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Travelport partners with TravelSky to beef up seat map technology

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2011

Travelport has joined forces with Beijing-based TravelSky on a project aimed at taking seat map technology to the next level.... Read More

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SilverRail brings multi country rail to Europe

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2011

SilverRail Technologies has unveiled its search and ticketing platform which aims to integrate rail connections from across the globe into a single booking system.... Read More

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Booking travel on the web should be as easy as buying a loaf of bread

By Kevin May | October 19, 2011

Well, not quite. But listen to any user experience expert or online travel workflow designer and they will usually say the following: "Keep it simple and intuitive."... Read More

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SouthWest and Delta pull ahead - Top US travel sites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 19, 2011

Carrier SouthWest has almost a quarter of all traffic to airline websites in the US this week, with Delta also commanding a 14% share of the category.... Read More

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India and China spearheading growth in global online travel

By Kevin May | October 19, 2011

Sleeping giant, slumbering dragon, next big thing - clichés to describe mobile travel but also the enormous opportunities for the travel industry when it comes to Asia-Pacific.... Read More

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Google extends Hotel Finder tool beyond US destinations

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2011

Google's experiment with its Hotel Finder tool for US destinations must be paying off as the search giant has quietly opened it up to include European cities.... Read More

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Priceline to add more than 500 call center jobs in US over next five years

By Dennis Schaal | October 19, 2011

Talk about a company in expansion mode? Priceline says it plans to hire 562 employees for its Michigan call center in the US over the next five years.... Read More

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EasyVoyage unseats Voyages-SNCF - Top France travel sites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 18, 2011

EasyVoyage has taken the top slot from Voyages-SNCF in the list of leading travel websites in France.... Read More

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New web domains will not travel far, but other storms brewing on the horizon

By Viewpoints | October 18, 2011

I have recently been asked if the new global Top Level Domains will change or devalue the prices of existing domain names? My answer is always the same: a clear and resounding "no".... Read More

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GroundLink adds Android app and a boast

By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2011

Private car service provider GroundLink added an Android app to its mobile arsenal, and claimed an industry first.... Read More

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GuestCentric survey: Mobile consumers want hotels tonight and tomorrow

By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2011

Forget about elongated booking windows when it comes to mobile-device-wielding consumers looking for a hotel room -- they want their reservation pronto for tonight or tomorrow evening.... Read More

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Orbitz Worldwide fined $60K on airfare fee disclosures

By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2011

The US Department of Transporation fined Orbitz Worldwide for failure to adequately disclose taxes and fees in certain airfare advertisements in early 2011.... Read More

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Online consumers shunning high ticket travel for cheaper items

By Linda Fox | October 18, 2011

The online travel sector has seen its lowest quarterly growth since January 2009 according to figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.... Read More

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Picture this -- Gogobot debuts iPhone app

By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2011

Gogobot took its social roadshow to mobile, launching an iPhone app which enables users to take a photo, turn it into a geo-tagged digital postcard and share it on their Facebook Timeline.... Read More

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Expedia takes crown from Thomson - Top UK travel sites, October 15 2011

By PhocusWire | October 18, 2011

Thomson has lost its coveted spot at the top of the leading travel websites in the UK, with Expedia taking over albeit with a very narrow lead.... Read More

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