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Most popular France travel websites - August 21 2010
By PhocusWire | August 25, 2010
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending August 21 2010.... Read More
Travelport -- the waiting game
By Dennis Schaal | August 24, 2010
Waiting for its IPO window of opportunity, Travelport apparently is mulling some debt financing.... Read More
Study: European online travel agencies need to diversify
By Dennis Schaal | August 24, 2010
European online travel agencies need to wean themselves away from the air business.... Read More
Most popular US travel websites - August 21 2010
By PhocusWire | August 24, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending August 21 2010.... Read More
The changing face of the travel consumer in Asia
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The changing face of the travel consumer in Asia
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | August 24, 2010
Consumers in Asia are wielding more power than ever before, triggering the biggest change in the regional travel market over the last decade.... Read More
Part One of Four: Social media tips for the travel supplier
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Part One of Four: Social media tips for the travel supplier
By Tim Hughes | August 24, 2010
Part One: Decide who it is you want to talk to and what you want to say.... Read More
Vodafone launches first travel app, promises metasearch
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Vodafone launches first travel app, promises metasearch
By Kevin May | August 24, 2010
Mobile network Vodafone has taken delivery of its first travel content and flight search application for smartphones, courtesy of technology firm Mantic Point.... Read More
Most popular UK travel websites - August 21 2010
By PhocusWire | August 24, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending August 21 2010.... Read More
Day Five of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
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Day Five of Five: Rough guide to credit card and PCI issues in travel
By Viewpoints | August 24, 2010
Day Five: Reducing the scope of PCI Compliance... Read More
Merger of LAN Airlines and TAM could shake the market
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Merger of LAN Airlines and TAM could shake the market
By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010
The proposed merger of Chile-based LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM could have an impact on GDS and airline-alliance relationships.... Read More
The amazing lack of consumer information on airline fees
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 23, 2010
I have been looking at who is doing a good job in providing consumer information on fees and ancillaries charges.... Read More
ICANN to release shorter dot-travel domains
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ICANN to release shorter dot-travel domains
By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010
ICANN has approved and will soon release all one- and two-character dot-travel domain names, according to the The Travel Partnership Corp.... Read More
Email marketing -- NY Yankees, Twitter understand the power
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Email marketing -- NY Yankees, Twitter understand the power
By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2010
Have you ever stayed at a hotel or taken a tour and never heard a word again from the provider?... Read More
Should travel companies limit employee use of social media?
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Should travel companies limit employee use of social media?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 23, 2010
At Microsoft they have this great expression that has passed into common language – it’s called “eating your own dog food”.... Read More
Mobile travel payments: direct billing not there, but things are moving
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Mobile travel payments: direct billing not there, but things are moving
By Viewpoints | August 23, 2010
There is consensus across all travel industry sectors that mobile transactions cannot take off until a simple payment method becomes mainstream.... Read More