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Top travel websites in India - April 23 2011

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending April 23 2011.... Read More

Tnooz Nuggets - Fri 29 April 2011

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011

In today's edition: Carnival atmosphere for social media savvy cruisers, From Russia with Love for Travelocity, smartphone exploration for Magellan fliers, and more.... Read More

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Former Miss USA blogs with outrage over TSA pat-down

By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011

A former Miss USA has taken to her blog and posted a video about what she views as an invasive Transportation and Security Administration patdown at Dallas Fort Worth Airport.... Read More

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US fines Airtrade $50K for deceptive practices

By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation fined AirTrade International $50,000 for improperly displaying code-share flights on its Vayama online travel agency website.... Read More

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Can Room 77 scale up by sleuthing?

By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011

Room 77, which enables you to eyeball the view from your hotel room, branched out to three more cities and is taking a two-pronged approach to sourcing room layouts.... Read More

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Top travel websites in Brazil - April 23 2011

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending April 23 2011.... Read More

Expedia takes risk and bets on new technology platform

By Dennis Schaal | April 29, 2011

Expedia Inc. is in the process of transitioning Expedia brands to a new global technology platform, a move that the CEO says may pressure margins and is a risk.... Read More

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Eight honest tips for travel entrepreneurs and their startups

By Viewpoints | April 29, 2011

Jim Hornthal has been in the travel industry for a long time. He often jokes that the first booking he made in online travel was at Kitty Hawk with the Wright Brothers.... Read More

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Inspirato grabs $11M funding, early sales kick in

By Kevin May | April 29, 2011

Luxury vacation rental and trip management service Inspirato has secured a further $11 million round of funding.... Read More

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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during April 2011 - all here in one easy read.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - TraceMyTrip

By Kevin May | April 29, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based trip planning and social network TraceMyTrip.... Read More

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Hotel pricing - Aus-NZ - April to June 2011

By PhocusWire | April 28, 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 Australia-New Zealand.... Read More

Expedia technology investments and international expansion impact profits

By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011

Expedia Inc. reported its first quarter results and indicated that operating income declined because of the increased expenses tied to technology investments and international expansion.... Read More

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Alaska Airlines redesigns website and Jenn makes the cut

By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011

Alaska Airlines redesigned its website, finetuning the navigation and enabling site visitors to book air, hotel and car separately or as a vacation package.... Read More

Do cruise lines lack the online gene?

By Dennis Schaal | April 28, 2011

A new study on the digital competence of 89 travel brands found many cruise lines adrift and all of them missing from the Top 10.... Read More

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