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Exploiting air fare glitches: the moral, the righteous and the opportunistic

By Nick Vivion | December 9, 2013

Fare glitches are often at the center of significant online buzz, as travelers share mistake fares and system glitches that offer up impossible airline fares. Often only available for minutes at a... Read More

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KLM logs another socially fueled holiday win with Wannagives

By Nick Vivion | December 9, 2013

KLM has long been known for pushing the boundaries defining hospitality and the airline experience. From social seating to social media surprises to displaying social response times, when it comes to... Read More

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How much is your Visit domain name worth?

By Viewpoints | December 9, 2013

Since the very earliest examples of destination internet marketing, the Visitsomewhere.com domain name has always been the format of choice for DMOs across the world. NB: This is an analysis by, Ri... Read More

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Eurostar taps up bloggers for new video campaign

By Kevin May | December 9, 2013

[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7KTGbmKlPc" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/eurostar-stories.jpg"] User generate... Read More

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Online travel in Europe hotting up as TV group snaps up Weg

By Linda Fox | December 9, 2013

Big OTA consolidation news this morning as German television group ProSiebenSat.1 expands its ecommerce activity with the acquisition of online travel sites Weg and Ferien. Terms have not been disc... Read More

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Nine strategies to win in the China travel industry

By Karthick Prabu | December 9, 2013

By 2030, 49% of all passenger traffic globally will be within Asia-Pacific or between the region and the rest of the world, according to a study by Boston Consulting Group and TripAdvisor. The stud... Read More

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Marriott website leads other hotel brands for usage and awareness

By Karthick Prabu | December 8, 2013

A hotel's website is a key and indispensable sales channel. So how do some of the leading chains on the planet perform in terms of customer experience and acquisition? Qubit, website conversion ser... Read More

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Stop saying failing as a startup is a good thing

By PhocusWire | December 8, 2013

STARTUPS: In the public sector, manufacturing, healthcare and countless other industries, failure is simply not an option - or at least comes with either dire or damaging consequences. So why has "f... Read More

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Travel DEVICES roundup - Google, SITA, AirNZ, Singapore, Marriott, United, Hotels.com

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2013

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality on Friday 6 December 2013... Google allows users to save flights and find them on all devices Flight... Read More

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How to be a hit in social media (when you're a boring brand)

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2013

SOCIAL: Not for us to say that some of the brands in travel technology might have an image problem or, err, be considered a bit on the dull side, but your average company in the sector is not exactl... Read More

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Another piece in the jigsaw - Google eyes tours and activities

By Kevin May | December 6, 2013

Google is exploring how it might integrate attractions, tours and activities at a deeper level into search and other products, along similar lines to its push into hotels. Tnooz understands a numbe... Read More

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Why is a GDS launching an investment fund for travel startups?

By Karthick Prabu | December 6, 2013

The recent company to join the venture capital industry is none other than the GDS giant Amadeus. Today, Amadeus has officially announced its foray into (early stage) investing in travel startups t... Read More

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Turning the selfie into something useful

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2013

SOCIAL: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and countless other networks have allowed consumers, celebrities, politicians and others to share their (often mundane, sometimes fascinating) world with, well,... Read More

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Long term travel consolidation: BootsnAll buys AirTreks

By Kevin May | December 6, 2013

Little bit of movement in the world of round-the-world ticketing and long term travel buying as AirTreks sells to rival service BootsnAll. The acquisition by Canada-based BootsnAll of San Francisco... Read More

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Startup pitch: Trabblr wants people to explore the world via meetups

By Karthick Prabu | December 5, 2013

As the industry moves towards using technology to the fullest to help travellers in their planning experience, Trabblr says it has a different approach to it. India-based startup Trabblr, a love ch... Read More

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