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Another hint about the new hotel-review oriented TravelPost

By Dennis Schaal | May 17, 2010

The new owners of TravelPost have been coy about their ultimate intentions, but they are conducting a survey about hotel reviews and social media.... Read More

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Traxo goes the extra mile with loyalty tracker

By Dennis Schaal | May 17, 2010

Traxo hopes it gave users another reason -- the introduction of a Loyalty Tracker -- to use its itinerary management service.... Read More

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101Holidays gets married, launches wedding honeymoon travel site

By Kevin May | May 17, 2010

Image-led travel deals site 101Holidays is taking yet another step along the Long Tail of travel, this time with the launch of a site targeting newlyweds.... Read More

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The Week in Travel Tech - Pondering Google while trip planners squabble

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2010

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday May 9 to Saturday 15 May 2010.... Read More

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Kayak updates iPhone service, integrates with GateGuru, unveils another TV ad

By Kevin May | May 15, 2010

Metasearch engine Kayak has released a new version of its Apple iPhone app with a number of additions, but most significantly including a tie-in with GateGuru.... Read More

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Travelport wholesaler unit creates new print mega-brochure

By Dennis Schaal | May 14, 2010

Welcome to the world of travel wholesalers, where print brochures still play an integral role.... Read More

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Google hits reset -- will stop selling Android handsets in its Web store

By Dennis Schaal | May 14, 2010

Travel companies -- keep those Android apps coming because Google announced marketing changes that will get more smartphones with the Google operating system into consumers' hands.... Read More

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TRX records modest profit, increases guidance

By Dennis Schaal | May 14, 2010

TRX, the transaction-processing and data-reporting company, eked out a modest profit in the first quarter and increased its earnings guidance.... Read More

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Apple iTravel dream comes another step closer with location app function

By Kevin May | May 14, 2010

The Apple iTravel project appears to be gaining momentum by the day with a new patent filed in the US this week to run an extremely powerful location-based tool.... Read More

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iPad in-flight entertainment system coming to an aircraft near you

By Kevin May | May 14, 2010

It was bound to happen eventually: July 2010 will be the first time any aircraft in the world will be fitted with Apple iPad devices for in-flight entertainment.... Read More

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AirAsia claims mobile booking record, highlights need for more open reporting

By Kevin May | May 14, 2010

Happy days for AirAsia it seems with news that its mobile channel is apparently breaking records for bookings to a low cost carrier from a handset.... Read More

Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End May 8 2010

By PhocusWire | May 13, 2010

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending May 8 2010.... Read More

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Public company Amadeus, with Opodo in hand, is back reporting quarterly results

By Dennis Schaal | May 13, 2010

They're baaack. One consequence of the Amadeus IPO is that the technology and GDS vendor is back reporting quarterly financial results on a regular basis.... Read More

Amadeus Q1 2010 results - bitesize summary

By Kevin May | May 13, 2010

Amadeus released its Q1 2010 results this afternoon. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More