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Etihad teams with LinkedIn for online mapping tool

By Linda Fox | May 1, 2013

Interesting development from Etihad Airways as it targets business travellers with a mapping tool to help productivity on the go.... Read More

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TheSmartLocal aims to eliminate fake reviews and adopts blog style for quality reviews

By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2013

A survey says 78% of people make a confident decision based on reviews. A 10% swing in hotel industry rates happens due to online reviews... Read More

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BlackBerry boss: Tablets? Are you kidding me...

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins doesn't see a future in tablet computing, perhaps a sign the company will abandon a follow-up to its PlayBook device.... Read More

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TnoozLIVE VIDEO - April 30 - Acquisitions, hotel wifi, Wordpress, spotlight on mobile design-UEX

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Discussing recent hot topics such as the TripAdvisor-Jetsetter acquisition, hotel wifi, Wordpress and hotels, mobile design and user experience.... Read More

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Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror - Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Just 0.5% market share separates market leader Expedia from online travel agency rival Wotif in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More

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No need to cry about the Berlin startup scene after the GetYourGuide-Gidsy deal

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Last week news arrived that Gidsy, the de facto poster-child of the Berlin startup scene was being acquired and subsumed by fellow Berlin travel experience platform GetYourGuide.... Read More

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In travel shopping, forget the Customer Is King mantra - caching is the new monarch

By Viewpoints | April 30, 2013

First generation caches were about cutting cost – and travel sellers tolerated low levels of accuracy to make savings.... Read More

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Management shuffle at Travel Republic sees departure of two senior execs

By Linda Fox | April 30, 2013

It's all change at online travel agency Travel Republic this morning with the announcement that chief executive Kane Pirie and co-founder Chris Waite are leaving the business... Read More

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Unravelling the proposals to overhaul European Data rules [hint: complex and costly]

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Officials within the British government are some of the most vociferous critics of the European Commission's draft data protection regulations.... Read More

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RailEurope's B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF

By Sean O'Neil | April 30, 2013

SNCF's joint subsidiary with Expedia has rebranded the French railway's B2B site, and the B2C site in Europe will be rebranded, too, around the end of 2013.... Read More

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Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - April 2013

By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013

Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during April 2013 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More

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At the sharp end of hotel revenue and reputation management in India

By Karthick Prabu | April 29, 2013

A few weeks back, I spoke at a conference organized by Travelclick and IDeaS in Mumbai, primarily about how social media and online reviews are changing the landscape of hotel revenue management.... Read More

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Designing in the browser (not Photoshop) for a better user experience

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2013

If you’ve ever worked on a traditional web design project, it should come as no surprise that the most common way to get client sign-off on visual design is through comps.... Read More

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Virgin Australia losing ground - Top Australia travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2013

Virgin Australia is finding increasing an level of distance between it at its rival carriers in the list of leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More

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RocketMiles woos Atlas Venture for $2 million investment package

By Kevin May | April 29, 2013

Just a month into a run at the travel industry with its combination of hotel booking and loyalty programmes, RocketMiles has captured its first funding round - $2 million from Atlas Ventures.... Read More

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