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Simonseeks ends operations, cites business model problems
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May 3, 2011
Travel content business Simonseeks will mark almost two years in business by closing down, blaming a lacklustre response from consumers to paying for editorial content....
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Top travel websites in the US – April 30 2011
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May 3, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending April 30 2011....
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Gogobot to increase content with Foursquare and Facebook Places check-ins
By Dennis Schaal
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May 3, 2011
If you thought your Foursquare and Facebook Places check-ins were hit-and-run affairs, Gogobot has figured out a way to give them more permanence and utility as a sharing and travel-planning tool....
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Travel startup funding estimated to have hit $1.3BN in past five years
By Kevin May
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May 3, 2011
Travels startups have managed to attract around $1.3 billion in investment since 2006, with funding levels doubling in 2010 over the previous year....
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TripIt ends lengthy wait, launches iPad app
By Kevin May
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May 3, 2011
Almost a year to the day since the Apple iPad hit the marketplace, trip management service TripIt has finally unveiled a dedicated application for the device....
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TLabs Showcase - TravelCandy
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May 3, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based member-only travel deal platform TravelCandy....
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Top travel websites in the UK - April 30 2011
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May 3, 2011
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending April 30 2011....
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Choice Hotels see online travel agency dynamic as potentially disruptive
By Dennis Schaal
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May 2, 2011
A year-and-a-half after a public dust-up with Expedia, Choice Hotels is making strides in driving more revenue through its own website....
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Hotel chain enhances dining experience with QR codes
By Kevin May
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May 2, 2011
QR codes are beginning to permeate a number of areas of the industry - from mundane print ads to the weird hotel designed purely from angles and image of the code....
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Smart Destinations rolls out mobile barcodes for attractions passes
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May 2, 2011
Some airlines are using mobile boarding passes so why not local museums and bus tours?...
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Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
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May 2, 2011
While much of the battle in distribution has been commercially motivated, there is also the question of core development that needs to be addressed....
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THack Vegas - more hacker presentations
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May 2, 2011
Alongside the winner PocketVillage and runner-up Kijubi, three other participants took part in THack Vegas earlier this week. Here are their presentations....
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TLabs Showcase - CheckYourRoom
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May 2, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based room-level hotel booking service CheckYourRoom....
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Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in April
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May 2, 2011
The most popular ideas from the third round of the Ideas for Travel competition run by Amadeus are named this week, with family and friend in-flight trackers, massively enhanced in-flight experience, wild aircraft entertainment....
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Best of Tnooz This Week - Fixing vs parity, Cruise web genetics, Sending Facebook
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May 1, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz this week?...
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