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Directline Holidays boasts traffic and sales jump
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Directline Holidays boasts traffic and sales jump
By Kevin May | July 1, 2010
Trebles all round it appears at Directline Holidays after releasing annual performance data indicating solid sales and traffic growth in 2009... Read More
Ten tips to protect data and devices when travelling
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Ten tips to protect data and devices when travelling
By Viewpoints | July 1, 2010
Travellers - especially in the corporate sector - are connected to the web and other digital platforms through electronic devices more than ever before.... Read More
Most popular Singapore travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | July 1, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Singapore for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
Most popular New Zealand travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2010
Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
Online travel agency group would bar cities and states from making intermediaries liable for hotel occupancy tax
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Online travel agency group would bar cities and states from making intermediaries liable for hotel occupancy tax
By Dennis Schaal | June 30, 2010
Online travel agencies are lined up to try to bar cities from leveling hotel-occupancy taxes against intermediaries.... Read More
American Airlines and British Airways ramping up mobile and in-flight services
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American Airlines and British Airways ramping up mobile and in-flight services
By Kevin May | June 30, 2010
British Airways is basking in the relative calm waters of reconvened talks with trade unions by launching upgraded in-flight web services on its business class-only route from London to New York.... Read More
Sabre enables electronic settlement of optional services for first carrier, Avior Airlines
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Sabre enables electronic settlement of optional services for first carrier, Avior Airlines
By Dennis Schaal | June 30, 2010
Will the global distribution systems be able to handle Electronic Miscellaneous Documents for optional services? Sabre is indicating, yes, it will be ready.... Read More
Most popular Canada travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2010
Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - AutoSlash
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TLabs Showcase - AutoSlash
By Kevin May | June 30, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring US-based AutoSlash.... Read More
Are consumers getting tired of travel websites?
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Are consumers getting tired of travel websites?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | June 30, 2010
Two recent studies point to some interesting potential trends in online travel. If you are involved in travel in anyway – read on.... Read More
Stop Google movement emerges in ITA Software acquisition talks
By Dennis Schaal | June 30, 2010
The fear that Google would crush the online travel market with an acquisition of ITA Software has made strange bedfellows of Microsoft, Expedia, Kayak, Travelport and Amadeus.... Read More
Most popular France travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | June 30, 2010
Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
Points International gives UK Airmiles ability to buy, gift miles
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Points International gives UK Airmiles ability to buy, gift miles
By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2010
Toronto-based Points International partnered with the U.K.'s Airmiles travel rewards program to give Airmiles members the ability to purchase and gift miles to other members.... Read More
TravelRepublic blames Fabio Capello and England team for website crash
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TravelRepublic blames Fabio Capello and England team for website crash
By Kevin May | June 29, 2010
Poor England boss Fabio Capello and his parade (charade?) of players - not only have they let down an entire nation of football-loving optimists but they are causing travel sites to crash.... Read More
Eleven tips for making the iPad the perfect traveling companion
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Eleven tips for making the iPad the perfect traveling companion
By Glenn Gruber | June 29, 2010
Three months and three million iPads later it looks like Apple has a winner on its hands.... Read More