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Service to keep track of your travelling parents wins THack Singapore

By Kevin May | October 18, 2011

A service combining GDS-held booking data, live flight information and text alerts - created in just 24 hours - has won THack Singapore.... Read More

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Travelport secures Asia test-beds for Universal Desktop, glimmer of credit rating mojo return

By Kevin May | October 17, 2011

Happier days at Travelport with the first pilots unveiled for its Universal Desktop platform in Asia and influential credit agency S&P upgrading the company's financial rating.... Read More

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RIM offers paid apps for free to ease BlackBerry outage pain

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

How do you translate into multiple languages the phrase, "When will my BlackBerry service be restored?"... Read More

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And now Amadeus enters into truce with American Airlines

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

Following agreements by Travelport and Sabre, Amadeus has now entered into a "medium-term" contract to extend its full-content agreement with American Airlines.... Read More

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Airport IT investment to focus on the passenger experience

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2011

A survey from SITA shows airport operators are investing more in technology to meet the increasing expectations of passengers for a hassle-free experience.... Read More

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Farelogix launches iflybags with frequent flyer calculations and API

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

Farelogix launched its fee-calculation website, iflybags.com, and the Airline Tariff Publishing Co. is offering an API for companies which want to integrate the airline baggage-fee data.... Read More

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Are HomeAway and Airbnb on a collision course?

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

HomeAway isn't ready to jump into the peer-to-peer rental market, but is watching Airbnb and others to see how the sector shakes out.... Read More

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North American hotel prices - October to December 2011

By PhocusWire | October 17, 2011

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 North America.... Read More

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Pegasus Solutions acquires hotel marketing company Open Hospitality

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

Providing reservations and distribution services wasn't enough so Pegasus Solutions acquired hotel-marketing company Open Hospitality.... Read More

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Flash sales site attracts further funding, former Dealchecker boss takes the helm

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2011

Secret Escapes, the flash sales service launched in January, has attracted a second round of funding ahead of a multi-million pound marketing campaign.... Read More

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Price and location continue to dominate hotel booking, agents rarely in the mix

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2011

A poll from InvisibleHand, the downloadable search widget, shows consumers are overwhelmingly booking hotels based on price and location.... Read More