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IBM reckons it can grow baggage capacity at Schiphol Airport by 40 per cent

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

An interesting idea that one of the world's top airports, which is already bursting at the seams with passenger luggage, can add another 40% capacity with no new construction.... Read More

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Delta adds Facebook check-in to online, app, mobile, kiosk, curbside options

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

You now can check in for your Delta Air Lines flight through its Ticket Counter app on Facebook.... Read More

The other Travelzoo sees dramatic growth in Asia Pacific

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

Travelzoo Asia Pacific reports that subscribers to its Top 20 deals newsletter in Asia Pacific grew 50% over last year to more than 3 million.... Read More

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Peeling back the onion on travel social media intelligence services

By Viewpoints | March 18, 2011

About a year ago, we began looking at the competitive landscape of Social Media Intelligence (SMI), aka Social Media Monitoring, tools to advise a software company’s strategy to build its own service.... Read More

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IgoUgo brings video player and travel planning to your Facebook wall

By Dennis Schaal | March 18, 2011

IgoUgo embarked on a seemingly novel Facebook and video strategy today by bringing video players with destination content directly to your Facebook wall.... Read More

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Sabre investigates major SynXis outage

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

Technicians at Sabre are looking for the cause of a failure of the SynXis reservation system this week, paralysing 10,000 hotels from taking bookings via the GDS.... Read More

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Travel search and the mega map mashup

By Kevin May | March 18, 2011

Fascinating overhaul of standard search tools on a travel site with the launch of a new system for UK-based camping and holiday park service PitchUp.... Read More

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Top travel websites in India - March 12 2011

By PhocusWire | March 17, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending March 12 2011.... Read More

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Bing launches attractions pages with TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities

By Dennis Schaal | March 17, 2011

Bing rolled out new attractions pages, featuring museums, tourists spots and other activities, in tandem with partners TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities and Zvents.... Read More

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Tourism Ireland unveils Facebook game, on St Patrick's Day of course

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

On a day when the number of people with Irish roots suddenly soars into the hundreds of millions, Tourism Ireland has launched its own Farmville-style game for Facebook.... Read More

An intelligence move -- Travelclick acquires Rubicon to broaden hotel offerings

By Dennis Schaal | March 17, 2011

Travelclick, which provides business intelligence and marketing solutions for hotels, acquired competitor Rubicon.... Read More

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Top travel websites in Brazil - March 12 2011

By PhocusWire | March 17, 2011

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending March 12 2011.... Read More

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Ten golden rules for tour and activity travel startups

By Alex Bainbridge | March 17, 2011

Setting up any startup is about breaking rules and having the confidence that you are right and the tenacity to see it through to reality.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - TripEdge

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based consumer-to-agent referral service TripEdge.... Read More

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Latest Google crackdown: Travel sites with keyword based domains

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

Another day, another change to the Google search algorithm likely to send a shiver down the spine of some travel brands heavily reliant on traffic from the search giant.... Read More

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