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Expedia takes bragging rights for largest ever prize draw on Facebook
By Kevin May
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April 1, 2011
A milestone of sorts for Expedia after launching what it claims is the biggest ever giveaway on Facebook, handing over $1 million worth of travel products at users....
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Laughing at Travel Tech - April Fool roundup
By Kevin May
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March 31, 2011
Another year, another round of April Fool's Day efforts, many agonised over and tinkered with for weeks and weeks beforehand (seen the emails many, many times)....
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Why Expedia moves in Asia could be game-changing or desperate
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
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March 31, 2011
The joint venture in the Asia-Pacific region announced this week between Expedia and Air Asia caught many people – me included – by surprise....
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Airport and station flashmobs are so last year - hit conferences instead
By Kevin May
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March 31, 2011
Flashmobs have become an obvious element of guerilla marketing these days, so how best to try and recapture the old jaw-dropping moments?...
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Is Expedia.com tagline out of date?
By Dennis Schaal
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March 31, 2011
Expedia.com may have outgrown its tagline, "Where you book matters."...
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Top travel websites in New Zealand - March 26 2011
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March 31, 2011
Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending March 26 2011:...
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ITA Software markets Needlebase to airlines and online travel agencies
By Dennis Schaal
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March 31, 2011
ITA Software has quietly begun marketing Needlebase, a data aggregation tool, to airlines, online travel agencies and travel content aggregators....
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Amadeus Ideas for Travel - Most popular in March
By Kevin May
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March 31, 2011
The most popular ideas from the second round of the Ideas for Travel competition run by Amadeus are named this week, with destination "angels" for travellers, a single and multi-modal distribution system and universal traveller profile....
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Hostelbookers unveils AnyTrip full-product spin-off
By Kevin May
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March 31, 2011
Not content with providing a budget accommodation booking service, Hostelbookers is branching out to other areas of the industry with a new service called AnyTrip....
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Eurostar gets new website, apps and controversial logo
By Daniele Beccari
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March 31, 2011
Eurostar has started the deployment of a new visual identity, due to be rolled out across all products including, obviously, the trains....
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Air New Zealand introducing cuddle class service
By Dennis Schaal
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March 31, 2011
Air New Zealand has something different in mind when it comes to offering premium seats: On April 2 it will introduce economy Skycouch service, a product some are referring to as cuddle class....
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How travel companies can manage their reputation on Facebook
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March 31, 2011
Facebook has around 600 million users connected to an average of 80 community pages, groups and events....
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Hotelicopter wins new funding round to push distribution platform
By Kevin May
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March 31, 2011
More money in the coffers for hotel search and booking platform Hotelicopter after securing a further $1.5 million in funding, bringing its total so far to $5 million....
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TLabs Showcase - Travelhoppers
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March 31, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based trip planning and destination service Travelhoppers....
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Mobile web or native apps for travel: Advice, stats and other musings
By Glenn Gruber
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March 31, 2011
One of the first decision points when companies look to build mobile apps is whether to "go native" or pursue an optimized mobile web approach....
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