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Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
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Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | August 6, 2012
Expedia says its migration to a unified IT platform for all of its brands is going smoothly, while... Read More
Shangri-La's new iPhone app points to integrated guest experience
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Shangri-La's new iPhone app points to integrated guest experience
By Nick Vivion | August 3, 2012
In a first step towards a fully multi-platform guest experience, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels has... Read More
Ancillary Friday: American goes the last mile with luggage, and US Airways expands its menu
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Ancillary Friday: American goes the last mile with luggage, and US Airways expands its menu
By Sean O'Neil | August 3, 2012
A few well-known airlines have embarked on a new trend in growing ancillary revenue streams by... Read More
British Airways' barometer measures Olympics buzz in real-time
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British Airways' barometer measures Olympics buzz in real-time
By Nick Vivion | August 3, 2012
Using the hashtag #homeadvantage, British Airways has created a clever way to visualize the social... Read More
Professional association of innkeepers international responds to social media controversy
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Professional association of innkeepers international responds to social media controversy
By Nick Vivion | August 3, 2012
For businesses large and small, the debate rages over the appropriateness of taking to social media to... Read More
Seamless, smart and straightforward: a path to generating revenue from mobile travel bookings
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Seamless, smart and straightforward: a path to generating revenue from mobile travel bookings
By Nick Vivion | August 3, 2012
Many mobile apps aren't even apps; rather, they are basic copies of the Web version. And those that... Read More
Indian giant MakeMyTrip makes its next moves
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Indian giant MakeMyTrip makes its next moves
By Sean O'Neil | August 3, 2012
MakeMyTrip is India's largest online travel agency by ticket volume. Here's a round-up of what's new... Read More
Pombai opens transportation marketplace for the developing world
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Pombai opens transportation marketplace for the developing world
By Sean O'Neil | August 2, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Dublin and Beijing based Pombai, a transportation... Read More
CityJet and Aloft put their music where their (customers) hearts are
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CityJet and Aloft put their music where their (customers) hearts are
By Nick Vivion | August 1, 2012
CityJet and Aloft Hotels are the latest travel brands to gravitate towards using music's emotional... Read More
New world brings old to your mail box via social media
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New world brings old to your mail box via social media
By Linda Fox | August 1, 2012
Cards In The Post is hoping to bring about a revival in travellers sending traditional postcards home... Read More
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U.K.-based Easol said the funding had allowed it to develop an agentic tool for experiences businesses... Read More
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