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United Airlines frequent flier miles can now buy music, movies

By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012

This week United Airlines launched a new way for members of its MileagePlus frequent flier program to... Read More

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Nielsen study shows travel usage trends for mobile devices [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012

A new survey suggests that what motivates a traveler when using smartphones or tablets is not... Read More

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Travel Tech Scan: Priceline gets pummeled, Google tries CGI: Versailles, Boingo goes shopping, and more

By Sean O'Neil | August 9, 2012

Stocks of Priceline and Orbitz plummeted yesterday because of weaker than expected earnings this year.... Read More

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MGM Grand's loyalty program gets social, integrating sharing and transactional incentives

By Nick Vivion | August 8, 2012

In a continued effort to increase engagement across channels, some hotel brands are reaching out and... Read More

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Promise of sunnier climes and no Olympics has many Britons seeking escapes abroad

By Nick Vivion | August 8, 2012

The much-hyped chaos of the 2012 Olympics in London has collided with a colder-than-average UK summer,... Read More

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Travel Tech Scan: TRX sews up Boeing's corporate travel, HolidayCheck soars, and other news

By Sean O'Neil | August 8, 2012

TRX expands its hold on Boeing's corporate travel department, Germany's under-the-radar booking engine... Read More

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After posting £80M loss, Virgin Atlantic aims to trim fuel costs with new technology platform

By Nick Vivion | August 7, 2012

Virgin Atlantic announced a £80 million loss this week, blaming a combination of lower demand and... Read More

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Expedia wants guests to choose when to pay for a hotel

By Sean O'Neil | August 7, 2012

Expedia is slowly testing its Expedia Traveler Preference (ETP) program as a new payment model.... Read More

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Travel Tech Scan: Australia welcomes hotel auctions, Asian business travelers get busy

By Sean O'Neil | August 7, 2012

A few of the items that caught our eyes today, August 7, such as an offer-based hotel reservation... Read More

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Mission Millennials: capturing a lucrative cohort for life

By Nick Vivion | August 6, 2012

With travel spending in the United States back to pre-recession levels (up 6% this year to $293... Read More

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