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Most popular US travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | June 29, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
Danish travel metasearcher has trains, planes and Southwest
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Danish travel metasearcher has trains, planes and Southwest
By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2010
Momondo, a Denmark-based travel metasearch engine with designs on the U.S. market, has integrated Amtrak schedules and fares, as well as Southwest's schedules, into its flight-search results.... Read More
Google-ITA Software deal hits a snag, array of other interested parties
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Google-ITA Software deal hits a snag, array of other interested parties
By Kevin May | June 29, 2010
Expedia, Travelport and Kayak have all woken to news this morning that they are potential bidders for ITA Software, the travel technology firm also being courted by Google.... Read More
Most popular UK travel websites - June 26 2010
By PhocusWire | June 29, 2010
Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending June 26 2010.... Read More
VisitBritain hands TravelMuse exclusive content for trip planning tools
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VisitBritain hands TravelMuse exclusive content for trip planning tools
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
UK tourist board VisitBritain signed a content sharing deal this week aimed at promoting the British Isles to users of US-based guide site TravelMuse.... Read More
Some airlines looking for standards alternative to Open Travel Alliance
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Some airlines looking for standards alternative to Open Travel Alliance
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2010
Some airlines -- as yet unidentified -- are exploring alternatives to the Open Travel Alliance.... Read More
Virgin Atlantic adds ITA Software flight search
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Virgin Atlantic adds ITA Software flight search
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2010
Virgin Atlantic began using ITA Software's QPX airfare shopping and pricing system on the Virgin website.... Read More
Part Three of Four: TripAdvisor boss sees competitive advantage growing
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Part Three of Four: TripAdvisor boss sees competitive advantage growing
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2010
How long can TripAdvisor remain on top? TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer sees the company's competitive advantage growing -- not shrinking -- in the global markets it already dominates.... Read More
Stats: Google releases summer 2010 White Paper for travel
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
The Google Travel team in the UK issued a report today outlining important metrics it is seeing on travel search queries and volumes for the summer period.... Read More
Bing Travel in the UK? Don't count on it just yet
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Bing Travel in the UK? Don't count on it just yet
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
Consumers have waited what feels like years for Bing Travel metasearch to make its way across the Atlantic Ocean to sit within European versions of its search engine.... Read More
Socialnomics: Four vital social media tips for the travel industry
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Socialnomics: Four vital social media tips for the travel industry
By Viewpoints | June 28, 2010
If you do things right in social media than one can capture 1.5 million loyal followers (Twitter on JetBlue).... Read More
Conferma upgrades Hotel Booker platform
By Kevin May | June 28, 2010
Hotel technology provider Conferma is pushing a significant upgrade to its Hotel Booker system allowing multi-traveller bookings and better trip management tools.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Vacation Rental Face-Off, Mobile Jigsaws, Needlecraft
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The Week in Travel Tech - Vacation Rental Face-Off, Mobile Jigsaws, Needlecraft
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 20 June to Saturday 26 June 2010.... Read More
Travelzoo neatens itself up and introduces US website redesign
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Travelzoo neatens itself up and introduces US website redesign
By Dennis Schaal | June 25, 2010
Travelzoo made good on its pledge and quietly introduced a redesign of its U.S. website.... Read More
ITA Software has big goals for Needle as it manipulates World Cup history
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ITA Software has big goals for Needle as it manipulates World Cup history
By Dennis Schaal | June 25, 2010
Some ITA Software engineers have tossed aside airline matters and are focusing on which World Cup host country most recently lost a final (Sweden in 1958) and which nations have mounted two-goal comebacks.... Read More