metasearch companies and traditional travel agencies doing business online....
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