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Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 21 October 2011

By PhocusWire | October 21, 2011

HipGeo plots trips, Madeira Promotion Bureau gets bloggy, Isango shows off, Frommer's takes ShortCuts, and American Airlines curbs its enthusiasm,... Read More

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Tnooz Nuggets - Friday 21 October 2011

By PhocusWire | October 21, 2011

HipGeo plots trips, Madeira Promotion Bureau gets bloggy, Isango shows off, Frommer's takes ShortCuts, and American Airlines curbs its enthusiasm,... Read More

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LivingSocial blending travel inspiration and tour operator role

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2011

Flash sales site LivingSocial has sold more than 500,000 hotel room nights at nearly 800 properties since launching LivingSocial Escapes 11 months ago.... Read More

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Airbnb ponders UK VAT issue

By Linda Fox | October 21, 2011

Apartment rental site Airbnb has said it is 'looking into' potential VAT issues in the UK as well as seller of travel law in Iowa.... Read More

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Southwest on AirTran code share, Groupon discounts, TripIt and Traxo

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2011

After delaying a decision on a new reservations system a few months ago, Southwest Airlines says it is now hard at work building a code-share capability to use with merger partner AirTran Airways.... Read More

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Expedia clings on to top spot - Top New Zealand websites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 20, 2011

Expedia has kept the coveted leading position in the list of top travel websites in New Zealand, holding off the advances of WebJet this week.... Read More

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Ensemble agents will be cruising with Passport Online booking engine

By Dennis Schaal | October 20, 2011

Will cruise agents put down the phone and turn to the Web for cruise shopping and booking?... Read More

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Travelzoo Local Deals -- cannibalization or intentional shift?

By Dennis Schaal | October 20, 2011

Is the year-old Travelzoo voucher business in the form of Local Deals and Getaways cannibalizing its heretofore core Top 20 deals and travel-media business?... Read More

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TripAdvisor seeks verification after hotel claims false review

By Linda Fox | October 20, 2011

Tripadvisor is seeking verification after Howarth House, a hotel in Lytham St Anne, said a review posted on the property was fake.... Read More

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TripAdvisor pulls away - Top Canada travel sites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 20, 2011

TripAdvisor now has clear water between it and second place in the list of leading travel websites in Canada.... Read More

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Can we de-commoditize air travel once and for all?

By Evan Konwiser | October 20, 2011

Why is air travel such a commodity? After all, it’s often one of the most durable memories of a trip.... Read More

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Gap Daemon brings social media, tips and reassurance to gap year trips

By Kevin May | October 20, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Gap Daemon, a community platform for young travellers on gap year trips.... Read More

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Leading three agencies secure third of market - Top Australia travel websites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 19, 2011

WebJet, Expedia and Flight Centre have captured a third of the entire agency category in the list of leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More

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Airline ancillary revenue champs packing quite a punch

By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2011

Airline ancillary revenue around the world increased 43% to $32.5 billion in 2011 and the most active practitioners get nearly one-fifth of their operating revenue from such fees.... Read More

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Funding extravaganza: GramercyOne $14.5M and Liftopia $1.3M

By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2011

Two companies intersecting the travel industry -- GramercyOne and Liftopia -- picked up venture capital funding in separate transactions.... Read More

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