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Murky line emerges again over incentives for posting positive travel reviews online
By Kevin May
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September 15, 2011
A UK travel company has defended its use of a discount voucher given to customers in return for them leaving a positive review of their trip....
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Hotel Urbano takes second spot - Top Brazil travel sites, September 10 2011
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September 15, 2011
Viajanet lost 3% market share in Brazil this week as Hotel Urbano gained 5% and leapfrogged its rival to take second place in the country's leading travel sites....
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Why travel search startups have nothing to fear from Google
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September 15, 2011
Being located 17 hours ahead of Silicon Valley often has you lagging behind on the big news. On waking the other morning at home in Melbourne, Australia, the inbox and Twitters were abuzz - Google had launched a flight search product....
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Booking.com jumps in on flash sale frenzy, claims unique deals
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September 15, 2011
Booking.com follows other online players and introduces flash deals section across its European sites....
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Tnooz Nuggets - Wednesday 14 September 2011
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September 14, 2011
In this edition: Dealchecker gets new MD, InterGlobe simpliFlies, Lindner signs with EZYield, Revinate taps Micros, and MyDestinationInfo gets a name change....
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How a destination used both mobile web and app, but the app won handsomely
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September 14, 2011
I am always intrigued how tourism organisations that aren't clients are approaching their mobile strategy, so was interested to hear how one in particular has found its native application performs five times better than its mobile site....
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Rugby World Cup kicks in - Top New Zealand websites, September 10 2011
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September 14, 2011
Big jump for House of Travel after gaining almost 5% in market share and taking top spot in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand....
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Google offered helping hand by Skyscanner to take Flight Search global
By Kevin May
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September 14, 2011
Many of those outside the often inward-looking bubble that is US online travel have always considered the more intriguing part of Google entering travel to be the global play....
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Local Bigwig enters rental market with monthly twist
By Dennis Schaal
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September 14, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Local Bigwig, a platform to search and book monthly furnished vacation rental properties....
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Delta falls away from SouthWest - Top US travel sites, September 10 2011
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September 14, 2011
SouthWest extended its position over other leading airline websites to over 10% market share, with both Delta and American Airlines experiencing declines this week....
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Tours and hotels come to history travel site via interactive map
By Linda Fox
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September 14, 2011
Historvius, the travel site with a historical bent, has introduced hotels and tours content to users via an interactive map...
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FairSearch asks if Google Flight Search partners will be coerced into playing
By Kevin May
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September 14, 2011
FairSearch, fierce opponent of Google's acquisition of ITA Software, was quick out of the blocks to pour a healthy dose of scepticism over the search giant's launch of Flight Search....
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Expedia to grow tour and activity channel, no more palm trees and price points
By Kevin May
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September 14, 2011
Expect a major expansion from Expedia in the coming months as it turns its attention to increasing revenue and the range of products from ancillaries....
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Car rental gets sexier via mobile apps and GPS technology, interest in self-service grows
By Linda Fox
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September 14, 2011
Economic woes and environmental concerns driving consumers to seek out more practical solutions to owning a car...
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Google launches Flight Search with booking links to airline sites only
By Dennis Schaal
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September 13, 2011
In a stunning move, Google and ITA Software unveiled their long-awaited Flight Search product -- with booking links to airline websites only....
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