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Consumers finally can talk to US Transportation Security Administration -- sort of
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Consumers finally can talk to US Transportation Security Administration -- sort of
By Dennis Schaal | July 16, 2010
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has given consumers a new way to communicate with the agency about airport and airline problems -- in vintage Web 1.0 fashion.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Engineering talent, intellectual property, price
By Dennis Schaal | July 16, 2010
Google pulled the trigger on about 20 acquisitions in the past year and, before it buys a company, the search-engine leader does its homework about each company's engineering talent, intellectual property and price.... Read More
BBC to integrate Lonely Planet content on new global website
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BBC to integrate Lonely Planet content on new global website
By Kevin May | July 16, 2010
Fans of the BBC around the world - but not the UK - will see an overhauled website in the coming months, complete with a new travel section courtesy of Lonely Planet.... Read More
Top ten ways to be successful with online Lead Generation in travel
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Top ten ways to be successful with online Lead Generation in travel
By Viewpoints | July 16, 2010
If you’re wondering if you should try lead generation to get new customers or if you’ve tried lead generation and failed, read on.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - iNNtelligenz
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TLabs Showcase - iNNtelligenz
By Kevin May | July 16, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring UK-based iNNtelligenz.... Read More
Most popular Hong Kong travel websites - July 10 2010
By PhocusWire | July 16, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending July 10 2010.... Read More
Most popular Australia travel websites - July 10 2010
By PhocusWire | July 15, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending July 10 2010.... Read More
Bing Travel introduces Flight Summary with savings options
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Bing Travel introduces Flight Summary with savings options
By Dennis Schaal | July 15, 2010
Bing Travel quietly introduced a Your Flight Summary feature, which provides consumers with savings options if they add a stop or alter their travel dates.... Read More
Community building -- TravelPost launches Travel Discussions
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Community building -- TravelPost launches Travel Discussions
By Dennis Schaal | July 15, 2010
The new owners of TravelPost introduced Travel Discussions in a private beta as a means of building a dynamic community and learning more about what the site's users want.... Read More
Kayak tests placing private-sale hotels into search results, collects booking details
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Kayak tests placing private-sale hotels into search results, collects booking details
By Dennis Schaal | July 15, 2010
Kayak began testing the placement of Private Sale banner ads on top of its core hotel-search results in select markets and, unlike other metasearch websites, Kayak collects the booking details from the consumer when Kayak sources the hotel deal.... Read More
Tnooz taps into the brains of the under-30s, launches the Gen-Y Collective
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Tnooz taps into the brains of the under-30s, launches the Gen-Y Collective
By Kevin May | July 15, 2010
Tnooz has a great new initiative to unveil today in a move to give a voice to those coming through the junior ranks of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.... Read More
Study: Few European travellers now planning and booking completely offline
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Study: Few European travellers now planning and booking completely offline
By Kevin May | July 15, 2010
Less than 10% of travellers with web access in Europe's key markets are planning and booking travel products without using the internet at any point.... Read More
Orbitz launches new US branding campaign and tag line
By Dennis Schaal | July 15, 2010
Orbitz launched a new cable television branding campaign to push its hotel business, with the tag line, "When You Orbitz, You Know."... Read More
Why hotels and online travel agencies still share a common goal
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Why hotels and online travel agencies still share a common goal
By Viewpoints | July 15, 2010
In recent months, much has been written about the relationship between hotels and online travel companies, in part due to ongoing debate over public policy matters.... Read More
British Airways launches mobile boarding passes, upgrades app
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British Airways launches mobile boarding passes, upgrades app
By Kevin May | July 15, 2010
BA is to start the gradual roll-out of mobile boarding passes for routes across its network as part of the suite of tools for its upgraded smartphone apps.... Read More