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Virgin America partners with Klout to influence social media influencers

By PhocusWire | June 21, 2010

How do you create social media buzz these days? An outrageous video that goes viral may work. So might targeting the key opinion-leaders in your sector.... Read More

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Aggregation versus curation: Do travelers really know or care?

By Stephen Joyce | June 21, 2010

If someone told you that they aggregate things and someone else told you that they curate things, would you know the difference?... Read More

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TUI user review site Cheqqer launches in Spain, wants travel agents to join in

By Kevin May | June 21, 2010

TUI Travel-backed user content service Cheqqer has started its international roll-out this week and turned on a Spanish version of the website.... Read More

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Viator founder looks to save Murdoch and print media with Qewz

By Dennis Schaal | June 21, 2010

Viator founder and chairman Rod Cuthbert launched a new venture, Qewz, a news website that aggregates editorial content of almost every stripe.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Voyavo

By Kevin May | June 21, 2010

TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring San Francisco, US-based Voyavo.... Read More

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Six new talking points around travel merchandising and one for Google

By Valyn Perini | June 21, 2010

What happens when airlines, distributors and agencies come together to talk about merchandising?... Read More

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Part Two of Two - Two missing pieces from the mobile revolution jigsaw

By Tim Hughes | June 21, 2010

The mobile revolution in travel is on – but victory is not guaranteed.... Read More

Virgin Blue sees mobile opportunity over rivals, throws weight behind TV ads

By Kevin May | June 21, 2010

Low-cost airline Virgin Blue is taking the mobile travel war to its rivals in Australia by producing a high-profile TV advertising campaign specifically to promote its Blackberry app.... Read More

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Florida Gulf Coast vacation-rental property manager blasts media, thanks FlipKey, TripAdvisor

By Dennis Schaal | June 18, 2010

Jeanne Dailey, the owner of Newman-Dailey Resort Properties in Miramar Beach, Fla., chokes up when she recalls receiving an email from FlipKey, offering some help to get through the oil-spill crisis.... Read More

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OptionIt plans to offer options on airfares for a major US airline

By Dennis Schaal | June 18, 2010

If things go according to OptionIt's plans, a major U.S. airline next year will exclusively use its platform to sell consumers options to lock-in fares on selected routes.... Read More

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Virgin Blue flights delayed as Navitaire reservations systems crashes

By Dennis Schaal | June 18, 2010

It sure gets sticky when airlines switch from one internal reservations system to another -- even when both systems come from the same vendor. Just ask Virgin Blue and Navitaire.... Read More

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British Airways debuts World Explorer trip planning service

By Kevin May | June 18, 2010

British Airways has quietly started testing a new map-based trip planning system this week giving users the ability to search for destinations based on holiday types.... Read More

By PhocusWire | June 17, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Singapore for the week ending June 12 2010.... Read More

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Where I've Been to mash up Groupon deals with hotel bookings

By Dennis Schaal | June 17, 2010

Where I've Been has turned to ecommerce and is set to bring Groupon's daily deals to travel consumers by pairing them with hotel bookings.... Read More

By PhocusWire | June 17, 2010

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending June 12 2010.... Read More

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