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Spain tourist board quick to react to World Cup victory

By Kevin May | July 11, 2010

Congratulations to the Spanish team for winning the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa - and also to their inbound tourism bosses for basking in the glory.... Read More

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The Week in Travel Tech - Google's evolving ecosystem, new tech PR world, and more

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2010

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 4 July to Saturday 10 July 2010.... Read More

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The Lebron James hunt -- and the travel angle

By Dennis Schaal | July 9, 2010

Lebron James, who will be headed to the Miami Heat for the upcoming NBA season, was the most sought-after free agent since ITA Software.... Read More

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American Airlines to begin distribution of optional services exclusively through Farelogix

By Dennis Schaal | July 9, 2010

American Airlines plans to begin later this month to distribute optional services to travel agencies and third-party tech providers exclusively through Farelogix.... Read More

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BMI bans competitors and swearing on site Twitter feed, everything else goes

By Kevin May | July 9, 2010

European carrier BMI is happily throwing the uncontrolled madness of Twitter conversations onto its destination pages with a few exceptions, especially any mention of competitors.... Read More

Thomas Cook will use Travelport for new European online travel agency, sorry Amadeus

By Kevin May | July 9, 2010

Significant detail emerging around the new pan-European online travel agency by Thomas Cook as Travelport appears to have got the nod as its GDS.... Read More

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EasyJet tantalising close with Facebook bookings, but still not there

By Kevin May | July 9, 2010

Low cost carrier EasyJet appears to be taking yet another step forward with its stated aim to allow full bookings on its Facebook page.... Read More

By PhocusWire | July 8, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending July 3 2010.... Read More

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Facebook goes talent shopping, acquires assets of travel recommendation site Nextstop

By Dennis Schaal | July 8, 2010

Facebook acquired most of the assets -- including the staff -- of travel recommendation website Nextstop.... Read More

By PhocusWire | July 8, 2010

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending July 3 2010.... Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal: Google quietly adds new rival to travel ecosystem chart

By Kevin May | July 8, 2010

When the Google-ITA Software deal was announced last week the search giant produced a handy diagram of how it now views the travel ecosystem.... Read More